Paul Otiende Amollo

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I oppose this Bill in its entirety. I submit that this Bill is irredeemably and irretrievably bad, and inimical to the well- being of Kenyans at large. That is essentially conceded by the Chairman of the Committee. Hon. Speaker, in...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. That objection is symptomatic to the problem this side is having. They do not listen to the radio stations, they do not read the print media and neither do they watch television stations. If they did, they would not ask...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will proceed. The point I am making is that excessive and generalised over taxation of Kenyans will only further burden Kenyans who are already suffering. The cost of living is very high. Therefore, it is a lie to say...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) You must listen to us, because even if you use the majority to pass this Bill, there are courts. Even if you deal with the courts, there are the people who are sovereign. My two closing remarks are: One, you cannot have a situation...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I support the Motion based on the law. I have carefully looked at Sections 6 and 7 of the Act, and Articles 238 and 239 of the Constitution. A holder of this office is required to be qualified in terms of learning,...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have tremendous respect for Hon. Ichung’wah, the Leader of the Majority Party. However, my problem with him is that he probates and reprobates. He says good things and immediately after that, he says another very bad thing. Sometimes he...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I think our Whip is engaged in business outside of Parliament, but as you well know there is always the concept of holding brief. So, whenever I am around, I hold brief for him. (Laughter)

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Omollo (Rarieda, ODM) On a point of order. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) What is your point of order, Member of Parliament for Rarieda? Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Omollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon Temporary Speaker. I have been queuing here for some time and I perfectly...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As a Member of Parliament familiar with the rules and as a lawyer, I respect the guidance you have given. I will not speak on that issue. My point of order is different. I see my friend, Hon. Didmus Barasa,...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) On a point of order Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. David Ochieng’) Hon. Otiende Amollo what is out of order? Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, Hon. Babu Owino must know that the language he is using is out...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I will take a short time. First of all, allow me to welcome the Class VIII candidates of Riara School to Parliament. Two of my daughters, Jean and Jewel, are in that class. Together with all the other students, I wish...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. This is an important subject and I honestly wish there were more Members in the House, including on our own side. In the absence of the Leader of the Minority Party, let me take that role.

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) As you know, as a lawyer, I am holding brief, very briefly. Let me issue two cautionary statements. First, of the four issues that have been raised in the President’s Memorandum, three would expressly require a referendum. Only one, the one relating to the...

Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Mark you, when you do that, something else comes into play. There is a reason why there is a prescription in composition of committees. Those of the majority party always have a majority membership of one. In the oversight committees, those in the minority...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Firstly, the point is of interest because it has arisen in a point of order before. You and some Hon. Members here are well aware that there was a matter involving all the Members of this House that came up...

Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo (Rarieda, ODM) Thank you, Hon Speaker. I listened to your 26-paragraph Communication on the rules and procedure of voting very keenly, and I welcome them. I note and rise under Standing Order 1, that there are no provisions for allowing candidates any sort of presence. There...