Paul Otiende Amollo

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) The second point is in relation to the question of Prime Minister. We pointed out that the report uses the name ‘Prime Minister’, but everywhere else the name is Cabinet Secretary. We thought there should be some consistency. One, some of us thought that...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I need your direction. Ordinarily, I do not interrupt my Chairman, Hon. Murugara. I am a member of that Committee. I wrote a letter to the Speaker dated 27th February 2025, and I had hoped that he would have given some...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) It was tabled on 9th October 2024. I brought it to the attention of the Speaker so that we could get clarity as to what happened after it was tabled.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) To the best of my knowledge, it has not been debated.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to assure this House that this Report was discussed in an atmosphere of collegiality. Indeed, there are no fundamental disagreements within the Committee, not even with our counterparts from the Senate, at least, from the meetings we...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) She is criss-crossing the Floor. 4th March 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 48 Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM)The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) No! You cannot do that. This is your third term in Parliament. Do the right thing. Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda,...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) I was explaining that the Report gives us two options for the two-thirds gender principle. We could go for top-up, create special seats or do what Hon. Caroli was suggesting. The Committee settled for the top-up option. I will talk about it. Thirdly, the...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, mine is a procedural point of order. I appreciate the fact that two points of order were raised and you have given the Whip of the Majority Party an opportunity not to respond, but to promise to respond. However, the Whip...

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

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, we are allowed to intervene even on behalf of a neighbour like Hon. Adipo Okuome. Hon. Temporary Speaker, you made a correct ruling that a Member should not come in between the Hon. Temporary Speaker and the Member contributing. Hon. Adipo...

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

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Leader of the Majority Party, who almost became Leader of the Minority Party, has reminded us that you are a former Senator which is true. I am sure your allegiance to the Senate is historical, but to this House, is...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, that, must be tried on an hourly basis. The issue raised by Hon. Kangogo Bowen goes beyond what he has raised; the Budget Policy Statement. It goes to the jurisdiction of the Houses of Parliament. I urge you to issue an authoritative...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Yes, indeed, many of them are surrogates. They are inspired by things other than respect for the Constitution. Hon. Speaker, the starting point to bring sanity is an authoritative Communication from you. This will help some of these Government cabinet secretaries and principal secretaries....

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First is information to the Members. As Members are aware, we are in court on the NG-CDF matter. It is currently before the Court of Appeal. Next week on 6th March, we will be appearing for directions. As we had...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I only wish to lend my voice and support for that request for a statement, and to add that I am aware that the case of Brian Odhiambo was actually litigated in court in case number E003 of 2025....

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Bill by Hon. Joshua Kivinda Kimilu. I have gone through the Bill and I wish to express my support for it in the shortest possible time. I am a son of a volunteer worker...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Standing Order 19A (3) states very clear: 11th February 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 21 Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM)“(3) The Majority Party Whip shall communicate the name of the Member elected under paragraph (1) to the Speaker in writing on behalf of the...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. For starters and because not all Members have read the judgement, allow me to read three paragraphs so that people are in tandem. Paragraph 504 says: “We, thus, hold and find that the simultaneous holding of the position of Speaker...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support this Special Motion for a few reasons that I will state briefly. First of all, it is well balanced in 16th January 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 13 Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM)terms of gender, ethnicity and region....

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : What is your point of order, Hon. Otiende Amollo?

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I will withhold my comments on the substantive issue for now. On the comment by Hon. Caroli Omondi, may the record reflect that the late Prof. Okoth Ogendo finally went to the Kenya School of Law. He was my...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I join my colleague, Hon. Atandi, in eulogising the late Hon. Oloo Aringo. He was known for many things. One of those things was the flair of language to the point that some people wrongly called him a court...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you. Hon. Speaker and Hon. Members, I know this is a serious moment in history. It is also a constitutional moment. I wholly agree with Hon. Wanjala and Hon. Ruku, in terms of the mood of the House. However, there are things that...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I respect your ruling and guidance that the matter will be discussed further. There is only one problem. You are leaving it at a point where the Chairperson of the Committee has said that he will invite Hon. Wamboka...