OKELO, JARED ODOYO

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not intend to interrupt my very good friend, Hon. Osoro while delivering justice to the mediated version of this Bill. He was winding up and I hope I did not disrupt his thought process. The mediated version of...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. From the onset, let me make it clear that I belong to the Committee on Delegated Legislation. We examined, re-examined and scrutinised the entire Special Operating Framework Agreement (SOFA) as pertains the Blue Nile...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Speaker, based on the responsibility you bestowed on me, Hon. Jared Okello, Member for Parliament for Nyando, Hon. Zaheer Jhanda, Hon. Onesmus Ngogoyo and Hon. Njeri Maina, we are here to declare the results as follows: Ayes – 282 Noes – 44 Abstentions –...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) It comes with an incentive. Hon. Temporary Speaker, besides coming from the sugar belt, I also belong to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. The challenges that abound within the sugar sector cannot properly be gainsaid. It is important to note that during the...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Firstly, allow me to congratulate our two gallant heroines. Before the ravaging floods of the 60s in Nyando constituency, the family lived there. Then they moved to Muhoroni Constituency. And just like Hon. K'oyoo, I also claim a stake....

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Many factors could precipitate suicide. The owner/drafter of this Petition has only taken one angle – mental incapacitation. Therefore, life being so sacrosanct, this House cannot administer an easier process that leads to extermination of life. I believe that...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Only in homicide cases. Therefore, if this House would make changes to that effect, then that medical examination should also include cases of suicide. But, we are not going to allow Kenyans to take away their lives at will because basically that is what this...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I participated in the 80-metre race, and a walking race for Bunge Athletics, which fed into my passion for athletics. I watched the entire athletics session in Paris. At one time, I was very disappointed when our...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to add my voice to the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bill No.19 of 2024) . We are here as a result of what happened two months ago. Whereas people castigate the Generation Z...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. There seems to be a general consensus that everybody in this House is for Dr. Amoth without any contestation. On that breadth, I ask you to indulge us and call upon the Mover to reply.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I truly support this clause. There are many retirees who take up to 20 years without seeing their pension. It is immoral, as a country, to have people who served our Government for so many years still waiting for their...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Okello. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : I am sorry about that, Hon. Okello. Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Taking a tangent from what my Hon. Chairman has already alluded to, in the composition of the Board, all...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I agree with the Hon. Chairperson. In clause 29 (a) (i) , the Council of Governors will definitely have a latitude to nominate one of their own, but with a rider that they must have the requisite knowledge and experience on matters...

Hon Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the rejection of this clause by the Committee stems from the fact that we do not want to give importers of sugar more leverage over our own. Therefore, the rule must apply universally. So, we reject this Senate amendment. (Question, that the...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) The elephant in the room is this idea of zoning. If you look at what we have dealt with before this, we rejected any element of zoning because we do not want our farmers to be boxed into a corner and, therefore, have absolute control...

Hon. Jared Okelo (Nyando, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Supplementary Appropriation (No.2) Bill, 2024 that stemmed from the botched Finance Bill that was rejected by the President as a result of the pressure that arose from the Generation Zs. Whereas there is consideration of the...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I have a question related to that. Whereas I also support that the issue of IEBC needs to be fast tracked based on the fact that, at least, not less than two constituencies are now disenfranchised as a result of… Hon. Speaker Hon....

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I rise under Standing Order 91. A pattern is developing in this House. Each time we are objective in a matter such as this, we are told that the NG-CDF will be reduced and there will be no financial...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) What is out of order is what the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning is telling us; that if we reduce the budget, it will affect even issues of this House. But I also reject this Bill in total in line...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Whereas you have closed that debate, I would like to take a tangent from what both the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party have talked about. We have lately seen discordant voices,...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much Hon. Speaker for allowing me to joyride on the Statement as read by Hon. Rozaah Buyu. Hon Speaker, the situation is uglier than she is putting it. When the idea of coming up with the Kisumu Northern Corridor that joins the...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Even though you have called me at the tail-end of the session, I have a few remarks to make with regard to the Report on Equalisation Fund. A quick background over the same, when the drafters of our...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. My friend, Member for Emgwen, the rumour out there does not really touch on the 22 per cent in its entirety. There are two sets of pricing when we gravel roads in our constituencies. The first pricing relates to...