Atandi Samuel Onunga

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to speak on this Motion. The Fish Marketing Authority is a very important authority for the fishing sector. Unfortunately, it has no role because Kenya produces about 400,000 tonnes of fish against the consumption of about...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. From the word go, as a House, what we need to focus on when we are discussing agreements of this nature is to understand the philosophy behind these agreements. If you look at these agreements, they...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to mourn with my colleagues. On behalf of my family and the people that I represent, I would like to send my condolences to the family of Hon. Kulow and to the people of Banissa....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to mourn with my colleagues. On behalf of my family and the people that I represent, I would like to send my condolences to the family of Hon. Kulow and to the people of Banissa....

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. From the word go, as a House, what we need to focus on when we are discussing agreements of this nature is to understand the philosophy behind these agreements. If you look at these agreements, they...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to mourn with my colleagues. On behalf of my family and the people that I represent, I would like to send my condolences to the family of Hon. Kulow and to the people of Banissa....

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

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I rise on Standing Order 250 as read together with the Speaker’s Rules 1, 2, 3...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon Speaker, I can say something on this. Can I go ahead?

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Speaker, Standing Order 250 does not anticipate a situation where a stranger is allowed to come to Parliament, and specially to address the media within the precincts of Parliament. Several strangers were in Parliament this afternoon.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to support this Motion on the Division of Revenue Bill. I also want to say that, basically, in outlining the sharing of resources between the national Government, county governments and the commissions, like my Chair has already...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Government is looking for money everywhere. The President has been on air every day looking for money to run the Government. This is the reality. He is not visiting African countries, but European countries where some of the leaders are...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Constitution anticipates a situation where Parliament, Judiciary and Executive are all independent institutions, but in practice, this is not the situation now. The presidency of the Supreme Court has been reported marketing bottom-up policies of this regime. This is something...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you very much, for your wisdom of allowing me to make my point. As I wind up, this country must be awake and we must know that there are some things that we cannot play with. This question of gays and lesbianism is...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you very much. Sometimes I wonder why you people want to force me to believe in your theories. You know very well that the fact that you have been sworn in as the President of Kenya does not mean you...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Now that you know that I am not very good in Kiswahili, I thought you were going to deny me the opportunity, but thank you very much. This matter is very serious. It is...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I wanted to add that the presidency has been lukewarm on this issue. Allow me to make this point. The Supreme Court ruling is the reason we are having this conversation. If the Supreme Court did not make this particular ruling,...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me say that the President has been lukewarm on this issue of gayism and lesbianism. He has been lukewarm… (Loud consultations)

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I withdraw the statement, but replace it by saying that the President is not permanent. He is not permanent, but he is not temporary. He is not permanent and that that office can be occupied by anybody.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy the following question: Could the Cabinet Secretary -

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and the Digital Economy the following question: Could the Cabinet Secretary -

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I would like to comment on the second Petition on the gazettement of Rachuonyo North Sub- County as a hardship area. This is a very viable Petition. However, I urge the Committee that is going to handle this matter to...