Jeremiah Omboko Milemba

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker for this chance. This House has stood for Kenyans in many sectors, including education. Education is an enormous sector. I want to thank the President because we needed teachers and he went ahead to employ 56,000 of them and 20,000 interns,...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba)

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Coffee Bill, (Senate Bill No.10 of 2023) , and approved the same with amendments.

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) The honourable Cabinet Secretary has given a very straight jacketed answer to my question. Parents’ associations were actually supposed to be managed in a way that we have a safety valve in our schools. It was the responsibility of the ministry to make sure that,...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) All school in all places. What is the ministry doing in its responsibility of running of education as the Ministry of Education, to make sure that, that happens? He cannot run away from it.

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I conform. The way the question has been answered makes it look very simple and easy, but by good luck, somebody else has talked about it. What is the Ministry doing about pensions for teachers? It is now a broad thing...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Hon. Speaker, could the Cabinet Secretary for Education –

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Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Hon. Speaker, from what the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock has said, including what the Cabinet Secretary has said in his last sentence, it seems that this debate is bigger than we thought. This question is not ordinary. The Cabinet Secretary...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 67 of 2023) and approved the same with amendments.

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Chairman.

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Chairman.

Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba)Hon. Chairman,

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Is there an amendment? Yes, the Chairman, Departmental Committee on Labour. 12th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 27

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba)(Section 30(2) as amended agreed to)Very well.(Question of the amendment proposed)There being no interest, I will put the Question.(Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and agreed to)(Sections 30(3), 33(1), 33(3), 34, 36(1), 36(3), 36(4), 37 and 42 agreed to)(The...

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Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.67 of 2023) up to the provisions relating to the Energy Act No.1 of 2019, Section 20 and approved the...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The issue concerning the new model of health provision in this country requires a consortium of all of us to deal with. It does not require people to take podiums on one side and say that this is succeeding, while...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Before I begin, you really have to deal with the issue of the Leader of the Majority Party versus the Members whose names were mentioned for not having been present to transact business yesterday. But that is another story. (Loud...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 43, I wish to make a Statement regarding the passing on of Austin 7th November 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 11 Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC)‘Makamu’ Oduor Origi on Thursday, 17th October 2024. The late Austin...

Hon. Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. That provides a very good platform for the Chair to speak. Hon. Chair, proceed.

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was quite disappointed when the exams began. The phone is one of the things that is guarded by policemen with guns and supervisors. For the longest time, I did not have a chance to speak on this due to...

Hon. Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well, Hon. Dawood. We have heard you. You may take your seat. Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. I know it has been your pet subject, and it is the core of this Bill. (Hon. Robert Pukose Spoke off the record) No. We are bringing you, Hon. Chair. You do not have to be in a hurry. Let me hear...

Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba)Yes, Hon. Dawood.

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Not for now, but let us hear from Hon. Elachi.

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. Hon. Chairman, first is to give you direction. The Clause we are dealing with is such that you are deleting and replacing. So, it is not entirely new. We shall deal with new clauses later. We will still give you a chance....

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. Members are still not satisfied with the issue of penalty. Hon. Chair, in one minute.

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well.

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) There are dissenting voices on this one.

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Hon. Chair, take your seat. Let us hear from Hon. Member, my colleague in the teaching profession. Proceed, Hon. Dorothy.

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. Hon. Dawood.

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well. At least, you have a rationale. Let us hear the Hon. Wanyonyi, Kwanza Constituency. Give him a microphone. Give him any microphone around that place. In one minute, Hon. Wanyonyi.

Hon. Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Very well, Hon. Wanyonyi; we have heard you. We should do that Hon. Chair. Now rest this matter.

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Kenya Drugs Authority Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 54 of 2022) up to Clause 79 and approved the same with amendments, and seek leave to sit again.

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) I have had a very keen interest in this matter, Hon. Temporary Speaker. More often than not, whereas I want to stand with the people and the citizens within ASALs, and I will be speaking on this later to support, I do not believe that...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Kenya Drugs Authority Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 54 of 2022) , and approved the same with amendments.

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity, on behalf of the people of Emuhaya, to join Hon. Atandi and the people of Alego Usonga in mourning the demise of the former Waziri Oloo Aringo. Hon. Atandi brought up two or three things about...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The business before this House requires us to vote on the nomination of a person to fill a vacancy in the Office of the Deputy President in terms of Article 149 of the Constitution. As is the practice, before the House...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Could the Chairman of that Committee explain the amendments for the sake of the public and this House. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Hon. Justice Kemei (Sigowet/Soin, UDA) : Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The explanation is that in the...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Hon. Speaker, the matter raised by the Member is key to this country and if approached from an economic point of view, we shall realise the weight it carries. Ordinarily, the tendency by farmers to produce more when there is deficit and hunger and then...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) I rise on a point of order to emphasise what he is saying. It is a matter that the Hon. Chairman should take seriously. I had a similar situation, which I have to explain well. When our former senior colleague was still in charge of...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) The request for statement itself.

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) Thank you Hon. Deputy Speaker. I request for a statement regarding the sporadic attacks that are occurring in Emuhaya Constituency and Vihiga County. Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a statement from...

Hon. Omboko Milemba (Emuhaya, ANC) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.