Dr. Pamela Awuor Ochieng

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: We thank the Committee. We stand for a better Kenya. We want to see Article 27 of the Constitution, which you mentioned and gave us guidelines on, being taken for what it means. It talks about people not being discriminated because of pregnancies… You will agree with me that when somebody is pregnant, they are so delicate. You cannot subject such a person to the kind of violence that we sometimes see. There is need to find a way of protecting pregnant women who are also interested in leadership positions be they elective or otherwise. We look forward to a ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support this Motion. I pray that those points that I have raised be taken into consideration. view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to add my voice to what my colleagues have said. The idea of establishing this Academy sounds good. We have no objection to this because Kenya was part of the original agreement. view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I want to quote from the book I love so much with my heart. Proverbs 22:6 says: “Teach a child the way he or she should go and he or she will not depart from it when he or she is old.” The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: This summarises exactly what not only Kenyans but also the entire world needs to do. Coming back to Kenya, it is amazing that we have always talked about this concept of corruption, cried over it and accused one another for it but we do very little to stop ourselves from practising it. So, allow me to say that what we need to do as a nation, people and the entire human race may not be necessarily starting or establishing academies upon academies but it is a matter of bringing ourselves to a level where we agree this is ethical, acceptable ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: For example, take the case of Kenya. I pray that this Academy, if established, will bring harmony and agreement on what we agree, as people, are right and wrong. Take the example of a case like stealing of cows in Kenya. We have christened it as cattle rustling. We have seen communities battle and even kill each other because one community took their cattle and tomorrow the other one revenges. What is interesting about this whole saga is that when you talk to these communities, to some it is heroic, especially for young men who want to get married to ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: On business communities in Kenya, what we are seeing is overexploitation of the customers in the name of liberalisation because what I charge on my clothes in case I am selling clothes is different from what somebody else charges. You can buy the same clothes in Kenya at various prices. This overpricing is good business to the business practitioners but it is sheer exploitation to the customer. Therefore, I agree with the former speakers who have said that the healing of our land is not in the Academy per se, but it is in the healing and restructuring of our ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Look at our legal system. You wonder why somebody is caught stealing or killing and there are even eye witnesses but when these things reach court, you are shocked, if not amazed, that somebody is acquitted because there was not enough evidence. One wonders what exactly should comprise enough evidence in Kenya. It is high time we stopped the blame games. I agree on every point that my senior, Hon. Millie Odhiambo, said a few minutes ago about corruption creeping into the church and corrupting the minds of church leaders and worshippers who we have always looked up to for ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Therefore, my appeal is that beginning with the politicians, we need to live an exemplary life to the people we lead because we are watched widely. I want us to agree that it is important, as a country, that the people in charge of small and big dockets should do what is right. As Hon. Cecily Mbarire put it, even if I own a bicycle and that is what I can ride to Parliament, let me be appreciated for that as long as I deliver my mandate to my people. With that kind of attitude and mind-set, we will deal ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support the Report. view