Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: No, thank you. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank all contributors who have touched on many of those aspects. I will go very quickly to a few others that may not have been touched. The first is that our whole university and higher education system needs to be well view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: structured, focused and segmented so that our universities focus on degrees and post-graduate degrees; and that we support technical colleges that will provide certificates and diplomas. In the German and Swiss models, the technical, vocational, educational and training sector is very clear. Young people can prepare and start with a diploma at that lower level and then convert to Bachelors degree later and it is recognised. I do not think we should all be rushing in that direction recently by converting all our colleges into universities. It is not necessary. One important thing that we need to think about is ... view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I represent the people of Kibra Constituency and Nairobi in general. Many young people expect to get a chance through the Youth Enterprise Development Fund, the Women Enterprise Development Fund and the Uwezo Fund. These were the opportunities to help young people, women and vulnerable groups get loans and funding for their businesses as individuals or groups. This is meant to economically lift them. If you look at the Jubilee Manifesto, you will find that it talks about uchumi and inclusiveness in the economic life of this nation. When you see funds from a project ... view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: 000 to get a passport, licence, their health checkups and guarantees to go and work in Bahrain, Dubai or other countries. When the YEDF is mismanaged, they lose all those opportunities. There is a silver lining behind every cloud. We have come from a season of shame, embarrassment and disappointment in how the YEDF has been managed. Now, we have a new head of the Fund, that is Ronnie Osumba who is my friend. I am proud of his work so far. He seems to be setting a good tone. We need to hold him accountable and give him support. ... view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: --- (Off-record) 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
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I used to be a cross country runner in high school, but I never won any medals. So, I am in deep respect for and celebration of the accomplishment of our athletes. Kibra is home to the Kenya National Rugby Sevens Team. While they did not bring back a medal, they flew our flag out there in a proud way and opened new territory for us. I hope that even as many Members have talked about our emphasis on athletics, we also need to look at other sports and opportunities such as badminton, archery ... view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: As I make my remarks and reflections on the Olympics, I want to say a big thank you to the National Police Service (NPS) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). Hon. Lagat has just explained to us how he participated in the Sidney Olympics. He has talked about runners who won medals because they were students on scholarship in the US, as well as getting their running training. There was a time before that when sports in this country was supported by corporations like Kenya Posts and Telecommunications Corporation, Kenya Commercial Bank and National Bank. When we think about sports ... view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: They have been doing that since the London Olympics. The just concluded Olympics were better for Team Great Britain than the London Olympics. Why? It is because of constant engagement. We need young people who can cycle and shoot. We need people to participate in all the games, including shot put and discus. Maybe, some of us will have a chance if you put us in some Olympic games like chess, but that has not been included yet. There is a lot of hope and I congratulate and salute our athletes. I thank them for bringing honour and pride to ... view