Nelson Koech

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me also add my voice on the State of the Nation Address by the President. Under Article 132 of our Constitution, when the President addresses the nation, he is obligated to give the progress we have made in realising...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Have I utilised my 10 minutes? (The Clerk-at-the-Table nodded) Oh, that was quick. These incidents remind us of the delicate balance we must maintain between regional diplomacy, security considerations, and our obligation to protect the rights of refugees and asylum seekers as per international law....

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Yes, I have a response, which is as follows: The Member for Bumula Constituency, Hon. Wanami Wamboka, sought a statement pursuant to Standing Order 42 (2) (c) on the disparities in Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment. He specifically raised the...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, the two Hon. Members have raised this issue. Firstly, Hon. Wamboka, it would have been easier if you had given me the names of those you think are not from your constituency. Secondly, and as a matter of concern, it now looks...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut UDA) Hon. Wamboka, do not be emotional about it. I understand your pain and concern. It is also unfair to bring the names of all the recruits from Bumula Constituency. It is only fair if you say you want to engage with the Ministry of Defence...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Members, let us end the matter there. I promise that I will invite all the Members who have issues with the recruitment to a meeting of the Committee that will be held in camera as mentioned by the Deputy Speaker. All the issues that...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Two weeks after we resume, Hon. Deputy Speaker, if we will be adjourning on Thursday and, if that is okay with Hon. Wamboka.

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Yes, I have a response, which is as follows: The Member for Bumula Constituency, Hon. Wanami Wamboka, sought a statement pursuant to Standing Order 42 (2) (c) on the disparities in Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) recruitment. He specifically raised the...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, the two Hon. Members have raised this issue. Firstly, Hon. Wamboka, it would have been easier if you had given me the names of those you think are not from your constituency. Secondly, and as a matter of concern, it now looks...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut UDA) Hon. Wamboka, do not be emotional about it. I understand your pain and concern. It is also unfair to bring the names of all the recruits from Bumula Constituency. It is only fair if you say you want to engage with the Ministry of Defence...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Members, let us end the matter there. I promise that I will invite all the Members who have issues with the recruitment to a meeting of the Committee that will be held in camera as mentioned by the Deputy Speaker. All the issues that...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Two weeks after we resume, Hon. Deputy Speaker, if we will be adjourning on Thursday and, if that is okay with Hon. Wamboka.

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will get a response in two weeks.

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Millie Odhiambo has done very well. That is why we are here. It has not been passed yet. It has given you an opportunity to deliberate on it and Parliament still has an opportunity to even reject it at this point, if it deems...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Stop using characters that do not describe my name. Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker and my good friend. I thank Members for their comments about this Pan-African Parliament Protocol. It is a very important tool that is extremely necessary to allow the operationalisation...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the Pan-African Parliament, laid...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) I correct that. My point was that the Report must even be subjected not just to the tabling of this House, but even debating it. There have to be other ways of making sure that the information that is brought to this House, other than...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the Pan-African Parliament, laid...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) I correct that. My point was that the Report must even be subjected not just to the tabling of this House, but even debating it. There have to be other ways of making sure that the information that is brought to this House, other than...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the Protocol to the Constitutive Act of the African Union relating to the...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to condole with the family of the deceased General Ogolla and the other nine officers who perished that fateful day, in pursuit of peace in the northern part of our country - North Rift. I interacted...

Hon. Nelson Koech (Belgut, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I am the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations.