Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: I am present, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Are you insinuating that I am too dark to be seen in this House? view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: You are used to seeing me in the human rights corner? view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: You are used to seeing me in the human rights corner? view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Today I was here sitting next to my good mentors and another of my mentors was gaining from their wisdom. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The issue of land and the records that need to be held properly and managed is well illustrated in this current case. The Report that the House is receiving, the Committee and the Sub-committee are admitting that many documents are missing that in the end, it is not so clear to have the certainty of who was guilty and who was corrupt. The House is under challenge right now. This points to the limitations ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Today I was here sitting next to my good mentors and another of my mentors was gaining from their wisdom. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The issue of land and the records that need to be held properly and managed is well illustrated in this current case. The Report that the House is receiving, the Committee and the Sub-committee are admitting that many documents are missing that in the end, it is not so clear to have the certainty of who was guilty and who was corrupt. The House is under challenge right now. This points to the limitations ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Finally, this specific Karen land saga is in Lang’ata Constituency which is my neighbouring constituency. This is the same constituency where Lang’ata Road Primary School land had been grabbed by a private developer. When the President spoke to the issue of young people and children being tear-gassed at Karen and Lang’ata Road Primary School, he said that such things should never happen and all schools in Kenya should be given title deeds, whether it is a school in Taita Taveta, Migori or Nairobi counties; all our schools must get title deeds. This was a very clear and simple order. There ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Finally, this specific Karen land saga is in Lang’ata Constituency which is my neighbouring constituency. This is the same constituency where Lang’ata Road Primary School land had been grabbed by a private developer. When the President spoke to the issue of young people and children being tear-gassed at Karen and Lang’ata Road Primary School, he said that such things should never happen and all schools in Kenya should be given title deeds, whether it is a school in Taita Taveta, Migori or Nairobi counties; all our schools must get title deeds. This was a very clear and simple order. There ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I begin by congratulating my friend, Hon. Irungu Kang’ata, for bringing these amendments. The issue of the HELB and its effectiveness in how it does its job touches on the lives of many young people in this country. I look forward to the amendment stage in the Third Reading where I will also be moving some amendments to propose, in particular that 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
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: HELB be guided in a way that is in the law. It should treat all students equally, whether they are in polytechnics, private or public universities. The system that has existed has been discriminating against students who join two-year colleges such as the Kenya Medical Training Colleges (KMTC), the Kenya Technical Training College (KTTC) and similar institutions. We want to make sure that any student who is pursuing higher education, not just at the public universities, has a fair chance and access to HEPB. That is one of the improvements that we will be making at the amendment stage. The ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Government can raise money to keep topping up the HELB kitty. The HELB is one of the best investments that we can make from turning our raw potential and talent in our young people to a human resource base that is very competitive. I am proud to say that our education system, despite all its challenges, is still leading and an admiration for many countries in the East African region in general. We can do more to make it high class and world standard if we invest and make sure that the financing and the affordability for our colleges and ... view