Jared Odoyo Okelo

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Yes, the Government of Uganda heeded the call of the Government of Kenya, and particularly the letter that the Prime Cabinet Secretary wrote. I thank the Government for doing so, and the families and friends of these two gentlemen, who were in a state of...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you for the opportunity, Hon. Speaker; it is part of joyriding. But I am taking a tangent from the efforts the Government employed, particularly last week. For over 30 days, we had our two Kenyans who were allegedly abducted in Uganda. But last week,...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I thank you very much. I also want to delve into this matter. As it has been alluded to, schools will proceed for the long break and report back in January 2026. As we speak, the second term’s capitation has not been submitted...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker for the opportunity. I lend my support to the Air Passenger Service Charge (Amendment) Bill. It is true that we have had great challenges with our airline industry. The Fund will inevitably help to boost and perpetuate a...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not have to necessarily respond to what Hon. Elisha said. It is true that Agriculture has been our best foreign exchange earner for many years. Tourism has always been our number two best foreign exchange earner. However, that has been...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, fortunately, I got the statistics with regard to what we have lost in tourism as a nation. In 2019, we netted USD1.76 billion from the tourism industry. In 2022, the amount dropped to USD1.7 billion. That means we lost USD600 million in...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker for the opportunity. I lend my support to the Air Passenger Service Charge (Amendment) Bill. It is true that we have had great challenges with our airline industry. The Fund will inevitably help to boost and perpetuate a...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not have to necessarily respond to what Hon. Elisha said. It is true that Agriculture has been our best foreign exchange earner for many years. Tourism has always been our number two best foreign exchange earner. However, that has been...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, fortunately, I got the statistics with regard to what we have lost in tourism as a nation. In 2019, we netted USD1.76 billion from the tourism industry. In 2022, the amount dropped to USD1.7 billion. That means we lost USD600 million in...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I just wanted to acknowledge your generosity. We have had so many children coming to attend our proceedings last week and this week. I hope that the kind of generation you are helping today would mould into future leaders. Through such kinds of...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Speaker, whereas I read it in the mainstream media, which has a degree of authenticity, I take your direction and will submit a supplementary question on this matter so that the House leadership can give an authoritative answer.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I will do that right away, and I thank you, Hon. Speaker. (Hon. Omboko Milemba spoke off the record)

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you for the opportunity. I join you in welcoming our colleagues back from the recess. I thank you for specifically walking this House through the journey of reclassification of hardship areas. Through your efforts, you invited the Prime Cabinet Secretary, who took us through...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I also join my colleagues in supporting this most progressive Bill from the Senate. It should not be lost on us that these are our children, brothers and sisters, relatives, friends and we are connected...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Allow me to make it clear that…

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) That is exactly what I was coming to. Hon. Speaker, I apologise for coming late. You had called me before and I had not appeared because of some unavoidable circumstances. I am reading this statement on behalf of Hon. Eve Obara, the Member for Kabondo...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) That is what I am coming to, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Speaker, allow me to congratulate our gallant lawyers. I also congratulate you for leading the team through this. We are finally getting our fair share. Today, there was a pronouncement from a court of law that seems to injunct this House over a Bill...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have an issue that needs your attention, but it is not related to Kibra and other fires. Last week, our constituencies received communication from Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) offices with regards to reduction of allocated funds towards our rural roads....

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for the opportunity. I want to support the Motion on the Ratification of the Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. Fish is a staple food in Kenya. The story has it that consumption of fish provides Omega-3 which helps in brain development....

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also want to support this Report by the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education. In line with what my colleagues have said, it is really a worrying situation that we compromise the quality of education through the report...