Paul Otiende Amollo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move that the Referendum (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.14 of 2020) be now read a Second Time. This Bill, sponsored by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and as previously constituted, has a long history as captured. The Bill was published on 29th May 2020 and introduced in the National Assembly for the First Reading on 18th June 2020 and subsequently committed to the Departmental Committee for consideration and facilitation of public participation and reporting to the House. Public participation - and that is captured in the Report - was ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, further amendments in engagement with the Committee, which shall be introduced at the Committee stage, shall introduce timelines for the Independent Electoral and 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
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, further amendments in engagement with the Committee, which shall be introduced at the Committee stage, shall introduce timelines for the Independent Electoral and 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
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Parliament and the President. They are all captured in the Report and we will come back to them. Clause 6 talks of the manner of formulating the Bill. The Bill talks of participation, inclusivity and accommodation of divergent views while formulating the draft that is to be considered. Further amendments in line with Article 257(2) and (3) talk about the promoters framing the draft for consideration in a clear manner and remove the proposed discretion of Parliament to reframe something that was already framed and sponsored by 1 million people. We will speak to that more at ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Parliament and the President. They are all captured in the Report and we will come back to them. Clause 6 talks of the manner of formulating the Bill. The Bill talks of participation, inclusivity and accommodation of divergent views while formulating the draft that is to be considered. Further amendments in line with Article 257(2) and (3) talk about the promoters framing the draft for consideration in a clear manner and remove the proposed discretion of Parliament to reframe something that was already framed and sponsored by 1 million people. We will speak to that more at ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Clause 12 talks about the chief agent. The Committee recommends that this clause be deleted. Other than forcing everyone to be led by one person, in supporting or opposing, it gives that person some liability and responsibility. It will give that one person the responsibility to take care of all those who oppose if it is a No Committee or all those who support if it is a Yes Committee. There is no way one individual can take responsibility in the entire country without having a mechanism of controlling those people. Therefore, that particular clause is recommended for deletion. Clause ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Clause 12 talks about the chief agent. The Committee recommends that this clause be deleted. Other than forcing everyone to be led by one person, in supporting or opposing, it gives that person some liability and responsibility. It will give that one person the responsibility to take care of all those who oppose if it is a No Committee or all those who support if it is a Yes Committee. There is no way one individual can take responsibility in the entire country without having a mechanism of controlling those people. Therefore, that particular clause is recommended for deletion. Clause ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: have the first-instance court as the final court, except for a presidential election. Therefore, the Bill contemplates the possibility of an appeal to the Court of Appeal. The Bill proposes that, for purposes of a referendum case, the Court of Appeal be the final court without the option of going to the Supreme Court, for a number of reasons which we will explain. Any appeal from the High Court is to be filed within seven days and to be determined within 21 days. That is the contemplation in terms of the discussions we had with the CIOC in Mombasa. The ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: have the first-instance court as the final court, except for a presidential election. Therefore, the Bill contemplates the possibility of an appeal to the Court of Appeal. The Bill proposes that, for purposes of a referendum case, the Court of Appeal be the final court without the option of going to the Supreme Court, for a number of reasons which we will explain. Any appeal from the High Court is to be filed within seven days and to be determined within 21 days. That is the contemplation in terms of the discussions we had with the CIOC in Mombasa. The ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This House has ruled time and again that the constitutionality of any Motion or any amendment or any Bill can be raised at any time and if the Speaker deems that that Motion or Bill is unconstitutional, it need not to occupy any more time of this august House. It is clear to me that this proposed amendment is unconstitutional on six fronts. I will be very brief. First of all, Article 37 of the Constitution gives the right to demonstrate to picket or to petition. A right we did not have before. If you ... view