Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. Would I be in order, since I have not contributed to this debate, to call upon the Mover to reply so that we move on to the next issue? view
• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. On behalf of the people of Kibra Constituency, I take this opportunity to express our heartfelt condolences to the family of the late Kajwang’, especially to his brother hon. T.J Kajwang’, who is the Member of Parliament of Ruaraka Constituency in Nairobi. We pray that God will grant that family the love and understanding to stay united in this trying time and give them the strength 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 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: and his power to protect them and the light to guide them as they figure out the meaning of it all. It is a great loss for this country and I want to just say that there are a lot of great things in how Kajwang’ carried himself over a long career in politics that many of us who were new and young in politics can learn. I pray for his soul to rest in eternal peace. Thank you. view
• 15 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wanted to ask if this debate could be limited to five minutes per Member speaking when it eventually begins. Would I be in order to request so? view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I begin to comment, I wish to reflect about what is in our Constitution which clearly states that sovereignty comes from the people of Kenya, who then delegate to institutions and representatives like us here in Parliament to work for them and use that power for their benefit. What we have seen today in the process of inviting Cabinet Secretaries to attend the Committee on General Oversight is a challenge. Will the Office of the Speaker and Members of this House stand up to protect the power, integrity and sovereignty of Parliament? In ... view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: in charge of the Executive and yet the people he has appointed to work for him do things that are contrary to his spirit. I think we really need to look into that. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you should let those of us who are politically willing to deal with those people who are sabotaging our Speaker and our Parliament from doing their job. When you look at Article 124 of the Constitution, the power to run our business and affairs, including constituting our committees, does not belong to anybody else. That power neither belongs to the Attorney General nor ... view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: When Members of this House do their job well, they add value to this country because they save money and wastage. They also save us from poor decision-making or delayed implementation of good policies that should benefit our people. I think we, as a Parliament, should insist on our oversight role. The Speaker and his team have done a great job in coming up with this mechanism to bring our Cabinet Secretaries here to answer questions. view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: It is not a new tradition. If you look at practices in a country such as France which has a presidential system and Cabinet Secretaries who are not Members of Parliament, you will find that they still go to the French Parliament to answer questions. If you look at a country such as Senegal and a few other jurisdictions, you will find that there is--- We cannot just be straight-jacketed to laws that exist and the Constitution in writing and say that separation of powers is the end. We actually have separation of powers. Calling Members of the Cabinet to ... view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: We are calling them here to account for the job they are supposed to do. To me, the separation of powers is very clear there. view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: However, if those intricacies and high handedness continue from some people in the Executive and the Cabinet Secretaries, I think it will really be a hard time for us. Perhaps, this should be a subject of a referendum. This country is ripe for a referendum my friends! We need a referendum to discuss very important issues such as the one- third gender rule. I would not belabor the point because we have already asked that it be discussed in the referendum. There are land issues and the powers of the National Land Commission (NLC). We also have issues such as ... view