Atandi Samuel Onunga

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will bring you evidence of the Deputy President presenting millions of shillings in Harambees because I do not have it with me right now. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I do not find anything to withdraw because I said very clearly that Government officers are displaying corruption. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) ; No! You said the Deputy President and I will give you an opportunity to withdraw...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will disappoint you because I will not withdraw. I am speaking of facts I believe in, that the Deputy President is displaying corruption by carrying huge sums of money to Harambees

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to give my contributions on this very important Bill. I begin by congratulating the Chairman and the Committee. They have done a wonderful job in coming up with this Bill. As everyone has mentioned,...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) It is unfair for my colleague to waste my time, raising a useless point of order.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am very clear about my statement and the Standing Orders which apply. I am talking about corruption and I am saying that senior Government officers are displaying corruption.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the fact is that this House is captured. This House is not independent; it transacts instructions from elsewhere. Even if this House purports to have waived sugar debts, it was not this House that waived them.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Can I be allowed to continue now that I am on the Floor?

Hon Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Yes, this House is captured.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you for protecting me from interference by my colleagues. As you can see, I am a lone voice in this House against a battalion of Government machinery who are not interested in hearing anything against it.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Kiarie is a strong Member of this House who is very intelligent. Allow me to ignore him because he knows very well that this House is captured. It is not independent. It transacts instructions from State House. To...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I was just alerting you that I am here so that I can get the immediate chance to comment on the matter on the Floor. (Laughter)

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to participate in this Motion. The sugar industry in Kenya continues to be a mess. This is something which we, as Members of Parliament, all know. We assume and pretend that Kenya...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga) The fact of the matter is that the sugar debts have been waived. But my point is this: I am questioning the intention of waiving the sugar debts because the real intention of that waiver is not that somebody is interested in the welfare of...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) The point I want to raise - as I conclude

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. We are not here as Members of the Opposition but to make these laws comfortable for all Kenyans. I want to plead with the leadership of the Government side. The amendment that Hon. Oundo has proposed is very important....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to join my colleagues from the north-eastern region, who have raised this issue of insecurity in their areas where Kenyans have been kidnapped and they cannot be traced. Hon. Deputy Speaker, recently, I heard the Cabinet Secretary...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Okay. Let me conclude by saying that the Government of the day needs to wake up and do things that will serve Kenyans, especially in the area of security. We do not want to hear issues of Kenyans being kidnapped while the cabinet secretaries...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I am just discussing something that is of national interest, which is being discussed across the country. It is something Kenyans are discussing and wondering about. 4th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 6

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to join my colleagues from the north-eastern region, who have raised this issue of insecurity in their areas where Kenyans have been kidnapped and they cannot be traced. Hon. Deputy Speaker, recently, I heard the Cabinet Secretary...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Okay. Let me conclude by saying that the Government of the day needs to wake up and do things that will serve Kenyans, especially in the area of security. We do not want to hear issues of Kenyans being kidnapped while the cabinet secretaries...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I am just discussing something that is of national interest, which is being discussed across the country. It is something Kenyans are discussing and wondering about. 4th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 6