Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Part (j) talks about one person nominated by the public universities that have established legal aids clinics. Our universities and learning institutions can actually provide a lot of support to people through legal aid as happens in other jurisdictions, for example, the United States of America (USA). Why only public universities? What will happen to universities such as Riara, Strathmore or the United States International University (USIU) that are now offering legal aid clinics and legal training programmes? Will you deny them participation in this? I think that aspect needs to be re-looked at. view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: My two last comments on the board membership issue are related to the two-thirds gender rule. We need a nominee of the National Gender and Equity Commission being given a chance to nominate somebody to give a gender and women’s perspective on these issues. This is because they are normally marginalized. Most importantly is one young person to be nominated by the National Youth Council or another body. This is because when you think about young people in places like my constituency Kibra, being held for petty offences whether it is drunkenness or use of drugs it is common and ... view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: As we move through the Bill, we need to discuss Clause 39(2), which talks about alternative dispute resolution. It says: “An alternative dispute resolution service may be provided by- 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
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: (b) a personal or institution with expertise in the area---” I think we just need to broaden that and say an approved legal aid provider to provide those services, engage and broaden the skills set or the pool of available people to support on alternative dispute resolution issues. view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Last but not least, I would like to mention that when it comes to the payment of the legal service provider, the definition and the role of who are the bona fide and approved legal service providers--- We want to make sure that the law has a mechanism that makes sure that we do not end up with a system where a few legal firms are favoured. We have seen a system where a few law firms benefit from all the important Government legislative bills and representation opportunities and make a lot of money representing State corporations when we already ... view
• 17 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the nomination and concur with Hon. Sarah Korere. Indeed, people who are unadulterated by corruption should be given a chance. This is especially when they come from groups that are part of the Kenyan society but have not had a chance. These include the Ndorobo, the Nubi of Kibra and others. view
• 17 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: The docket that Ms. Lilian Omollo will be representing and serving in is very important. Our youth are crying for empowerment schemes. I hope that she will be a hands-on and innovative leader, and that the whole team at the Ministry will give her the support she needs to reinvent the policies and programmes quickly. The youth are tired of promises that do not materialise. We, in this House, are ready to support her position in the Ministry through the Budget and formulation of policies and laws. This will ensure that more youth empowerment programmes are put in place to ... view
• 17 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: We are hosting the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference, 2015 in Nairobi this week. This is, indeed, a proud moment for Kenya. Young people who want to go and work in other parts of Africa, in the Middle East, in far off in Asia, North America and South America should be facilitated through the Ministry of Labour and the Department of Youth Affairs. I look forward to this nominee taking on with full vigour the job she has been picked for once this House approves her nomination and she gets appointed. view
• 17 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support. view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: I think the Member for Makueni sits here too often and the hardware he is reading is wrong. view