Paul Otiende Amollo

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to pay a special tribute to the fallen CDF, General Francis Omondi Ogolla, and the nine other gallant soldiers who we lost last week. Hon. Speaker, I will have you and the House know that at about 5.30...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support their recommendations in terms of the names they have approved and those recommended not to be approved. I have no specific issue with any of those recommended. I know there are some, like 17th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. To your credit, it appears that we are finally going to occupy this behemoth that has remained with us for some time. In fairness, when issues are raised, I think they are more historical than current. I sit in the...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join my colleagues who have congratulated the Committee because they did their work speedily, openly and have made reasonable recommendations. (Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ consulted loudly)

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support their recommendations in terms of the names they have approved and those recommended not to be approved. I have no specific issue with any of those recommended. I know there are some, like 17th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. To your credit, it appears that we are finally going to occupy this behemoth that has remained with us for some time. In fairness, when issues are raised, I think they are more historical than current. I sit in the...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join my colleagues who have congratulated the Committee because they did their work speedily, openly and have made reasonable recommendations. (Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ consulted loudly)

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support their recommendations in terms of the names they have approved and those recommended not to be approved. I have no specific issue with any of those recommended. I know there are some, like 17th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. To your credit, it appears that we are finally going to occupy this behemoth that has remained with us for some time. In fairness, when issues are raised, I think they are more historical than current. I sit in the...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join my colleagues who have congratulated the Committee because they did their work speedily, openly and have made reasonable recommendations. (Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ consulted loudly)

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you. Hon. (Dr) Otiende, we have already resolved to close the debate on this matter. Therefore, you cannot have any donated time. Proceed, Hon. Chepkong’a. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I did that out of goodwill. I wish to thank every Member who...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon Temporary Speaker. I want to thank you and also thank the Committee. It is true that we had five issues, three of which we had convergence on. I will not speak about them. We converged and agreed on the 14th March...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon Temporary Speaker. Before I start, could I get your direction? As the only…

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) May I get your direction, Hon Temporary Speaker? As the only dissenting voice out of a Committee of 30 Members, and now that the Mover and the Seconder have taken 45 minutes to contribute, could I get your direction in terms of how much...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon Temporary Speaker. I want to thank you and also thank the Committee. It is true that we had five issues, three of which we had convergence on. I will not speak about them. We converged and agreed on the 14th March...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon Temporary Speaker. Before I start, could I get your direction? As the only…

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) May I get your direction, Hon Temporary Speaker? As the only dissenting voice out of a Committee of 30 Members, and now that the Mover and the Seconder have taken 45 minutes to contribute, could I get your direction in terms of how much...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) On a point of order. What is your point of order Hon. (Dr) Otiende? Let us hear his point of order. Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for the Hon. Leader of Majority Party to...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Hon. Otiende. Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I agree with the difficulty you find yourself in because you were not the substantive Speaker...

Hon. Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Can I proceed now? The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Do you have a point of order? Hon. Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) No. I want to contribute, as you have guided. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Alright. You can go ahead. Hon....

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the Leader of the Majority Party has this habit of thinking he is the only intelligent person who reads and understands. Therefore, he is imputing that we debate without reading and understanding the business before the House. It is fair for...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the danger of rushing all these things is that you end up with serious problems. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : We are not rushing anything, Member for Rarieda. We have taken our time on this very important stage. Hon....

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Hon. Otiende, what is out of order? Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, it is okay to debate. I am comfortable with the fact that no...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Proceed. That is the orderly way in which we want to run the House. Do not shout. Proceed, Hon. Otiende Amollo. Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to express my general support for...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. To the extent that you prompted me, I had forgotten to talk about the other proposal by my friend, Hon. Bashir Sheikh, which is also on the Floor. It proposes that when the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. (Dr) Nyikal seems to have a point of order.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The proposal by Hon. Alice Ng’ang’a is an important one. It looks timely but it might be dangerous. It might be so because it pre-empts a more fundamental issue that we, as the two Houses of Parliament, are called...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Proceed. That is the orderly way in which we want to run the House. Do not shout. Proceed, Hon. Otiende Amollo. Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to express my general support for...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. To the extent that you prompted me, I had forgotten to talk about the other proposal by my friend, Hon. Bashir Sheikh, which is also on the Floor. It proposes that when the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. (Dr) Nyikal seems to have a point of order.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The proposal by Hon. Alice Ng’ang’a is an important one. It looks timely but it might be dangerous. It might be so because it pre-empts a more fundamental issue that we, as the two Houses of Parliament, are called...