Paul Otiende Amollo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is not my intention, and I would never take pleasure in interrupting the Member for Nairobi, but she commenced by saying that this Motion was brought here the first time and shot down. As a matter of fact, debate had not commenced. So, whether she is supporting it or not, it is okay, but that particular part should be corrected. view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to bring to your attention for your direction that the Member for Kimilili is adorning his Kibra hat, which to my knowledge is not a religious hat. Is it in order for the Member to wear such an attire in this Chamber other than in Kibra? view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Today we face an invisible enemy. It is an enemy which cannot be fought by conventional weapons. We face an enemy which has created not a crisis of health, economy, education, culture or religion, but it has created a crisis for humanity. The COVID-19 is not a health issue. It is a multi-sectoral problem that must be addressed through a multi-sectoral forum. view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: The nearest comparison can only be the HIV/AIDS pandemic when it broke out several years ago. 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
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: I was privileged to be part of the team that spent three years persuading the Moi regime that HIV/AIDS was a crisis of humanity and, therefore, needed to be addressed holistically. I am proud to say that after three years of persuasion, 21 years ago, I was in the team that had the opportunity to draft the HIV/AIDS Act. That Act covers 14 different sectors. Let us expand our thinking with any intervention that must come in terms of COVID-19. Let us understand that this is a crisis beyond any individual departmental Committee. Indeed, it is a crisis that touches ... view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, please protect me from heckling around here. It is a crisis that requires us to have a centralised mode of response. It is important to understand that… view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Secondly, we must remember that we are a House with many roles, but our key role is legislation. Since the first positive case of COVID-19 was reported on 13th March 2020, what have we done? We must have a vehicle with which we ask certain pertinent questions. First, do we need new legislation to deal with COVID-19? Currently, the pandemic has been dealt with under the Constitution, the Public Health Act and the Public Order Act. Are those legislations sufficient? If they are, what about the regulations that have come under those pieces of legislation? It is a sad admission ... view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Assembly. If we do not seize that opportunity, then the Senate will unlawfully and unconstitutionality fill that gap, and we will have no one to blame. This is the opportunity for us to do something. We must look at all the interventions and the discussions that we have had here. You will remember that every initiative has come from the Executive. As a House, we are yet to have an initiative of our own. Why are we ceding? view
• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: Let us seize that opportunity. We need a centralised Committee that can bounce up all the ideas and issues. This is a Committee that is time- bound and will become otiose either upon getting a vaccine or upon containing the virus. I second the Motion, and request Members to support us. view
• 29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Mine is slightly different. I will not speak to the substance because I am aware there are two Motions that will be coming by Hon. Duale and Hon. Ngunjiri discussing the same matter. I noticed the very good Statements made by the Chair, Hon. Sabina Chege, and other Chairs which were very lengthy. We have taken about two hours receiving them. Alive to the fact that at any one time only 25 per cent of Members are physically present, I wanted to invite your consideration and with possible direction that such statements be published in advance. ... view