Kenneth Odhiambo Okoth

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 851 to 860 of 979.

• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: and consuming alcohol openly in the school; dump used condoms, empty beer cans, paper plates and food remains in the compound; urinate and dump feaces in the school compound; entertain strange and suspicious looking persons; cause environmental degradation through driving cars in the school fields and theft of school property, for example, computers were stolen at the school. There is also harassment of school guards by security men of Rio Investments amongst others. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: On 12th November, 2012, the BOG resolved not to allow any parking in the school compound. On 3rd December, 2012, the management of Diamond Plaza, which is a property of Leo Investments sued the school and enjoined the City Council and the Highridge Primary School. As a result, the Diamond Plaza lawyers obtained a temporary injunction allowing their customers to continue parking in the school compound. Even after the expiry of the contract, Diamond Plaza customers continued to park in the school compound visiting the hazard described above to the school. In view of this, it is the prayer of ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: With regard to recommendations, Section 36(1) of the Basic Education Act, 2012, provides that no pupils shall be subjected to torture, cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment in any manner, whether physical or psychological. Further, the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, Article 53(d) provides the rights of the child to protection from abuse, neglect and harmful cultural practices, inhuman treatment and hazardous or exploitative labour. Article 43(b) of the Constitution also grants a person the right to reasonable standards of sanitation. It is clear that the parking deal contravenes all the above provisions and in the interest of the child, which is ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: signed by Prof. Jacob Kaimenyi, Cabinet Secretary for Education, Science and Technology. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, again because it is in Nairobi and I am in the Education, Research and Technology Committee, I just wanted to provide some information beyond what I read on the Statement from the Cabinet Secretary. In the Committee, many issues came up. First, it was obvious that the process by which the permission to use the City Council grounds as a parking on Friday, Saturday and Sunday night was granted in a boarding school, was not legitimate. It involved a lot of corruption. That is the conclusion that the Committee reached. I hope that at some point we ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Corruption Commission to find out under what process the Kshs50,000 was paid. To whom was it paid? The receipts that were issued apparently were not legitimate receipts. The final issue that came up in our Committee was the question of how the owners of Leo Investments and Diamond Plaza have used a court injunction. This was explained to us and there was an initial court injunction in December, 2012 against the school, compelling the school to keep its gate open for 14 days. This was subsequent to the same injunction renewed to last for almost another 12 months. We were ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I actually rise up to speak on mischief. I concur with the position taken by hon. Sakaja, that you really require the IEBC to tell us what it is they are demanding and under what law. On the types of mischief, I have to be creative because I sometimes have a mischievous mind; it would involve things like when you want to bog down somebody with his or her team as they campaign. You request so much information that they have to go and prepare a 900- page affidavit in two days instead ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, yes it is. I rise to oppose what hon. Sakaja is proposing completely. The realities are that some of our parties were not even able to issue and receive registration cards, record their members and here we are presuming that they are going to be able to collect from civic, gubernatorial, senatorial, presidential and women representative candidates at all these levels. They should be able to collect all these documents and paper work and even store it and handle it. Our parties do not have the capacity. Let us make laws in a proper way ... view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I would actually like, as we look at Clause 2 where we are talking about the ten per cent, to further amend that to give people leeway and make it 20 per cent. view
• 28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I think we should go for 20 per cent. Since I was asked to go on a long journey to persuade the Chair on the substance of my request for a further amendment, I would like to consult with her but I can also explain to everybody here for their benefit. view