Anthony Tom Oluoch

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) On a point of order.

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Apologies, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I was speaking to my amendments when I was making my interventions. I later realised that the amendments as put on the Order Paper by the Chair and the Committee, on Clause 6 (c) that deals with the 15 years of...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Yes, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 23 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (2) by —

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I am not anticipating debate but thinking out loud. If you look at the concerns being raised by Members and the provisions of Clause 23 and in light of the fact that we ought to have thought about traditional medicine in the...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM)

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I wanted to contribute to Clause 8 (7) of the Bill which is not part of what the Chair has proposed to amend. I will ask to be given an opportunity to prosecute Clause 8 (7) of the Bill. The Temporary Chairlady...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Are we on Clause 7 or Clause 8?

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Yes, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. To begin with, I had a proposed amendment. I support the part that seeks to add the words “persons with disabilities” in terms of being in tandem with the provisions of the Constitution. To the extent that it seeks to include...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) I support the amendments by the Committee on the grounds that the Authority being created will deal with very fundamental things, including the administration of drugs and the technology involved in this area. So, enhancing the experience of the Director-General to 15 years is appropriate....

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Put the Question!

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise on Standing Order 95. Going by the mood of the House, and considering the fact that we do not wish to debate, and going by the previous precedent, I rise to ask that the Mover of this Bill...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) I have stood on my place under Standing Order 95 and ask that you gauge the mood of the House, that the Mover be called upon to reply because it appears that we do not want to exercise our right under Article 95 to debate....

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) I have no comments on this Bill. I do not know why I have been called upon. I wanted to prepare for the other Bills. I spent three hours preparing for the previous Bill.

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Put the Question!

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise on Standing Order 95. Going by the mood of the House, and considering the fact that we do not wish to debate, and going by the previous precedent, I rise to ask that the Mover of this Bill...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) I have stood on my place under Standing Order 95 and ask that you gauge the mood of the House, that the Mover be called upon to reply because it appears that we do not want to exercise our right under Article 95 to debate....

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) I have no comments on this Bill. I do not know why I have been called upon. I wanted to prepare for the other Bills. I spent three hours preparing for the previous Bill.

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 43, I wish to make a statement on the World Mental Health Day that was observed on Tuesday, 10th October 2023. As we reflect upon the Mental Health Day, we must recognise that mental health is a universal human...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 43, I wish to make a statement on the World Mental Health Day that was observed on Tuesday, 10th October 2023. As we reflect upon the Mental Health Day, we must recognise that mental health is a universal human...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 43, I wish to make a statement on the World Mental Health Day that was observed on Tuesday, 10th October 2023. As we reflect upon the Mental Health Day, we must recognise that mental health is a universal human...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. KJ. He is my very good friend from my alma mater. I want to inform him in utmost good faith. Already I can see Hon. Murugara smiling at what I want to inform him about. The Act is called the Judicature Act....

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) On a point of information, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker and the Cabinet Secretary. I wish to ask a supplementary question, specifically on the question of the court award which we adverted to the Judicial Review No.483 of 2016. To my mind and the printed copies that they have shared, the...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) No.

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare ODM) Hon. Speaker, could the Cabinet Secretary–

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) So, I drop mine and support the Chairperson’s amendment. (Proposed amendments to Clause 26 by Hon. Anthony Oluoch dropped)

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 33 of the Bill be amended by—

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) The part (b) of it. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Go ahead. Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Chairperson for agreeing with that. I want to drop part (b) , which seeks to delete the word “Committee” after the words “Dispute...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM)

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the proposed amendment will save the human resource that we have even as we transit to have an enhanced Social Health Insurance Fund. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. (Question of the amendment proposed) The first bite will go to Hon. Makali because...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) I am there. Hon. Temporary Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 5 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (i) . The amendment seeks to remove the functions of complaints handling from the Social Health Authority as there is already a Dispute Resolution...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, for the avoidance of doubt, first, we are not saying that there should be no complaints. It is only that they cannot be heard against the very person you are complaining about. In law, there is a maxim called nemo judex in...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I had this amendment, but listening to the Chairperson of the Committee, it appears what I had proposed is carried in his amendment.

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 31 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (c) of sub-clause 2 and inserting the following new paragraph— “ (c) it is required for historical, statistical and research purposes where the data is...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM)

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) I intend to amend it by deleting the clause and then I proceed to give the reasons. For purposes of good drafting and neatness, Parliament must never make laws in vain, or similar laws where laws already exist to regulate that subject matter. The E-waste...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) I am trying to persuade the Leader of the Majority party that in principle, I am not opposed to management of e-waste. As a law maker and a drafter who contributes a lot to drafting and lawmaking in this House, for neatness, we could have...