Jared Odoyo Okelo

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Speaker, it has often been said that this House does not legislate in vain. We raise Questions here expecting remedies. We do not expect less from your pronouncements. A fortnight ago, you directed the Leader of the Majority Party to avail a report under...

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

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I take that back, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) I thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to second this Bill proposed by the Whip of the Majority Party, my brother, Hon. Osoro. Indeed, there has been a disconnect between the budget-making process in the county governments and that of the National...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Speaker, let me thank you for giving me this opportunity. I would like to bring to the attention of the House the fact that I was nominated to be the chief agent in a closed auditorium in the course of that election. That is...

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

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. There is an issue on which I need your direction. This matter has been brought to the attention of this House intermittently. The last time the matter was raised here, which I believe was six months ago, you gave...

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, whereas we all have our political leanings, I think my brother, Hon. Ngogoyo, is overstretching this. First, we have always observed moments of silence in cases of death. Second, there is absolutely no evidence that the Deputy President has been taken ill....

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

Hon. Jared Okello (Nyando, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This issue or Bill that has taken inordinately too long. The Bill stems from a taskforce that was established in the former regime. Our former colleague, Hon Wamunyinyi, brought it forth in the last regime. It died with...

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) 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) 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) I thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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) 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 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, 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 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...