Paul Otiende Amollo

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome pupils from Lwak Primary and Comprehensive School as well as other schools that have been mentioned in this august House. I want the pupils to know that this House is the premier entity that...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to bring to your attention, and I also brought it to the attention of the Clerk, that there is another former Member who served with you. He was the first Member of Parliament for Rarieda, the late Hon....

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Yes, four days ago. Therefore, I was requesting that, as you give other Members the opportunity, you also include him in that list. Thank you.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. We lost the Hon. Bob Jalang’o Nyanduga, who was the first Member of Parliament for Rarieda. He served for one term, and I am speaking specifically of that term, his term. Hon. Speaker, as has become the fate of many...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In accordance with Standing Order 82 (3) , I will donate my two minutes only to the Leader of the Majority Party.

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) The Leader of the Minority Party wants one minute. I will donate it to him.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, since the introduction of this Bill on 12th March this year, we have had discussions for the last four months. Even during the pre-publication stage, we engaged in dialogue. During public participation, we held extensive discussions. Since moving the Bill, there has...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No 4 of 2025) and its approval thereof without amendments. (Question put and agreed to) (The House resumed)...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I also request the Hon. George Murugara to second the Motion for agreement with the report of the Committee of the whole House.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move that the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 4 of 2025) be now read a Third Time. I also request Hon. George Murugara to second.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to move the Bill as per the Order Paper. First of all, this Bill has seen contributions for the last four months. As per our Standing Orders, a Bill to amend the Constitution cannot...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I do not have the Order Paper. Could I get a copy?

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.4 of 2025) be read a Second Time. As Members know, this Bill has been with us for the last four months. It has undergone immense public...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, as a veteran demonstrator, I empathise and condole with the families that lost their loved ones. Article 37 is very clear on the right to demonstrate peaceably and unarmed. But that right does not extend to an attempt to establish a government...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I support this Mediated Version of the Bill and congratulate the team. Those of us who are lawyers know that even in law, we are moving from confrontation and litigation to mediation. So, mediation is a good thing. We have this mediated...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Yes, we are the defendants. Most cases were initiated by either the Senate or the Council of Governors. I urge the Senate and the Council of Governors to take that cue. Instead of running to court, we should try and mediate our issues. In...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the nominees are qualified, suitable, and appropriate. I support.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The response, as read, is grossly inadequate. It is because of our system that we cannot expect our colleague to give us sufficient answers. He can only rely on answers that have been given to him. The issue of Ojwang’...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs presented a report on the public participation on the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill on the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) . After the First Reading of the...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second this Special Motion and I thank my Chairman, my Vice-Chairman and the other Members for sacrificing not just their Saturday, but their Madaraka Day. For us, we had no Madaraka holiday on this day because we...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) He is a professor of Geospatial Science and Engineering. Part of his speciality, his first PhD, was on the study of the earth. He told us that he can tell where any of you are at any one point if he gets your phone...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I agree with Hon. Zamzam, but hasten to remind her that there is also a right to marry. It is not excluded in the Constitution. I am happy that Hon. Farah has sustained his excitement right from vetting to this...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to eulogise the late Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o. He demonstrated defiance, first in terms of name. He had the courage to drop what was called his Christian name. Secondly, the idea of writing in vernacular, which at the time many people frowned...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to eulogise the late Professor Ngugi wa Thiong'o. He demonstrated defiance, first in terms of name. He had the courage to drop what was called his Christian name. Secondly, the idea of writing in vernacular, which...

Hon. Speaker, if we were to give everyone who went to The University of Nairobi an opportunity, most of the people in this House will stand. By a show of hands, let us see those who went to The University of Nairobi. (Several Members raised their hands) (Applause) Thank you...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, if we were to give everyone who went to The University of Nairobi an opportunity, most of the people in this House will stand. By a show of hands, let us see those who went to The University of Nairobi. (Several Members...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me, first, thank you for the wisdom of directing an enquiry through members of the relevant Committee. It is important to note that the concern to find out what happened is not born out of anything in our Standing Orders. It is a concern for...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me, first, thank you for the wisdom of directing an enquiry through members of the relevant Committee. It is important to note that the concern to find out what happened is not born out of anything in our Standing...