Patrick Osero

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Yes.

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. There is the good Kibagendi and the bad one. I am the good one.

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second the Agricultural Professionals Registration and Licensing Bill. Around 40 per cent of jobs in our country are agriculture-based. Agriculture is a major foreign exchange earner, but there is currently a lot of confusion in the agriculture...

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to echo the sentiments of Hon. Francis Sigei. Sotik Creamery is right at the border of my constituency and his. I confirm that immediately after the Committee left, the factory ceased to operate. The casual workers who were...

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) He sometimes borrows my name.

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Hon. Speaker, for the avoidance of doubt, I would like to inform the House that following Hon. Catherine Nyamato's nomination as a woman, the second woman to be nominated is Hon. Irene, who is present with us here. I would also wish to inform the...

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Somebody is saying they are my agemates, which is true. (Laughter)

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Thank you for giving me this opportunity. First, I empathise and sympathise with our colleague Member of Parliament, Hon. Kimani Kuria. This was a very sad occasion. We saw it in the newspapers and all the videos. You really wonder where someone’s rights begin and...

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Thank you Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity, albeit a bit late. Right from the outset, I support the Bill with amendments. It is a shame that 60 years after Independence, we are talking about equality, and trying to equalise communities. This is...

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Yes, I want to be informed.

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Thank you, Hon Farah. Regarding Hon. Junet, I think that was a blessing in disguise. They migrated and he eventually became a Member of Parliament. Lastly, in the spirit of the broad-based Government, if we want to bring our people together, as the President says,...

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this Motion. I expected that most Members from the coastal region would be here to support this Motion. It is very interesting that they are missing. This is about their livelihood....

Hon. Patrick Osero (Borabu, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. At the outset, the Bible says that in the Garden of Eden, there was Adam and Eve, and not Adam and Steve. I believe that 40 years ago, we would not be here discussing...