Paul Otiende Amollo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: is no reason to close it. While I support the Petition, I realise that the original campus was not appropriately placed as it was on the fourth floor of a building which no doubt had neighbours like butcheries and salons. That is definitely not appropriate for a learning environment. While the petitioner notes that the county government went ahead and secured 50 acres, I want to note that, that is the kind of situation you want for a campus. I support the Petition. view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to second this Motion. It is a simple and clear Motion. I urge Members to support this amendment of the Senate wholly, and preferably, without any sort of amendment for the simple reason that if we go that way, then we will still be in danger of not having a properly constituted Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). First, I second this Motion because there is a lacuna in the law. The current law only provided for appointment of the current Commissioners and no other. That is the only reason why so far, we ... view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we also noted that the Senate decided to introduce qualifications of who can serve in the appointing panel, which is quite reasonable. Those qualifications require you to be a citizen of Kenya, have integrity and at least, have a degree. All that was reasonable in the view of the Committee. view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: It is to be noted, and this is important for Parliament, that this process places the primacy of the appointment of Commissioners in Parliament. This is because four of the seven are actually appointed by the Parliamentary Service Commission. So, Parliament has the greatest say in the appointment of the Commissioners. I dare say that if we adopted this and it was signed into law, there would be no reason why we would not immediately have proceeded and fill the four vacancies that currently exist in the IEBC. If we were to do that, we would then have the space ... view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: I want to plead that in the context of the dangers that we face of having a general election in less than two years and all the initiatives that we are having in terms of amendment of the Constitution, the most stable institution that we require in this country is the IEBC. By simply adopting what we had already passed and the Senate adjusted to a limited extent, we will have helped this country avert a very big danger. As we speak, if anything was to happen to anyone of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for ... view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: those Commissioners, we would not have a Commission even capable of conducting the by- elections that we are facing. That is a grave danger to our country that we should not face. view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Therefore, I urge Hon. Members to agree with us despite any temptation you might have of adjusting one or two things. I can tell you that even the Committee was tempted to question the idea of why the LSK should be part of the seven. However, we restrain ourselves noting what the Speaker has just indicated that if you try to touch anything, then we will go for mediation. Right now, we are facing a recess and we will lose a lot of time. We resolved that whatever little danger or impropriety one could say that the Senate may have ... view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Therefore, I beg to second this Motion as presented. Thank you. view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: I second. view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, my problem with the Report is that I am unable to trace it in the electronic version so I am disabled from contribution. There being no physical copies, I do not know where to start. Perhaps, I could borrow the one from the clerks. view