Paul Otiende Amollo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will not take time on this because I fully support the intervention by the Leader of the Majority Party. I only want to suggest how it should be done. They alleged in the headlines, and this was not only done by view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: newspaper, but also by The Standard newspaper. They even published the numbers. In the social media, they put names. This was grossly irresponsible. Under the Defamation Act, the proper thing to do is to issue a correction and apology. That correction should be done in both newspapers and also by way of a letter to you which you can read to the Members. This is important because I have noticed a very dangerous trend. We are all frustrated. Kenyans and the world are frustrated. People necessarily want to vent their anger on someone or something. For some strange reason, all ... view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I think the Clerks need to assist you so that we can save time. I am not opposing but I need to understand it better. The idea of moving the period from 45 days to 60 days should be instructed by something that is justified for these kinds of quasi-judicial matters. In fact, the ordinary period is usually 14 days. So, by giving 45 days I would assume that is reasonable. When you extend it to 60 days there ought to be a better justification than somebody wanting 15 more days. ... view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: I think the Chairman should explain this a little more than the way he has done it. Otherwise, I will not be comfortable supporting it. view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, while it is good to get various sides, I do not think it is right for the Chairman to misstate the law as it reads now. I reserve my comments on its viability but the section says that in case of information leading to recovery of un-assessed duties or taxes, it is 5 per centum of the taxes or duties so recovered or Kshs2 million. So, it is in the alternative, whichever is less. The point is, it is not that it is a percentage. You look at either the percentage or the Kshs2 million, whichever ... view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, before we debate this amendment, you need to give a ruling on a very fundamental issue. You realise that the issues proposed in these amendments touch on the provisions of Article 40 of the Constitution in so far as the Chairman has spoken to it. Article 40 of the Constitution is very clear. Article 40 (2) of the Constitution clearly states that Parliament shall not enact laws that arbitrarily dispossess anyone of his property. Property in terms of a house and anything is property within the meaning of Article 40. So, the first thing we need ... view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker, I want to commend the JLAC for this Report covering two years. The Committee has done a good job. I have read the Report in its entirety and it covers a number of very important things. The first—which is also captured in the summary at (i)—is the idea of 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
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: urging the Judiciary to fast-track establishment of the Office of the Ombudsman by legislation. I want to confirm that when I was the Ombudsman of the Republic of Kenya, I had the good fortune to persuade the Chief Justice (CJ) to establish this office administratively. Establishing it by legislation will go a long way. It is safe to add that it is important to note that any legislation that establishes this office must have necessary linkage with the overall Office of the Ombudsman in the Republic of Kenya so that there does not appear to be any competition in terms ... view