Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: Yes, I just want to elaborate. Looking at it carefully, I have read two of these things. Clause 9, as the Chair and the Committee are proposing, is not the way to make law. They say that the Refugee Affairs Secretariat shall be an office in the public service. If you look at the proposal of the Bill Hon. Aghostinho gave us, it states that the Refugee Affairs Secretariat shall comprise of the office of the Commissioner for Refugee Affairs whose office shall be an office in the public service, and such staff as may be necessary to perform the ... view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: is not clear who the commissioner, what is the mandate, tenure and full authority. Then they will sublet the work and give it back to refugee affairs of other NGOs and the UNHCR. Refugee status determination is a sovereignty issue. Hon. Kamama is experienced in security and, respectfully, should let the proposal by Hon. Aghostinho to stand rather than kill it as he has proposed. view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: is not clear who the commissioner, what is the mandate, tenure and full authority. Then they will sublet the work and give it back to refugee affairs of other NGOs and the UNHCR. Refugee status determination is a sovereignty issue. Hon. Kamama is experienced in security and, respectfully, should let the proposal by Hon. Aghostinho to stand rather than kill it as he has proposed. view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I will go with Hon. Aghostinho on this again. Clause 11 of the Bill tells us that there shall be an appeals board and it tells us who the members shall be. Clearly, it will be a judge of a superior court appointed by the Chief Justice, and he shall be the chairperson. If you listen to the amendment on the other hand proposed by the Committee, they are saying that the chairperson shall be an advocate of not less than 10 years standing. We do not know what their experience is. That is important. When ... view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I will go with Hon. Aghostinho on this again. Clause 11 of the Bill tells us that there shall be an appeals board and it tells us who the members shall be. Clearly, it will be a judge of a superior court appointed by the Chief Justice, and he shall be the chairperson. If you listen to the amendment on the other hand proposed by the Committee, they are saying that the chairperson shall be an advocate of not less than 10 years standing. We do not know what their experience is. That is important. When ... view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: in the gazette. That is a much dangerous way to go. Putting all these powers in the hands of an appeals board that will basically be appointed purely by the CS versus an appeals board that is more independent and more varied is dangerous. Look at an appeals board that has a representative from the KNCHR, NCIC, it is more specific. It even includes, although they cannot vote, a representative of the UNHCR. Remember I mentioned in my point before that for a long time, the UNHCR has been doing refugee status determination for Kenya which was fine when we ... view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: in the gazette. That is a much dangerous way to go. Putting all these powers in the hands of an appeals board that will basically be appointed purely by the CS versus an appeals board that is more independent and more varied is dangerous. Look at an appeals board that has a representative from the KNCHR, NCIC, it is more specific. It even includes, although they cannot vote, a representative of the UNHCR. Remember I mentioned in my point before that for a long time, the UNHCR has been doing refugee status determination for Kenya which was fine when we ... view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause— Amendment 2A. The Kenya National Examinations Council Act in this Bill referred to as the of section 2 of Cap “principal Act” is amended in Section 2 by inserting the following new 225A. definitions in their proper alphabetical sequence— view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause— Amendment 2A. The Kenya National Examinations Council Act in this Bill referred to as the of section 2 of Cap “principal Act” is amended in Section 2 by inserting the following new 225A. definitions in their proper alphabetical sequence— view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: “Technical and Vocational Education and Training Authority” view