Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I am just reminding, and pleading with, you on that. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: No, hon. Speaker. 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
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to contribute to this Bill and to share some of my concerns and thoughts. First, a lot of Members have contributed in this House understandably with a lot of concern and reference to petroleum and oil in places like Turkana. However, I would like to put it on record that this Mining Bill is separate from the Petroleum Bill. It expressly excludes petroleum and hydro carbon gases. So, this is not the Bill that the people of Turkana have been talking about with excitement. Their issues are valid, but it is the ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: your land that you bought as a private citizen and now you have discovered hidden value in it through minerals, it is yours for private benefit. That should be the key principle. We have good examples in other countries from which we can learn. These are places like Alaska in the United States as well as Australia, where previously marginalized people, namely, the native Americans in Alaska and Aborigines in Australia, who were marginalized and the poorest of the poor people in the peripheries of those countries’ economy lived. When serious mining industries came to their lands and properties, trusts ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: country under the Cabinet Secretary. Again, this is fundamentally wrong and it is the wrong direction for Kenya to take. It is an invitation for corruption and unpredictability in the industry. It is not an international best practice or model which will attract foreign direct investment to Kenya. It is a model that will keep away international corporations from countries such as Australia or the United States whose foreign relations Acts prohibit them from dealing in bribery and corruption. So, they will come to Kenya if you set up a system where you are putting all these powers in one ... view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there is loud consultation here on the minority side of the House. Please, protect me. view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you. The Bamburi Portland Cement Factory had an enormous quarry just north of Mombasa--- view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: A good example is the Bamburi Portland Cement Factory which has done reclamation of its major quarry north of Mombasa. It has filled it in and turned it into a healthy green space and forest. That is very important. May I conclude by saying two quick points as I see the red light; the role of our Parliament in appointing--- view
• 5 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Would I be in order to propose that since this debate is of great national importance, we adjourn and extend time for debate until the Members have had a chance to contribute? That is because the time will not be enough? I propose that we go on until 8.00 p.m. or 9.00 p.m. This matter is important and I am sure the people of Lamu will listen patiently. view