Paul Otiende Amollo

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to congratulate our colleagues who won the elections and have been sworn in. Winning these elections and being sworn in is no easy task, and we really commend them for it. We are quite proud of them. We...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Yes. They saw the beautiful new gardens, the fountain and everything in between. As for the evening matters, that is beyond the House. I will not go into that. Thank you. (Laughter)

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for those compliments. With your kind permission, I wish to apprise the House of the status of the appeal that we had presented at the Court of Appeal. As Members may be aware, the appeal came up for hearing yesterday,...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, this Procedural Motion is necessary, logical, and lawful. I beg to second. (Hon. Umulkher Harun stood in her place)

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, the concerns by Hon. Owen Baya are legitimate. However, I am surprised because I thought that the liaison office he is talking about is his office. From where we sit, the leadership of the Majority Party is our liaison between Parliament and...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) But that is where I started. I started by saying this...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you. The only technicality, and this is beyond this Act, is to advise the Committee that as we speak, there is a decision of the High Court and the Court of Appeal that moves all these tribunals to the Judiciary. In that context,...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Two minutes.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Mover is wrong. That is what I am trying to explain. I may need a whole day to explain this. My whole point is that to constrain Parliament to 60 days is a constraint on the duty of public participation...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) I am educating him in law. (Laughter)

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I hope the wise man who is now taking your attention will listen to our contribution. During a time like this, years back, he supported a similar Bill which we passed, despite our objection, and ended up being nullified....

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you. Hon. Temporary Speaker, may you direct that my time starts running now? I support this Bill with reservations. I do so because it has many good provisions, but some of them require to be re-examined. It is my hope that the Committee...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Let me answer it this way. What you have said is my exact concern. Section 20 of this Bill gives the Cabinet Secretary the discretion to undertake public participation. When it comes to Parliament, Section 23 restricts Parliament to 60 days. The point being...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Everything you have read amplifies my argument. This is twofold. One, while Section 20 provides an avenue for public participation expressly by the Cabinet Secretary, there is no corresponding section that expressly provides for public participation by Parliament. That is the first limb. The...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) No. Mover, that is why I wanted you back. Take notes keenly, and then when you are replying, you will be able to respond.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Indeed. We allow the Mover that discretion, but that is not a point of order. That is a point of argument but let me now explain what the problem is slowly. Two things. One is that because the Constitution provides for public participation, you...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you. I rise to support the Report and I hope Hon. Wangwe will be listening. First of all, this Committee has tried. It has gone back over the years. That is very important, because such reports are time- bound. As...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to second The Kenya Roads (Amendment) (No.3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.34 of 2025) . Hon. Owen Baya raised an issue, but he did not get the benefit of a response. Wherever he is, he has to...

Hon. Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to congratulate our athletes who performed very well in Tokyo. It demonstrates that as a country, we remain an athletics powerhouse and other pretenders to the throne should take note. On EALA, I wish to inform Members that I...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Under Standing Order 191 (1) (a) , the Powers and Privileges Committee is allowed to summon any person to appear before it for the purposes of giving evidence or providing information. This House has been called the House of extortion and a corrupt House....

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) On a point of order.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will beg that I be added two minutes for context, as a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. First of all, let it be clear, I am a Member of the Committee. I have never...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, as you know, I respect your guidance and rulings. However, I had intended to bring up something later for your formal guidance. It is under Standing Order 87 (1) , on contents of speeches. It is my understanding that it is the...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, we were all here when the substantive Speaker made a declaration on adjusting this Order Paper. The pronouncement was very clear. We would come to Order No.13 once we are done with Order No.12. There has not been a subsequent adjustment...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I had wanted you to give direction, maybe not now, but under Standing Order 1, as read with Standing Order 40 on the Order Paper. The Order Paper, once settled, is required to be published by the Clerk but under Standing Order...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda,ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me thank Hon. Dan Wanyama and the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture. On behalf of the Bunge Football Team, a few of whose Members are here; I can see Hon. Jack Wanami, Hon. Kaikai, Hon. Maungu, Hon. Mogaka and...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rarely find myself lost for words but on this I am a bit lost, especially because I did not quite follow the context of the response. However, to the extent of your briefing, I would say two 31st...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome pupils from Lwak Primary and Comprehensive School as well as other schools that have been mentioned in this august House. I want the pupils to know that this House is the premier entity that...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Yes, four days ago. Therefore, I was requesting that, as you give other Members the opportunity, you also include him in that list. Thank you.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We lost the Hon. Bob Jalang’o Nyanduga, who was the first Member of Parliament for Rarieda. He served for one term, and I am speaking specifically of that term, his term. Hon. Speaker, as has become the fate of many...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to bring to your attention, and I also brought it to the attention of the Clerk, that there is another former Member who served with you. He was the first Member of Parliament for Rarieda, the late Hon....

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) The Leader of the Minority Party wants one minute. I will donate it to him.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, since the introduction of this Bill on 12th March this year, we have had discussions for the last four months. Even during the pre-publication stage, we engaged in dialogue. During public participation, we held extensive discussions. Since moving the Bill, there has...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In accordance with Standing Order 82 (3) , I will donate my two minutes only to the Leader of the Majority Party.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No 4 of 2025) and its approval thereof without amendments. (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed)...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I also request the Hon. George Murugara to second the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2025) be now read a Third Time. I also request Hon. George Murugara to second.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I do not have the Order Paper. Could I get a copy?

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to move the Bill as per the Order Paper. First of all, this Bill has seen contributions for the last four months. As per our Standing Orders, a Bill to amend the Constitution cannot...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.4 of 2025) be read a Second Time. As Members know, this Bill has been with us for the last four months. It has undergone immense public...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, as a veteran demonstrator, I empathise and condole with the families that lost their loved ones. Article 37 is very clear on the right to demonstrate peaceably and unarmed. But that right does not extend to an attempt to establish a government...