Paul Otiende Amollo

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• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: The third thing that disturbs regards an issue in respect of which I was hoping the Leader of the Majority Party would be here to clarify. These are two issues. Hon. Speaker, first, I thank you for the clarification. The clarification you made has thoroughly toned down the views of the Members of this House. I am aware that the views were very hostile in terms of the fact that 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
• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: instructions were given. However, having explained that it was a suggestion, I agree with you. The statement by the President actually says: “With the concurrence of parliamentary leadership”. So, it was not as bad as it may sound except that even that statement is still not correct. It is not the parliamentary leadership that determines the Calendar of this Parliament. It is the parliamentarians themselves. So, I think that is very important. However, what disturbs me - and the Leader of the Majority Party might hear this when he eventually sits down - is that in moving the Motion, he ... view
• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I think we should laud the President. The measures that the President has taken in that statement are important. Hon. Speaker, you remember only last week I was the last to suggest during the session here that we should suspend the sittings in the evening and I fully support that. I fully support a situation where we adjust our sittings as appropriate. Article 129 of the Constitution says that one of the functions of the President, both as the Head of Government and the Head of State, is to make sure that whatever actions he takes are for the benefit ... view
• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: that we should fundamentally change and alter our Calendar, but at the bare minimum, we should sit once a week. view
• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: We must realise that the Government comprises three wings, namely the Legislature, Judiciary and Executive. The Executive arm of the Government is not suspended. What is suspended are the regular in-person meetings. I think that is quite wise, but in the nature of the Executive, there are parts of the Executive that must operate fully like the police. Others can operate virtually. In the Judiciary, they went ahead of us. The Judiciary is not suspended. The measures they have taken are two. One, you cannot go and file a case in person. There is what we call “e-filling.” Once you ... view
• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it must also be recognised that in these times, we have also taken measures, and I thank you. To encourage Members to go for vaccination is good and I want to assure Members that some of us went including me. I have so far not seen or felt any side effects. I want to suggest that when the purpose is to avoid COVID-19, and many of us here have been accused of being super spreaders, some of the Members are better confined to at least some sitting within the week than to be unleashed out there. There are ... view
• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: They are a danger to themselves and to the rest of the public. Sometimes, it is like those who can be confined in jail. view
• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: As I conclude, we have urgent business as said. We have the Building Bridges Initiative Report. We have the question of the Chief Justice and the Supreme Court Judge that should come anytime soon. We have the question of pending Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) commissioners, and it must be remembered that we only have three and if anything happens to one, we will not have any IEBC. We must remember that we have the Referendum Bill. We must remember that we have pending nominations. We have a lot of urgent business. I urge, and I agree with the ... view
• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I thank you. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, is it in order for Hon. Tobiko to perpetuate discrimination on grounds of age that it is only men above 60 years who get confused. Is that really in order? view