Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill with amendment because as Hon. Millie has said, the objective of the Constitution is to protect the ownership of genetic varieties of plant materials in Kenya, and make sure that they belong to Kenyans of the current and future generations. What is happening in the global economy now is that big multinationals and investors are buying out rare plant varieties and local indigenous knowledge, patenting it and commercializing it for the private benefit of their shareholders, and not for the benefit of the individuals who have a right ... view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: maize is a staple food amongst many communities in Kenya. If you now want to be a proper farmer and producer of maize, you have no choice but to buy seed varieties from them. Those are seed varieties that you cannot replicate yourself for the next planting season. You have to keep on buying from them for every season throughout the year. This is dangerous for our security. We must amend this Bill to ensure that the body we are creating protects not only our food security in terms of seeds, but also in terms of securing plant materials like ... view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: bright country. We should make good laws that serve our people, open up our economy and protect our interests. When it comes to international intellectual property, seeds, plant and animal varieties, we have the best. We should guard it very jealously for the interest of this generation. We do not own this world because we borrowed it from the next generation and we must hand it to them as best as we possibly can. On wildlife, we should protect our rhinos and elephants. This weekend, we are burning the stockpile of ivory. We should take those things seriously. When we ... view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. I look forward to supporting amendments that will be pushed to this Bill to make sure that it protects the rights as promised in the Constitution. It is not just an administrative Bill that will not complete the right it is supposed to do. view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, is Hon. Tonui in order to present that important legislations in this country should be made on the basis of personal philanthropic tendencies? Whether people are philanthropic or stingy should be irrelevant to the laws we make for this country. We should simply make laws because they are good. Is he in order to insist that because judges are stingy, they should not get a Judiciary Fund? 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
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank the Vice-Chair of the Committee for giving me this opportunity to support the Bill. An independent Judiciary is really important for the success of our nation in the long term. We rely on our Judiciary to exercise its independence in the delivery of justice to our people. One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is around this. This House has done a commendable job on four Bills around the Judiciary that have come from the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs recently, including the Legal Aid Bill and the Small Claims ... view
• 19 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am glad that one of my constituents has brought a petition which is an issue of concern for safety and quality of life. The said illegal water connections are under the purview of Nairobi City County Water and Sewerage Company. This has really affected many people who have legal water connections, but cannot access it because of illegal connections. 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
• 19 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: We have lost many lives due to illegal electricity connections and yet, in the last three years, we have been working very closely with Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC) to bring legal, cheap, affordable and safe power connections to the community. So as to reduce the number of incidences in which people lose lives, properties and their savings because of fires, I will be engaging with the Committee to see what is fair and doable in a quick manner. I will also liaise with the Community Chair to participate in this and make sure that the Petitioner, if necessary, ... view
• 19 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to propose an amendment that I had canvassed with the Chair on Clause 6 about inserting sub-clause (2). view