Anthony Tom Oluoch

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to thank Hon. Lesuuda for bringing this Bill. Internship is very important. As a beneficiary of an internship programme in various areas of specialization within the legal profession, I honed my skills. I became who I am today...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to make my comments on the Supplementary Estimates that have been tabled. Firstly, allow me to make some few comments on what I think are good points and gains in this Motion. I am happy to hear that...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. From the onset, I rise to oppose this Bill. The Finance Bill 2024/2025 has redefined public discourse on things that affect us, especially on the question of how, when, what, and where to tax the people of Kenya. I thank our...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I do not have any objection to the proposed amendments. However, based on Article 95 of the Constitution, it would be in order for the Mover moving the amendments to go a little deeper. This will help the House, which has the...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I need clarity on the term of office of the Secretary to the Commission because it states that the Secretary shall continue to hold office for the unexpired period. As I support that provision, could the Chairperson clarify how it...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) I rise to support this provision. The House will know that the standards need to be established under statutes, and therefore, to avoid any conflict and arbitral by the counties, the requirement for consultation is within the law. Therefore, I support. (Question, that the words...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I wish to support this provision. It is an affirmative action measure that is embedded in our Constitution. It is particularly extended to persons with disabilities to ensure that ease of doing 30th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 35 Hon....

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. In our many rounds of public participation, most of the presenters were of the view – this amendment speaks to it – that the power to issue licensing should not be vested in a single individual. Therefore, it should be...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The original text of Clause 9 did not have a time limit within which information requested of an applicant was to be issued. That would have been a loophole to persons who are applying and it could perhaps deny them...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) No. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : No. Hon. Member for Funyula, do you want to contribute to this amendment?

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you. I finally have a microphone. Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I support this amendment because it is very progressive. Under Article 47 of the Constitution, every person has a right to administrative action. Clause 15, speaks to a decision and having this in writing will...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I support this amendment. Many people who came before the Committee complained that there is lack of uniformity and discrimination in the manner in which licences lapse. If I apply for my license today, at the end of the financial year it...

Hon. Antony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I support this provision. Again, this speaks to the question of the right to administrative action under Article 47 of the Constitution. This also explains why the previous clause on variation was deleted. This will allow aggrieved people 14 days, which was...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, there is a reason why this provision was deemed necessary. Remember that the County Licensing (Uniform Procedures) Bill (Senate Bill No. 9 of 2022) is a uniform licensing Bill for counties by both the Senate and the National Assembly. To put it...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to thank Hon. Ruweida for giving me this one minute and bringing this Motion. I join the rest of Kenyans and my colleagues in condoling General Ogola as well as the other nine gallant soldiers who lost their...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join my colleagues in supporting this request for statement. As this Committee looks at this issue, I hope it will broaden it to cover recruitment in the armed forces. They should not just look at the NYS. The manner in...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I just want to buttress one point, because I was a member of the Mediation Committee. I fully concur with the reasoning and the points advanced by our Co-Chair of the Committee, Hon. Ndindi Nyoro. The only thing I...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, if you may guide me, do I move my proposed amendment? The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : No! We will prosecute Hon. Nyikal’s proposed amendment first. We shall come to you. Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I support...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move: THAT, Clause 6 of the Bill be deleted. The reason is that this clause is discriminatory to the effect that it seeks to exclude Cabinet Secretaries and create a notion that the Levy is to be...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Yes, I have inserted it, but it is not working. Let me use the adjacent microphone. I have not looked at the amendment by the Deputy Speaker. If they are the same, I will defer my amendment to allow her to move hers first. However,...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) The Deputy Speaker, who is my Chair in the Procedure and House Rules Committee, has a similar amendment. If she wishes not to move hers, I will move mine with your guidance. Allow me to move. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Peter Kaluma) : No, Hon....

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) I support the amendment to the extent that it gives clarity to members of the public, who may fall victim to revoked statutory instruments. The amendment will protect public interests similar to the amendment to Section 18. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Peter Kaluma) : Hon....

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I also want to weigh in on this one. My position on this is that all arms of Government must be enabled to operate equally. The percentage increase here compared to the decrease that is being meted on 16th November 2023 NATIONAL...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I want an assurance that the increase here is not meant to facilitate our police officers to Haiti. Despite debating this matter in the morning, I later came into contact with a court order that was served to the Speaker of this...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Even as I support, I want to ask the committee to look into processes and procedures that lead to procurement post-appropriation because after we have put money, our procurement takes inordinate amounts of time. I also think there is a...

Hon. Antony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) I support both the Programme items and in particular the infrastructure amount being allocated to Nairobi. You will realise that Nairobi County has one of the biggest problems in informal settlements when it comes to school infrastructure. Without talking about Mathare where I come from,...

Hon. Anthony Oluoch (Mathare, ODM) On a point of order.