Martin Peters Owino

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, I really support this. If I knew, I would have saved my Bill, which I know is going to die in the Senate. I may not use co- sponsorship but use it in another way; that is, co-investment of an interest so...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) We are all parliamentarians, Hon. Deputy Chairman. There is no foreigner here.

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, I also support this amendment. In addition, I agree with the vetting idea. There is need for capacity building for those who have been selected. This is because you cannot be in the panel of problem solving when you are a problem...

Hon Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, I know what the Chairman intends to cure but the assumption is that there is no “poison.” If there is poison in those committees, even the Minority Vice-Chair can push through an agenda, which the Majority Vice-Chair may not agree with. That...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) That is true. I agree with the Chair. We do not have dissenting reports in all jurisdictions but dissenting opinions of the minority.

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, I am equally happy with these new Standing Orders. However, I want to single out the members of the diaspora who do a lot, but are frustrated. If they have a committee which they can bring all the grievances to and legislation...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I want to join in supporting this also. When we got Independence, we made a mistake by just building and creating jobs in cities and that has brought all the slums around. This will decongest Nairobi and other urban areas and...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndiwa, ODM) Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I really support this. We have seen it with COVID- 19 and as a Member of the Committee on Health I must say we need to motivate our firms to start producing human vaccines. When things get tough, each...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) That is very interesting, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I also rise to support the Chair, Hon. Gladys Wanga. It is also said that if you milk a cow to the veins, a kick is eminent. Overtaxing Kenyans does not mean we are making more money....

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) There is nothing like bottom-up in this country. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Christopher Omulele) : Hon. Nyenze, Member for Kitui West.