OKELO, JARED ODOYO

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Nyando. (Laughter)

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Out of the twin Petitions, I want to delve into Hon. Ken Chonga’s one in Kilifi South Constituency. I support it. As my sister, Hon. Wangari has alluded, we discussed a similar matter last week 22nd November 2023...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM)You are mischievous here.

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

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Speaker, allow me to join my brother, Hon. Aduma, in condemning in the strongest terms possible, the chaos around Sondu. We have since lost 20 people in what may pass for ethnic cleansing. Hon. Aduma may not fully exhaust the happenings on the ground,...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. 11th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 49

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I believe that our Standing Orders could be similar. By invoking Standing Order 35, for obvious reasons, allow that question to be put at a later date. This is based on the importance of this particular issue. Thank you, Hon....

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker. Kindly allow me for a minute.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Whereas I acknowledge the advancement by the Hon. (Dr) Oundo as regards to Standing Order 35, your discretion equally may allow the Member who was on his feet under Standing Order No.1 to proceed. That is because he...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Petition on the mistreatment of teachers by the TSC needs to be looked into quickly and addressed urgently. The TSC is known for its notoriety. It has perpetuated certain ills to teachers. Hon. Mbai, my friend and...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Madam Cabinet Secretary has endeavoured to explain measures being undertaken to incorporate interpreters within our doctors. However, that feeds into one thing. Since time immemorial, I have people with hearing impairment. You ask yourself what happens if...

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

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I have two issues that need your attention, direction and assistance. The first one relates to international travels by Members of this House together with our secretariat. In his wisdom, our Clerk, my good friend, Mr. Samuel Njoroge, took the...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. That is not the direction I was taking but I was also …

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Taking the cue from my friend, Hon. Kiarie, it is an absurdity that we have an airline that we ought to be proud of as a nation, which is incurring losses year in, year out. Something needs to...

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

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is becoming a tired line that lots of lamentations come from this House and the Executive regarding the conduct of Cabinet Secretaries. My brother, Hon. Ichung’wah, has properly captured this matter.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Let me come to my point, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, this lamentation has come from none other than the topmost office; their own employer, Hon. William Ruto. He said that he knows more.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Yes

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Check Standing Order 40. The lamentations have come from none other than President William Samoei Ruto.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) Hon. GK, there is another point of order by Hon. Jared Okello. What is out of order, Hon. Jared Okello? Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker....

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me just finish raising this important matter. We acknowledge that a letter has been written… The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) What is out of order, Hon. Jared Okello? Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Before the Chairperson talked about a...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) On a point of order. 24th August 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 16

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We can all recall that I made a Request for a Statement yesterday concerning the issue the Leader of the Majority Party has ably explained. I also confirm that the Cabinet Secretary for Education was here this morning....

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I thank you for the opportunity, Hon. Temporary Speaker. On the same breath, I join my colleagues in congratulating my sister, Hon. Emaase Mary, for coming up with this most important and timely Motion. This kind of crime is not peculiar to Teso South or,...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : I want to hear from Hon. Kuria. I will come to you, Hon. Okello.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Yes. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Okay. Hon. Okello. Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, thank you very much. I thank the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for accepting the change. We have seen areas where...

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

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I thank you very much for the opportunity. I need your direction because this House has never thrown its hands in the air as a symbol of surrender when called upon to act. Last week, I managed to be in the village for...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I stand guided.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I am sorry. I stand guided, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am forever indebted to you on your guidance in this House. Hon. Speaker, this is a matter that calls for the involvement of this House to give direction. For the better part of last week, I was in the village...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I thank you for your protection.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Speaker, if this is left unattended, I can assure you that less than 20 per cent of our university students are going to report to college. When there was capitation, there was a level of certainty in terms of payment of school fees. Now,...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Bill could not have come at a better time. I thank my brother, Hon. Wangwe, for carrying the mantle we almost abandoned in the last regime. Sugar and sugarcane, by extension, have suffered the most among all...