Paul Otiende Amollo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I need your direction in terms of Standing Order 45 and a practice that we have adopted. I listened to the mover and the seconder of the Motion and they have presented a total of eight names. The point of order is that are we considering the names as a collegiate whole or individually, one by one? It is quite important that I get your direction on this because it can be contemplated that either now or in future, a Member may have an issue with one nominee but not with the others. It would be ... view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I have to move and I hope my movement does not deduct my minutes. Yes, indeed. That is the title. In my one minute, I support this Motion and I urge only three quick things. One, in all the words that read “women” in this Motion, let us have a purposive reading to mean men or women for the word “gender” is both masculine and feminine. Two, even as we urge national Government to take this intervention, let us also urge our county governments to take necessary interventions for all this whole edifice falls within the ambit of health, which ... view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, that microphone seems to have a problem. As I confirmed earlier, indeed, that is the proper reading. view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I join my colleagues who indicate that on the face of Motion, there is nothing unconstitutional about it. Not only because of the reason stated, that you cannot quote legislation to claim it is unconstitutional, but also for the reason that on its very face, all that the Motion seeks to do is to replicate whatever has been done, but now in every constituency without necessarily questioning the basis. Therefore, no matter what the basis of that legislation is, let us have it in every constituency, at least, one primary and one secondary school. That is what it says. view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: When we come to debating, how can it be implemented? We can look at the legislation that exists and determine whether the integrated method is the better one or the exclusive one is better. But on its very face, there is nothing on it that even contradicts the Act. view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I urge that we allow the Mover to proceed. Thank you. view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Mine is an intervention. It is a fundamental intervention that goes beyond the names proposed here. I rise under Standing Order 47(3) in terms of the constitutionality of the proposed Motion as read with Section 7 of the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act. Under Article 94(4), the fundamental role of this House, as a House of Parliament, is to protect the Constitution and promote democratic governance. It, therefore, takes us to Section 9 of the National Gender and Equality Commission Act that talks to appointment of commissioners, which is well cited by the Committee. It states ... view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: commissioners, one-third is 1.6666. In other words, it is 1.7 per cent. That, therefore, must equate to two rather than one. It is my belief that in upholding gender equality, we must not do gender suppression because the effect will come to haunt us even on the very weighty matters that we are going to consider in future of how to engender this House in terms of the constitutional requirements. Therefore, with tremendous respect to the Committee, I submit that they may have not foreseen or sufficiently considered this matter. They are, therefore, inviting the House to breach the Constitution. ... view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as you know, it is my duty to point out constitutional matters. I respect the Leader of the Majority Party and Hon. Gladys Wanga who concede the unconstitutionality, but plead that on the basis of expedience, we pass the name. I associate with that, but not with the Leader of the Majority Party who seeks to misinterpret the law. I am willing to concede that, particularly on the basis that this House has been known to commit many more fundamental errors on that score. I concede that we continue with the debate and approve the names. view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Ouda is my friend and I have no doubt he represents the people of Kisumu Central, but on this I must disagree with him. This is one of the petitions that I doubt we should commit to the committee. While there is a right to bring any petition, this is a petition that invites interpretation of the Constitution on a matter that is not before this House. To that extent, the petition is unconstitutional. It is not only unconstitutional, because that is a preserve, in its original jurisdiction, of the High Court under Article 165, ... view