Paul Otiende Amollo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you. Hon. Speaker, my point, first, is that – and I was here this morning when we had the debate on the Bill – and there were Members shouting the loudest, like Hon. Sankok, who supported the Bill wholeheartedly and praised it. view
• 13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Baya, please. They are the ones now shouting in the presence of others who were not here as if debate was curtailed. Debate was not curtailed. So, the first point, Hon. Speaker, is for you to give your direction on whether we kill the processes merely because there are Members who were absent, and who feel that they were not heard. Everything I am hearing is not so much about process; it is about the content. But they were not here. view
• 13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Secondly, Hon. Speaker, give your direction in terms of how to determine the leave of the House. Where something needs to be done with the leave of the House, is it determined by the majority or the minority? Only seven people I saw stand to support that idea. Because the rules have been, of course--- Is it to be determined that leave of the House means unanimity of everyone, so that if it is objected to by one person, it can move? Unless that is the--- view
• 13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: The Hon. Ichung’wah is really behaving as if he is in a market place. We were all quiet when he was speaking. He is a ranking Member. He should surely allow others to speak. If he is right, his point will sail through. He does have to shout. My point is that, do we determine leave of House by requiring that there must be a unanimous decision on it, or is it on the determination by the Speaker. It appears to me that the majority would have wanted to go that way. Lastly, Hon. Speaker, I am happy with the ... view
• 13 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. There is not much to say. First, this Bill brings centralisation of personal information. It is the way to go. It is the way to avoid situations where one has to deal with many pieces of identification of all sorts. If we go this way, even the idea of registration of voters in future will be made much simpler. Secondly, it brings legitimacy to the idea of citizenship - legitimacy in the sense that part of the problem we sometimes suffer is people who sneak into this country ... view
• 7 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: If it may please you Hon. Speaker, I rise to make a Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.43 on an issue of general topical concern namely; the proceedings of the Twelfth Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly of the Forum of Parliaments – of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) held between 2nd to 6th April 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya. Hon. Speaker, as you are aware, the Forum of Parliamentarians of Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) is an inter-parliamentary organisation of Twelve Parliaments of Member States of the International Conference ... view
• 7 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: If it may please you Hon. Speaker, I rise to make a Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.43 on an issue of general topical concern namely; the proceedings of the Twelfth Ordinary Session of the Plenary Assembly of the Forum of Parliaments – of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) held between 2nd to 6th April 2022 in Nairobi, Kenya. Hon. Speaker, as you are aware, the Forum of Parliamentarians of Member States of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (FP-ICGLR) is an inter-parliamentary organisation of Twelve Parliaments of Member States of the International Conference ... view
• 7 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Lakes Region (ICGLR), namely; the Republic of Angola, the Republic of Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Rwanda, the Republic of Sudan, the Republic of South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda, and the Republic of Zambia. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Lakes Region (ICGLR), namely; the Republic of Angola, the Republic of Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Kenya, the Republic of Rwanda, the Republic of Sudan, the Republic of South Sudan, the United Republic of Tanzania, the Republic of Uganda, and the Republic of Zambia. view
• 7 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, of the Forum’s organs, the Plenary Assembly is the highest decision making body and is mandated to inter alia, approve the nomination of office bearers of the FP-ICGLR; adopt the Forum's budget; adopt the reports of Committees; adopt the recommendations and resolutions to governments and parliaments of the Member States of the ICGLR; and deliberate on all matters within the jurisdiction of the Forum. The Plenary Assembly meets on an annual basis, and the venue of the event is held on a rotational basis between the Member States. view