Atandi Samuel Onunga

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Can I be allowed to continue now that I am on the Floor?

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I was just alerting you that I am here so that I can get the immediate chance to comment on the matter on the Floor. (Laughter)

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to participate in this Motion. The sugar industry in Kenya continues to be a mess. This is something which we, as Members of Parliament, all know. We assume and pretend that Kenya...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Kiarie is a strong Member of this House who is very intelligent. Allow me to ignore him because he knows very well that this House is captured. It is not independent. It transacts instructions from State House. To...

Hon Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Yes, this House is captured.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the fact is that this House is captured. This House is not independent; it transacts instructions from elsewhere. Even if this House purports to have waived sugar debts, it was not this House that waived them.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga) The fact of the matter is that the sugar debts have been waived. But my point is this: I am questioning the intention of waiving the sugar debts because the real intention of that waiver is not that somebody is interested in the welfare of...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you for protecting me from interference by my colleagues. As you can see, I am a lone voice in this House against a battalion of Government machinery who are not interested in hearing anything against it.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) The point I want to raise - as I conclude

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. We are not here as Members of the Opposition but to make these laws comfortable for all Kenyans. I want to plead with the leadership of the Government side. The amendment that Hon. Oundo has proposed is very important....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to join my colleagues from the north-eastern region, who have raised this issue of insecurity in their areas where Kenyans have been kidnapped and they cannot be traced. Hon. Deputy Speaker, recently, I heard the Cabinet Secretary...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Okay. Let me conclude by saying that the Government of the day needs to wake up and do things that will serve Kenyans, especially in the area of security. We do not want to hear issues of Kenyans being kidnapped while the cabinet secretaries...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I am just discussing something that is of national interest, which is being discussed across the country. It is something Kenyans are discussing and wondering about. 4th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 6

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to join my colleagues from the north-eastern region, who have raised this issue of insecurity in their areas where Kenyans have been kidnapped and they cannot be traced. Hon. Deputy Speaker, recently, I heard the Cabinet Secretary...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Okay. Let me conclude by saying that the Government of the day needs to wake up and do things that will serve Kenyans, especially in the area of security. We do not want to hear issues of Kenyans being kidnapped while the cabinet secretaries...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I am just discussing something that is of national interest, which is being discussed across the country. It is something Kenyans are discussing and wondering about. 4th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 6

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. I want to zero in on the amendments that are touching on the EACC Act. All of us are interested in fighting corruption. If there is anything that...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Motion on the Floor of the House is not what the Members are discussing. The Motion has

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Motion by Hon. Jalang'o is very important. It is a fact that the Langata Cemetery has reached its full capacity. It is also a fact that attempts have been made to create a new cemetery for Nairobi residents....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This Motion by Hon. Jalang'o is very important. It is a fact that the Langata Cemetery has reached its full capacity. It is also a fact that attempts have been made to create a new cemetery for Nairobi residents....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware, that the Fertiliser and Animal Foodstuffs Act, 2015, provides for the regulation of fertiliser importation in the couny; further aware that the fertiliser and animal foodstuffs regulates the fertiliser and animal...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, aware, that the Fertiliser and Animal Foodstuffs Act, 2015, provides for the regulation of fertiliser importation in the couny; further aware that the fertiliser and animal foodstuffs regulates the fertiliser and animal...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, on the issue of consultancy in Government, every year, there is a humongous allocation for consultancies. 8th August 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 25 Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM)The information I have is that consultations have been revived now. What was...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Motion on the Floor. Before that, allow me to join my colleague Hon. Babu Owino in welcoming the youth leaders who have come to Parliament today. Ms. Tabitha is one...