Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: I think when we talk about the referendum, I call upon all CORD and Jubilee Members of this House to think about not only how we will come up with a referendum that could address issues such as the one-third gender rule as well as on this issue we ask the Kenyan citizens--- view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I really think I am not the first person to mention it. Maybe, we need to relook at this Constitution because it is a living document. As we went into the elections, we said that it was 80 per cent good and 20 per cent worth changing and improving. I think in that 20 per cent worth of improvement or basket of issues is the question of Cabinet Secretaries. view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: People of good intentions can share different positions. My friend, Pricilla Nyokabi has just said that she does not believe that we should have politicians as Members of the Cabinet and Members of Parliament as Cabinet Secretaries. Others have lauded Charity Ngilu, the Cabinet Secretary for Land, Housing and Urban Development for showing that she has nothing to fear and she understands the role of Parliamentarians as the voice of the people or the elected representatives of the people to play oversight role over her. She had no fear and she showed up here. That is why I brought up ... view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Last but not least, we need to hold people accountable. One of the things is that Parliament is granted the power similar to the High Court. When people refuse to honour summons to show up here, we should hold them accountable because that is contempt of the House. When you cannot show up before the House Committees, whether it is the Committee on General Oversight or a Departmental Committee, it is really an item of contempt because you are employed by the Kenyan people to work for the Kenyan people. view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: If you cannot answer to the representatives of the Kenyan people, then that is the highest form of contempt. We really need to look at those Standing Orders that have been proposed before and sanctions as high as, perhaps, I would propose Kshs500,000 be imposed. You refuse to show up and that is the first strike. I know some people have said that it is extreme to go to impeachment right away or commence removal proceedings of Cabinet Secretaries who decide not to co-operate with the National Assembly. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. ... view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: The first step is to declare those people to be outright in contempt and find a way to fine them and hold them personally accountable. Then, a second instance of contempt should automatically lead to a situation where we really proceed with removal. view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I must say that this House is a serious institution for this country and our Cabinet Secretaries should find a way to organize themselves. I think it is very considerate considering the House is even giving them the questions before hand. It is a proper way to do it and I am proud that we have done it that way. view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: If I may put it on record, the questions that were to be put to the Cabinet Secretary for Land, Housing and Urban Development were just three. There was a question about something in Machakos Town Constituency on the Konza Techno-City land which she can address properly instead of a Statement to be read by a Committee Chair. She also came here to answer a question about issuance of title deeds to people in Sotik Settlement Scheme in Bomet County. She also had to answer a question about a property in Karen and Diani. Those were important questions and she ... view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: What is interesting is that the two Cabinet Secretaries who dodged today; the ones who, out of misguided information, advice or out of fear or whatever it is – cheap politics or incompetence or lack of confidence on their part--- They had questions to answer but they escaped in a very shameful manner. This is something that should go on their record as a day of shame for the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government and the Cabinet Secretary for Education--- The Member for Saboti had a question on the criteria used to determine what a sub-county ... view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: So, for good basic administration, security, provision of new police posts and police stations that we need to build in Kibra Sub-County which I represent, we have no police station. This is a matter that he would have come here to address. They are non- threatening and yet they are very important and he dodged. For that I say: “Shame on you ole Lenku.” view