Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

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• 9 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: access to credit for small and medium sized enterprises, it is a very frustrating and difficult country to do business. I think this law comes at a good time to allow us to help those small and medium size business owners to say, “Here is the stock in my warehouse and the equipment I have already invested in against which I want to secure more loans to boost my production capacity. Here is a vehicle or something else which is moveable collateral.” This will be registered in an electronic collateral registry which this Bill provides for when it becomes law. view
• 9 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: This is a good thing because this Bill gives us the requirements conduct for the people who accept moveable collateral, the care and their obligations for it. For instance, you should take ownership of some equipment. This is because you have lent against it and now you have an interest in it. For instance, if I am a producer of ice in Lake Victoria that is used to pack fish and I say I need some millions of shillings to buy and engage in more business in fish production and export, I tell you, “This is my company and the ... view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Is the Leader of the Majority Party, who we worked with closely to move this Bill, in order to bring in issues that have nothing to do with the substance of the Bill? We are talking about the crime of torture and its prevention. It has nothing to do with the fight against illegal drugs in this country. We are talking seriously about it. view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support this treaty and to contribute to the debate about it. The Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Kenya and the Government of the USA on threat and harm reduction on the issue of biological threat is important. It is timely. We are living in a world that has very quickly changing security issues. In the last century, the 20th Century, most of the concerns were about nation to nation warfare. Today, conventional warfare between nations with armies lined up along clear battle lines is almost a thing of the past. ... view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: As I speak about this, Hon. Nyikal mentioned the Walter Reed Project for Clinical Research Centre and the research carried around in partnership with KEMRI. Kibra Constituency has hosted research that is being done by KEMRI/WRP and the Centre for Disease Control (CDC) Kenya) at KEMRI Headquarters and also in the field within Kibra Constituency within the Kibera slum area for over 10 years. It begs the question of what type of research has been done. What types of samples have been collected from our people? What type of consent and participation in that research has taken place? What are ... view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: partnership with the US can do, but we should not take it for granted. This is for our leaders within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and all branches of the Executive that things will be the same. The posture of the US and priorities will change under President Trump. We need to understand proactively how we can position ourselves to make sure that the partnership between Kenya and the US does not suffer and that when we are asking for agreements like this: Do we just rubberstamp and pass them through the House or do we leverage them in request ... view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. I am happy to see a Member of the Kenya Young Parliamentarians Association (KYPA), of which I am the treasurer, show leadership by bringing a Private Members’ Bill on an important issue for the wellbeing and the livelihood of people in many parts of this country. The world is going through climate change. Kenya is one of the countries that spearheaded the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). We must really think about how we will adjust for sustainable development and economic wellbeing of our people in all parts of ... view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I was recently on a Budget and Appropriations Committee trip for training and a seminar in Namibia. That country produces a lot of beef not just for their own local consumption, but for international export. It is amazing what Namibia, which is mostly a desert country, has done. There are many examples that we can connect and learn from. It is the same in Botswana. Botswana has gold and diamonds but next to gold and diamonds, it is the livestock industry that has helped that country to create jobs and sustain the economy in a more fair way. That is ... view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: arrive “emancipated”. I tend to believe he wanted to say that the livestock arrive emaciated. Let us not emaciate the English language; let us emancipate it. With those few remarks, I beg to support the Bill and congratulate Hon. Abdinoor. view