Paul Otiende Amollo

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will start by commending the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee for coming up with this Bill, which is timely and useful in many ways. However, I find myself constrained to oppose it. Whereas it has so many positive provisions, it...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose this proposed Bill that is amending the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act. I have perused and read the report by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs on this proposal. I note the...

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

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) My second point of order, Hon. Speaker, relates to a question of record. In moving and seconding the majority report, they alluded to a letter, but none of them – including the Mover of the amendment – produced that letter to the extent that...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise under Standing Order No.1. In a sense, some of the waters which we are travelling through this afternoon may not have been well trodden. Hon. Speaker, I rise on a point of order so that you can direct...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I acknowledge and thank you for the correction as communicated. However, I rise under Standing Order No. 74. If l there is confusion or an error occurring in the course of a roll call voting….

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) I had started by thanking you for that correction. I rise under Standing Order No. 74 which states that if there is confusion or an error occurring in the course of a roll call voting, concerning the numbers which cannot otherwise be corrected, the...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I congratulate Hon. Martha Wangari for bringing this Bill. The industry to bring this kind of Bill is not given to all Members of Parliament. Having congratulated my friend, I find myself in the unfortunate position obviously in...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In defence of the Member and to persuade you that we can take this course, Hon. Speaker, you have routinely ruled that a matter of constitutionality can be raised at any time. In that respect, I understand the Member to...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to lend my voice to this matter which you have made a ruling and to urge that, as the Committee looks at it, there are three critical things we must look into. The first one is the decision...