Caroli Omondi

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I have no problem withdrawing those words, and I have no problem apologising to the Temporary Speaker and to the Members because. As far as I know, what I said was, “we are not stupid”. However, if that is what you...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is very unfair. We sit here for four hours waiting to debate this and then you want to take it away from us. I rise under Standing Order 35 and draw your attention to the fact that there is no...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) I said: “I rise under Standing Order 35 to draw your attention to the fact that there is no quorum in the House”. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) No, that is fine. Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) And I said: “You have...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, with your guidance, may I, on behalf of the broad-based Government brigade who are quiet, ask that the Government immediately take the necessary action to design and implement a bypass road network for Migori Town?

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, just check the record. I did not say that. I stated, "we are not". I did not refer to the Speaker or the House. We have been sitting here all afternoon. If you insist that I withdraw the word "stupid", I...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) What is out of order? Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, under Standing Order 1, we have an obligation to only proceed with matters that are...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I also have deep interests in Migori. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute. I am wondering why the broad-based Government brigade is not asking for a bypass for Migori Town. We plan to give them one sometime next...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I did not say the Speaker is stupid or the Members are stupid. I said, “We are not stupid,” meaning those of us who are on this side. That is what I said, and The Hansard will bear me out. In...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, respectfully, I do not think they do, because one deals with fisheries management. Fisheries management is simply fisheries management. It involves fishing, protecting the estuaries, and processing fish. It has nothing to do with sanitation or health facilities. The Temporary Chairman...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I want to request some indulgence from the Committee Chair so that he can explain to us whether… I am struggling with the Bill. I cannot see certain provisions regarding county governments vis-à-vis the BMUs. One of...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I do not have a particular amendment to this clause, but I wish to ask the Chairperson why they have not considered it necessary to include a representative of the Ministry responsible for environmental conservation as a member of the Board...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, respectfully, I do not think they do, because one deals with fisheries management. Fisheries management is simply fisheries management. It involves fishing, protecting the estuaries, and processing fish. It has nothing to do with sanitation or health facilities. The Temporary Chairman...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Yes, we are talking about facilities, Chair. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Peter Kaluma) : Yes, Hon. Ruth Odinga.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I do not have a particular amendment to this clause, but I wish to ask the Chairperson why they have not considered it necessary to include a representative of the Ministry responsible for environmental conservation as a member of the Board...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) I support Hon. Millie Odhiambo on this issue. Although we have not reached there yet, I have looked at the use of funds collected under the proposed Fish Levy Trust Fund. If you read all provisions, none captures what she is saying which is...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) I support Hon. Millie Odhiambo on this issue. Although we have not reached there yet, I have looked at the use of funds collected under the proposed Fish Levy Trust Fund. If you read all provisions, none captures what she is saying which is...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Yes, we are talking about facilities, Chair. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Peter Kaluma) : Yes, Hon. Ruth Odinga.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I want to request some indulgence from the Committee Chair so that he can explain to us whether… I am struggling with the Bill. I cannot see certain provisions regarding county governments vis-à-vis the BMUs. One of...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the interruptions continue but I am still soldiering on. Let me strongly oppose this Supplementary Budget for the reasons I have stated. I have given the example of the Talanta Stadium, where a whopping Ksh42 billion is being spent without a...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, he is my friend, but he is not learned. The solution being offered is as bad as the problem itself. Wise men have told us before that life under a good government is rarely dramatic, but life under a bad government...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) My apologies, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was on a call with one of my constituents with ventricular heart problem. He was just updating me on his progress. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) Member for Suba South, you know we have many rooms for...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I thank the Leader of the Majority Party for those wise words. Unfortunately, he has set a bad precedent himself in this House. He spends a lot of time addressing imaginary enemies and wasting our time. I was looking at the...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, there is an attached Schedule to the Bill. The Ksh200 million allocated to the Office of the Deputy President…

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, our Constitution places all security agencies under civilian oversight of this House. Section 23 of our Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act clearly states that all documents, whether from the NIS or the military, are to be brought to this House for...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. What we are witnessing here is the long list of examples of poor planning in this Administration. A Government that is very good in promises and short on delivery that exhibits unprecedented confusion, impulsive expenditure, and limited...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, is the Leader of the Majority Party in order to make such reckless statements? He has said that he ensured the money for the construction of the road was allocated in the Budget. He has also said that he would ensure...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I just want us to be alive to the parliamentary calendar so that the question does not go beyond this session. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) We are still in session all the way to December. Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was the top constitutional lawyer in my class. Let me remind the House…

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak on this matter. Hon. Members, we are dealing with a piece of legislation that has its roots, not just in the colonial period, but way far back because of religious...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba North, ODM) Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Chairman. I note that this budgetary provision with a lot of sadness because I believe this is where we should have provided for compensation of victims of police brutality and state- sponsored violence, especially the young people who...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I am ready to table the documents. (Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah spoke off the record) The office rent has been set at 3,000. Staff emoluments…Order. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Order.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Let me finish. I only hope that this particular expenditure is not covered in this Budget. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : What is out of order? Let me hear from Hon. Ichung’wah.

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, under our Constitution, this is the office charged with keeping our books and records. It also ensures integrity in our financial systems, yet it has been consistently underfunded for many years. The Office of the Auditor-General is understaffed and not fully...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am raising this issue so that this House gives the country an assurance that such illegality is not committed. Because the Leaders of the Majority and Minority parties are already provided for offices. If they want extra offices, the political...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I think as a House governed by law, we should be very careful as to how we expend money especially on 4th June 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 83 Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM)issues to do with the Budget. I am...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I want to urge the National Treasury and the Budget and Appropriations Committee to expedite the release of resources to the IEBC for it to procure the Integrated Election Management System in time, so that we can test the...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Speaker, is it in order for the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Health to mislead the House and the nation by stating that in these two Agreements, which I have here and which I have read, there is a clause that provides...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I would like to start by acknowledging that under Article 1 of our Constitution, sovereign power rests with the people. This sovereign power is then distributed among the three arms of Government...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Speaker, for the benefit of the general public, and pursuant to Article 35 of the Constitution and Section 23 of the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges Act, could we also request the Cabinet Secretary to bring to the House all relevant agreements and subsequent...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Hon Caroli Omondi, what is your point of order? Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I just want to inform Hon. Melly that all we have been discussing is the hardware, but we...

Hon. Caroli Omondi (Suba South, ODM) The Hon. Member is out of order to mislead not just the House but the nation. He has explained that the closure of Kenya Petroleum Refineries Limited has led to a rise in fuel prices in Kenya. It is the opposite. In Kenya, when...