Caroli Omondi

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I will begin by observing that the proposed Political Parties (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (Senate Bill No.26 of 2024) can only be described as one of the most...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) I am trying to remember my admission number, Hon. Speaker. I attended the University of Nairobi’s Faculty of Law. I also join my colleagues in welcoming the students of The University of Nairobi. I acknowledge that on 26th May 2025, GPR 3104, Social Foundations...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Speaker, it is quite unfortunate that we do not have the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. However, so much is happening in the sugar sector that is causing a lot of disquiet to farmers and other stakeholders. The Chair...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Speaker, it is quite unfortunate that we do not have the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. However, so much is happening in the sugar sector that is causing a lot of disquiet to farmers and other stakeholders. The Chair...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Okay. I do not know how to phrase it, but I would be happy.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I just want to point out two points.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Yes, Hon. Speaker. On 27th September 2023, you directed the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury to write to me and explain the efforts made by the National Treasury to recover and protect the nucleus estate of Miwani Sugar Company, particularly LR No.7545/3, which...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Speaker, therefore, the categorisation under Section 28 may not be accurate. Somebody could be an orphan, but he is not below the poverty line. You could be an old person, but you are not below the poverty line. You could be a person...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you and sorry for that rude interruption. He wanted to oust…

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I pointed out in the morning that the measure of poverty is called the foot poverty line, which calculates what the nutrition or food energy requirements are per person. It is weighed against the actual food expenditure of a household...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) I thought I had keyed it in. Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Speaker. It gives me great pleasure to comment on our proposed Sessional Paper on the Foreign Policy of the Republic of Kenya, 2025. I think this is the second one. The...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to congratulate Hon. Bwire for the bold step of bringing the people of Pare ancestry to the National Assembly. Our job as leaders is to find solutions. That is why we are here. We...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) As much as that is the case, I foresee a few challenges which I believe we ought to point out in good time to avoid running into headwinds. What we are establishing here is a non-contributory social protection programme. That means the cost shall...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will try to be brief. Let me begin by acknowledging the commendable effort towards providing social protection for the vulnerable members of our society. I am aware that this forms part of the conditionalities agreed upon...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I just want to make a small suggestion. I did not know the late, Hon. Koech. However, we should have a tradition in this House that when we want to honour a Member who has passed away, we...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) As much as that is the case, I foresee a few challenges which I believe we ought to point out in good time to avoid running into headwinds. What we are establishing here is a non-contributory social protection programme. That means the cost shall...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will try to be brief. Let me begin by acknowledging the commendable effort towards providing social protection for the vulnerable members of our society. I am aware that this forms part of the conditionalities agreed upon...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I just want to make a small suggestion. I did not know the late, Hon. Koech. However, we should have a tradition in this House that when we want to honour a Member who has passed away, we...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) In view of the inconsistency with the Constitution, we should not only step it down but also withdraw it and bring a new one.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wish to draw the attention of the House to Article 210 of the Constitution of Kenya. For the ease of Members, it says:

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Yes.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) In view of the inconsistency with the Constitution, we should not only step it down but also withdraw it and bring a new one.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I wish to draw the attention of the House to Article 210 of the Constitution of Kenya. For the ease of Members, it says:

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Yes.