OWINO, MARTIN PETERS

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Woud Chief. Thank you very much. I beg to move: THAT, the Community Health Workers Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.53 of 2022) , be now read a Second Time. Let me begin by stating that the Community Health Workers Bill 2022, which I sponsored, was...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First of all, allow me to thank all the Members for having established that this is a very important Bill because it touches on the community health workers, who are the basic foot soldiers and warriors as has been put by my colleagues. The community...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Cabinet Secretary, Hon. Aden Duale, congratulations. We know people miss you, but some people miss you more, especially for us whom you mentored in the first term. I would like to ask on some small rural urban areas like Ndhiwa, which are currently struggling with...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am very grateful to my friend, Hon. Esther Passaris. She means well and wants children to go to school for free. This is because our Constitution provides for free education. This is well understood. I respectfully oppose this Motion because we say what we...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Order, Hon. Sylvanus. You have deviated from the debate and thus attracted a point of order. What is your point of order, Hon. Martin? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I respect Hon. Osoro but when a mistake is done, it is wrong...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to support the Committee led by Hon. Tongoyo. It appears that the gentleman is a man of integrity, according to the Report and the eyes of the Committee. We support that. There are only two things that I would like the gentleman to...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I represent a very rural constituency called Ndhiwa. The solution I got for lack of access to internet cannot be tolerated. Can the Cabinet Secretary give us an elaborate strategy for making internet accessible to students, especially those in rural settings? Can he work with the...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. There is no data or information that indicates that criminalising suicidal attempts has improved or reduced suicidal attempts. Sometimes, we use money or funds in the wrong interventions. Instead of taking that person to prison and leaving his or her entire household in abject poverty, it...

Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding the harmful effects of chemical agents such as tear gas and other irritants used by law enforcement agencies. The recent...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is as if I was not heard. Can I start again? Start. Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Health regarding the harmful effects...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this time to second this Motion. I thank my able Chair for such eloquence and specificity in moving the Motion. We interrogated about five corporations. Some had very voluminous documentation, but we went through all of them. Allow me not to go...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. I thank the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for his prowess, knowledge and passion. I have three items to highlight. The Chairman, the Departmental Committee on Health highlighted some items from our Committee. The first issue is...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. My father was a chief. I am the only wuod chief in this House. Perhaps, there are others. I grew up in the homestead of a chief. I saw the kind of work they do. First of all, they...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. From the outset, I support this Motion. It is very clear that through... (Hon. Opiyo Wandayi gestured to Hon. Martin Owino) Order, Hon. Wandayi. You cannot do that in the House. You are a very senior Member. Hon. Speaker, I am not appealing to my colleagues....

Anybody who is trying to mess up with the farmers do not have our support as Parliament, and we have to stand to be counted. It is clear that there is a violation of Articles 2 and 10 (1) (c) which talks of policies that drive procurement and distribution, points...