Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: hi? view
• 26 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Sorry, Hon. Speaker, I withdraw. I got carried away view
• 26 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: I withdraw and apologise. I was got in the spirit. I apologise. view
• 26 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Love is a good thing. I rise to oppose the Bill presented by Hon. Chepkong’a. Instead of dealing with things that the next Parliament will be required to put together, and know many Members in this Parliament will not even be here to make those laws in the next Parliament, let us make laws that we have been charged to make in this term as the 11th Parliament. We need to actualise the Constitution and all its provisions for human rights, participation of everyone, including people with disability, the youth and inclusion of all genders and minorities in governance. We ... view
• 26 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: can aspire to leadership. As a presidential candidate in the United States of America (USA), Hillary Clinton is fighting a bruising battle, but she is showing all signs of cruising to victory. She is doing it gracefully in a very nasty campaign. To show that we do not send girls to school to become second fiddles or to be limited in certain realms, but we send them to school to get education so that their full potential can be unleashed for the development of this country, their creativity and ideas should be respected. When it comes to issues of peace, ... view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am happy to contribute to this Bill and support the amendments proposed. This Bill is very important because it applies to all manner of crimes and criminal cases where we seek the course of justice, from very low- level, petty crimes to very major international crimes and crimes against humanity. Let me give you some pertinent examples. This Sunday, the Sunday Nation published a major story about supposed extra-judicial killings in my constituency of Kibra. There exists squads of officers who take the law into their own hands and act as the jury, ... view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: executioner, and cases of mob justice. But we have to think through the context. It is an issue that has bothered people in my constituency. Often times, young men predominantly accused of crime in Kibra Constituency and many places like Mathare and Korogocho, are arrested by the police and their cases are supposed to be processed. As soon as they get bail, they come back to the community and intimidate witnesses and the cases are dropped, which leads to a high sense of frustration and miscarriage of justice and therefore, the society loses faith in the system. The witnesses do ... view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: When we talk about access to justice and the rule of law, this Bill is not the only one that goes in there. When you talk about witness protection, there is a set of complicated issues for which I will not just lament. I am proud to report that I am taking steps. I have successfully, through the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, proposed two Bills that are pending publication. Hopefully, sooner than later, they will be tabled in the House for debate. There is the Protection Against Torture Bill. The anti-torture Bill is important because Kenya is ... view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: So, we need a prevention of torture Bill that reflects not only the convention against torture, principles we have signed up to, but also the requirements of our Constitution. Our Constitution in Articles 25, 29 and 52 talks about torture, dignity, proper treatment and prohibits torture, but the Constitution prohibiting torture needs an enacting legislation. We are pushing for that. Once we have the Prevention Against Torture Bill in place, I am sure it will work in tandem with the Witness Protection Bill which will be more robust through these amendments to make sure that people’s rights are protected. view
• 6 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: The other part is seeking of evidence. I have proposed a National Coroner’s Service Bill. A coroner is a medical official, quasi-judicial official who is required by the State to investigate, manage scenes of crime involving unnatural death, document and give official rulings, even request for inquests and give rulings on the causes of deaths that are considered unnatural. This is another Bill that is very important because if you think about inheritance law, family law and insurance issues, the number of Kenyans who die in suspicious circumstances that cannot be properly explained in very high. We need the National ... view