Atandi Samuel Onunga

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to support the Petition by Hon. Chonga. Issues touching on land are very unfortunate. There are cartels in the lands office that have the capability of changing title deeds and declaring genuine landowners landless. In my...

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

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am, indeed, spoilt for choice, but let me have Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi to second.

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2025) be now read a Second Time. Before I go into the contents of the Bill before the House, let me begin by acknowledging and...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on its consideration of the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.10 of 2025) .

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I join my colleagues in saying that this is a very important Commission. We recently approved the Chairperson of this Commission, but since her appointment, she has been unable to work due to lack of vehicles and resources. This increase is...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, this increase to the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) is one of the most important ones. There is an ongoing process to clean up the Judiciary by getting rid of some judges that have undermined justice in the country. Therefore, this allocation...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Before I make my submissions on the Second Supplementary Estimates, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Almighty God for enabling me to be the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, taking over from the very able...

Hon. Samwel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. From the outset, I support the Bill on the amendment to the Basic Education Act to create Sub-County Education Boards. This is a very progressive Bill, and I congratulate...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I agree with Hon. Jared Okello that spiritual nourishment is very important. However, my concern is: what is the role of the church in the management of the education system? That is what I am questioning. Sometimes, we may have a...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to make my submissions on this Bill. The Gold Processing Bill (National Assembly Bill No.46 of 2023) is timely, because of the issues it seeks to correct. When we talk about gold, we basically...

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 country; further aware that, the Fertiliser and Animal Foodstuffs Board regulates the fertiliser and...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to ask the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) the following question: Could the Commission:

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. At the outset, I support the Bill as presented. We all understand the role of social workers. They play a huge role in working with our communities in the areas of poverty alleviation and...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me join my colleagues in, first of all, congratulating the Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga for stepping out and declaring his candidature for this position. Kenya may have gone without a candidate in this election had Baba not...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I support this amendment. We need to decongest the cities, especially Nairobi. To do this, we must give meaning to the counties by allowing some of these potential investors to set up industries in the counties, so that people do not...

Hon. Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga, ODM) I want to oppose the amendment by the Chairman. Betting is a sin activity and we should overtax it. The moment we reduce taxes on betting, we are encouraging our youth to idle around and just bet. So, I oppose the idea of making...