Andrew Okiya Omtatah Okoiti

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, I would like to ask the Hon. Cabinet Secretary about the dams that were to be constructed in Busia County, including the Angololo Dam, which was to control the flooding in Budalangi and other elaborate projects. Why is it...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Yes, I have a supplementary question for the Hon. Cabinet Secretary. Kenya is not a communist state such that private property be determined by the State. Article 40 of the Constitution prohibits the arbitrary denial of property rights. A macadamia farmer is a property rights owner. That...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Jambo la conflict of interest haliwezi kutokea kwa sababu Seneta alijipigia kura kama mwakilishi wa watu wa eneo analowakilisha siku ya kupiga kura. Kwa kujipia ile kura, inamaanisha kwamba yeye anajiwakilisha akiwa hapa kwa sababu alikuwa anachagua mwakilishi na alijichagua kuwakilisha hoja zake Bungeni. Sioni kama kuna...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Yes, thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. When the time caught up with me on the Conflict of Interest Bill, (National Assembly Bills No. 12 of 2023) , I was just at the point where I was saying that the institutions that we have given a chance to...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Okay. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Statement by Sen. Olekina. However, I pray that we amend it to include the issues I and others have raised so that we can seize the opportunity to address what is ailing the health sector in this country. I support.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Good afternoon, Madam Temporary Speaker. I thank you for the opportunity to address this House on this important Statement. Matters of health in this country have gone south. There is, basically, nothing to write home about. Before even we discuss about the drugs, you might want to...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Madam Temporary Speaker, I was waiting for the light. Do we not have lights today?

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Thank you for the information. I could not put it better. When terms become that difficult, then there is a problem. We should call this theft by servants, which should be handled by the police. When I steal a chicken, I am not accused of corruption. However,...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey.

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Next, Order. Proceed, the Senate Majority Leader. VARIATION OF SENATE RESOLUTION ON THE CONDUCT OF SEN. GLORIA ORWOBA, MP

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Sen. Okiya Omtatah I will proceed. If you do not want me to contextualize, what I am going to say is that I will withdraw and apologise. If that pleases the conscience of this House, so be it. Nonetheless, it is a sad day for this country. February 25, 2025...

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Sen. Okiya Omtatahthey sent me a draft of what had been said here. I emailed an entire list of the 12 URLs to the Senate office. I gave a copy.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think we should conduct proceedings in this House in mother tongue.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Thank you for the opportunity to address the House. It is the mark of ultimate shame that from the Chair, you can pronounce a record that is not correct. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and Sen. Cherarkey contributed and you have not mentioned them. You are giving us a...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Can you get the correct record?

Sen. Okiya Omtatah I am not taking the opportunity to mess up my record. Give us a proper record of the HANSARD. I gave a URL and I have not seen you refer to the URL. You can even go to YouTube to see what I said. An hon. Senator:...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah I have gone to school.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah By doing what? (Sen. Okiya Omtatah stood at his place)

Sen. Okiya Omtatah I am just saying that you are misunderstanding me.

Sen Okiya Omtatah Madam Temporary Speaker, I was just concerned. Why was it difficult for Sen. Okiya Omtatah to indicate the site or source of his information? Whether the source is correct or not, it is up to the Senate to rule on that matter. He told us the site....

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Sen. Okiya Omtatah Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Thank you, Sen. Eddie. Thanks for the unverified information. I would love to see you table what you have promised to table, to demonstrate to this House that people self-sponsored themselves. In the absence of that, you hold your horses and forever...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Which you would conclude after he tables and you find it sugar-coated. That is the only time you have rendered a fair judgement on the issue. Senator Eddie, you will be allowed to table that evidence that you paid your own ticket.

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Sen. Okiya Omtatahhappening defy logic, defy any attempt at understanding them and can only happen outside the sphere of a well-constructed syllogism.It is with a very heavy heart that today, I stand in this august House as a powerless legislator; a House that has failed to have any impact on...

Sen. Sen. Osotsi do you have an intervention? Have you pressed for intervention?

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Sen. Okiya Omtatah Sen. Okiya, I appreciate what you are reading, but you are the only one in this House right now who has access to what you are reading. I am not able to see the source.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah On a point of information.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah I am guiding you to make it easier because this is an important question. It is a serious question that cannot be trivialized. You are talking about Janjaweed. It is been named as a terrorist group. Can you table that evidence in the normal fashion, so that...

Sen. Okiya, I am guiding you. I want you to table that evidence in the normal procedural manner, which evidence is tabled in this House or statement of facts are verified in this House. If you are able to table it within the next short while, it is okay. Table...

On a point of information. Sen. Okiya Omtatah(Laughter)

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But the clerk is here. Can you table it now, Sen. Okiya Omtatah? I have directed you. Sen. Okiya Omtatah Can I read it out?

Write it down for them. I have given you the guide. Sen. Okiya Omtatah They are skilled in writing.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Senate Majority Whip, would you like to be informed by Sen. Cherarkey?

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Sir. I rise to contribute to the statement by Sen. Cherarkey, the great from Nandi County. The quality of cement is important and should not be compromised because cement is shelter. It is everything we have in terms of building homes that are...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Secondly, it is a statement of fact. There have even been complaints about defunding IAU of the police.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. The question of abductions is a very serious one. Kenya is a Republic; a Government of law. We have institutions that have been mandated to take care of the security of the citizen. In terms of civilian order, these...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I cannot substantiate what did not happen. I said the police have never called any of the people who were abducted and released to a debriefing in order to tell them where they were. The only thing that can happen is for...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Mr. Speaker, Sir, the word ‘substantiate’ seems to be an exciting word to some people in this House. When I submitted, I said circumstantial evidence. I pointed to the circumstantial evidence that should not be ignored. The circumstantial evidence is that none of the people who have...

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE [The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) left the Chair] IN THE COMMITTEE [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Abdul Haji) in the Chair] THE METEOROLOGY BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.45 OF 2023)

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have nothing else to submit. I am happy to see the Senate Majority Leader very calm.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issues of abductions are very serious matters. We, as a House, need to have a special sitting where we can summon our security forces. Recently it was reported in the media that the IG of Police said he was not aware of who...

Sen. Okiya Omtatah I have not said anything that requires substantiation.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah I am a clever man.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Mr. Speaker, Sir, point number three, the IAU has had its officers transferred and this happened under IG Koome’s reign. As far as I am concerned, you do not substantiate the obvious.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah You cannot table evidence that something did not happen.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah I am not exchanging. I am instructing the Chair. I am choosing not to listen to a heckler.

Sen. Okiya Omtatah Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this important amendment. The County Public Finance Laws Amendment Bill of 2023, as summarised in the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons, is a Bill that need not have been there because this shows that when...