Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am glad that technology and your graceful Chair have “caught my eye or my eye has caught yours.” I rise to support this Bill. It is very important in the new constitutional dispensation that we have here in Kenya. Parliament represents the sovereign voice and power of the people. When you look at the issues that are raised here, it is not only this Bill that we are working about, but there is an existing Treaty Ratification Act upon which Kenya enters into agreements and international obligations which the Committee on Implementation in ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: When we look at places such as Kwale, can we put the interests of our people first and not the economic interests of multi-national corporations which declare losses year-in, year-out in Kenya? When we go to the Stock Exchange in Canada, London, New York or Australia, their parent companies are declaring major profits and their managers operating and running operations in Kenya are given bonuses for their performances and yet here, the book value of their transaction and their business, despite the exports that they do five or ten years, they keep reporting losses. There is something that does not ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, last but not least, from my perspective as a Member of Parliament for one of the constituencies in Nairobi County, is the issue of water resource management. In Nairobi, we are very much at risk because it the fastest growing urban area with major needs for water. We need to enter into agreements with other counties to make sure that our water supply for this city will be guaranteed always for the quality of life. Otherwise, this The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: city’s quality of life will go down because the cost of water would be too high. We want to make sure that there are proper agreements for inter-county sharing of water. We should have an agreement whether the water comes from Ndakaini or any other dams. Water must be delivered to the citizens of Nairobi in a manner that guarantees a great quality of life. view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: So, with those few remarks, I beg to support this Bill. I hope that it will be implemented quickly. I also hope that the Government will not only follow the spirit of constitutionalism after the Bill is passed, but also not undermine this House to make sure that any treaty or agreement that must be ratified by Parliament is brought and ratified. I have seen a few cases where important matters that must be brought for parliamentary ratification are not done. For example, there are the security cases. Two years ago, there was authorisation for the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to support. view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with all due respect, would I be in order to request the Member for Shinyalu to educate us and not just to debate? He could educate those of us who do not have the privilege to understand the beautiful language and the cultural heritage he has mentioned. He has mentioned three or four other important things and he is not telling us what they are. When I leave here, I will know there is something called view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: He knows what it is although he is not explaining properly. Would I be in order, for the purpose of records, to ask him to explain to us properly so that we can read in history what those things are and we are then persuaded to preserve and protect them? view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am happy that you have recognized a Member from Nairobi County as you apply the regional balance principle. I encourage that practice to continue and become the norm in this House. Often Nairobi is considered to be part of Central Kenya or Luo Nyanza but we are an independent Nairobi people. I rise to oppose this Motion as presented and I will be asking Members of this House to think carefully and join me in rejecting it because it is discriminatory and unconstitutional. The Cabinet consists of the President, the Deputy President, the Attorney-General and ... view
• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: appointments, the Constitution says in Article 152(2); that the President shall nominate and with the approval of the National Assembly appoint CSs. The people we vetted in the Committee, whom we are now discussing, remain nothing more than nominees at this moment. They will not be appointed CSs until this House approves their nomination. I am asking Members of this House that the list which was brought has not met the basic mathematical requirement regarding issues of gender. This is an illegality and an unconstitutional issue that the House is seized of. As we proceed, we should say at some ... view