Martin Peters Owino

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I congratulate the team. This formula was protractedly negotiated. It is good and in force. I urge Hon. Members to support it. I want to emphasise one thing on the counties because we are having many problems in constituencies, especially...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I think the concern of Hon. Duale is taken care of. When you specifically go on to say who should remain and who should go, then you will be drafting another Bill. So, instead of voting no, Hon. June...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support. When rules do not follow the laid down rules, that is an offence. The scrap metal issue needs to be revisited, especially when it comes to vandalism and illegal trade. We urge the Executive and Parliament to look into...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First, I want to thank God for the gift of life, also the gift of health and all the providences that have managed me to be in this House. There are some things I have learnt from you and admire. One,...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you so much, Hon. Deputy Chairman. I want to add my voice to this. Fairness is paramount at all levels, not just in leadership. I want it to be on record that this is for future prosperity and not driven by victims. If we...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Chairman. I just want to remind Members that when we have proceedings in this House, we are even watched by the House of Commons. I had the privilege of meeting one of my friends who is a Member of the House...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, I am just wondering because even when somebody proposes that debate stops, it is still subjected to vote. So, I do not know how this will improve that. Sometimes we have a protraction because other people just want to do it for...

Hon Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, I thank the Chair for this. It is very tedious to come up with a Bill and move it through all the stages. Most of us are going to be victims because my Community Health Workers Bill has just passed June 2,...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, I really support this. If I knew, I would have saved my Bill, which I know is going to die in the Senate. I may not use co- sponsorship but use it in another way; that is, co-investment of an interest so...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, that is my understanding. In the previous amendment, we opened the door for ourselves but in this one, we are opening the door for them. Should they choose Bills originating from their House, then they can…

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) We are all parliamentarians, Hon. Deputy Chairman. There is no foreigner here.

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, I also support this amendment. In addition, I agree with the vetting idea. There is need for capacity building for those who have been selected. This is because you cannot be in the panel of problem solving when you are a problem...

Hon Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, I know what the Chairman intends to cure but the assumption is that there is no “poison.” If there is poison in those committees, even the Minority Vice-Chair can push through an agenda, which the Majority Vice-Chair may not agree with. That...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) That is true. I agree with the Chair. We do not have dissenting reports in all jurisdictions but dissenting opinions of the minority.

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, I just want to support also because most of our supplementary budgets have been made to be sanitisers of the abuse of Article 223. I think this is good and will bring some sanity in our budget as well. June 2, 2022...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Chairman, I am equally happy with these new Standing Orders. However, I want to single out the members of the diaspora who do a lot, but are frustrated. If they have a committee which they can bring all the grievances to and legislation...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I want to join in supporting this also. When we got Independence, we made a mistake by just building and creating jobs in cities and that has brought all the slums around. This will decongest Nairobi and other urban areas and...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndiwa, ODM) Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I really support this. We have seen it with COVID- 19 and as a Member of the Committee on Health I must say we need to motivate our firms to start producing human vaccines. When things get tough, each...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) That is very interesting, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I also rise to support the Chair, Hon. Gladys Wanga. It is also said that if you milk a cow to the veins, a kick is eminent. Overtaxing Kenyans does not mean we are making more money....

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) There is nothing like bottom-up in this country. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Christopher Omulele) : Hon. Nyenze, Member for Kitui West.

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have withdrawn. (Loud consultations) June 2, 2022 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 184 Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM)The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. (Ms.) Jessica Mbalu): Order Members! Hon. Members, I am sure that this House passed a Motion that we...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy:

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) I hope so too, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM)

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 6 of the Bill be amended by deleting sub-clause (1) and inserting the following new sub-clause_ “ (1) The Council shall consist of—

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM)

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM)Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move that the New Clause 35 be read the Second Time.Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the amendment seeks to introduce a transitional provision.(Loud consultations)The Temporary Deputy Chairman(Hon. Christopher Omulele): Hon Owino, we are dealing with the New Part VII. Hon....

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) The amendment seeks to introduce a transitional provision to ensure that after 12 months of enactment of the Act, all persons currently working as community health workers will be required to attend the academic qualifications prescribed in the Second Schedule so as to be eligible...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM)Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I thank Dr. Nyikal for this amendment because the asset these people have is the relationship which they create with their clients. It beats people’s notion that they only give two hours to a community. Once they have a relationship...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House does agree with the Committee in the said Report. I also request Dr. Dahir to second the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to support this as well. My concern is that we need to redefine or review the meaning of hardship. This is because what it was then is not what it is now. For example, Karachuonyo, which is one of...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to add my voice to this Bill. I want to support this Bill and also congratulate Hon Osotsi. This is a timely Bill because if you look across the globe, ICT is the order of doing...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask Question No.090/2022 to the Cabinet Secretary of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works:

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I agree, but talking to the Chair, the meeting never took place.

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) I think so. March 30, 2022 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 2

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I just want to support our Chair on this because it has been a struggle between the Pharmacy and Poisons Board and the National Quality Control to an extent that these two sectors were not March 30, 2022 NATIONAL...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) I just want to add that these are regulatory boards. If there is a management board, that would be a different scenario to include others who are consumers or partakers in other ways. (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, March...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) I do not know whether we will do further amendment. They seem to be only eight members. It could be odd. An odd number would be better. Right? Did I count right? They seem to be only eight.

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning the following Question:

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I sit in this Committee and Hon. Duale has just confirmed that there is money that we are taking from the livestock people. That means that there is money. This amendment has, therefore, cleared line items so that we can get some money...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, what Hon. Sankok is saying would be true if there were no policies. We are dealing with an Act of Parliament and each organization has policies and limits on engaging experts. So, that is not true. (Question, that the words to...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Radiographers play a very integral part in the disease management especially in diagnosis and right treatment. I second. (Question proposed) The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Patrick Mariru) : What is the mood of the House? Yes, Hon. Sankok.

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just want to say that, one of the driving factors of cost of care is mis-diagnosis of diseases. Sometimes, we treat diseases with wrong medicine because we did not get the right diagnosis. That is why this Bill is not...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also want to thank our Departmental Committee on Health for considering this Bill and for removing bureaucracies so that when people are suffering from mental health, they can be easily diagnosed and referred. There is a lot that...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I really appreciate this chance. I want to thank Hon. John Paul for this amendment Bill. Whenever a Member tries to bring an input, it should be lauded. I will do what other Members have done just to have...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Some people are living in Jerusalem, leave them alone. I was trying to say that employment has to be defined in this so that people know that when you graduate from whatever level, you can go either way. You can even...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Yes, I have the same concern. Sometime ago, I asked a Question on a road under constructed. The communities made a lot of noise. I consulted with the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing four times for him to talk...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I want to support the Chair and Committee on this one. This co-ordination will need wider thinking. There needs to be linkage with the lower people at the villages and first responders. These are areas where there is a...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I also want to support the Chairperson on this one, especially part (d) which talks of emergency response capacity building across board. This is very timely. I support. The Temporary Deputy Chairman (Hon. Christopher Omulele) : Hon. Makali, do...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. This is well done and especially No. 7, which says that despite all the classifications, the two levels of Government can still assist each other. I think that is wonderful. I support. (Question, that the new clause be read...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon Temporary Deputy Chairman. I am now very happy because what I was looking for is well taken care of here and I really support. It is important to devolve the national disaster management measures and structures to the sub- county and village...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I really want to support this amendment because I think Hon Ichung’wah is right. The most frequent disasters are fire and Section (b) captures this very well that there should be provision of adequate personnel and equipment. This is not only...

Hon. Martin Owino (Ndhiwa, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. In replying to all that has been said, I want to thank all the Members who contributed to this Bill. They have all contributed so positively, meaning that this is a reality in our healthcare delivery strata. Level one...