AMOLLO PAUL OTIENDE, CS

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Hon. Rindikiri is my twin. You can even see from our hair. However, I wanted to inform him so that the nation does not think that Parliament is not sensitive. I will be supporting the amendment. There is always an interpreter on the screen whenever...

On point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo, Senior Counsel, what is out of order? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. May I advise my colleague, Hon. John Mutunga, that although this is a national issue, it appears to be one of particular concern to our lady colleagues....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me come to the assistance of my brother Hon. Masara. He says he listened to the response, but he is not satisfied. He was not here when part of the response was read. I confirm that even the part of the response that was...

On a point of order. What is out of order, Hon. (Dr) Otiende Amollo? Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have listened, as I usually do, very carefully to the Leader of the Majority Party as he is spewing a lot of wisdom, much of which I agree with. However,...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I want to understand this a little more because when Hon. Millie Odhiambo talked of the seven nautical miles and given the way our lake particularly is, there are parts, for example, the gulf of Asembo Bay, that if you have such limitations, then there...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I just want clarification and confirmation from the Chairperson that there was proper consideration of Clause 25, as it prescribes the audit period as four months after the close of the fiscal year. Did the Committee consider the consistency with other agencies? The audit period is usually...

I am okay with that because I was to speak to it. We need to agree on terminology. The initial amendment by Hon. Millie referred to artisanal fisheries. People have referred to artisanal fisher folk, artisanal fishing and fishers. Let us settle and then insert it. I think the place...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, first, I fully support this amendment and the further amendment. I want to put my colleague’s mind to rest that, fortunately, so far, the Bill defines artisanal fishing and it also defines an artisanal fishing vessel. I think this definition will be quite helpful. We say that...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I would support this amendment for two reasons. Often, especially when it comes to county governments, giving them discretion is used to omit certain things. This is because most counties want to allocate their money for certain things, for reasons we all know. Second, in my understanding...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Supplementary Appropriation (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 38 of 2026) , but with a caution. This is from the perspective of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) . I see my colleagues here; Hon. Nabii, Dr Oundo, Hon. Koech...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, if that was a point of order, then I do not know under which Standing Order it arises. Because that is a contribution, I want to tell you… Order, order. I want to respond.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is as a matter of law, not as a matter of fact. I will explain. I started by mentioning some of my colleagues with whom we served in the Public Accounts Committee, and they are here. Whenever we seek clarification on the audit queries for the...

I accept to be informed by Hon. (Dr) Oundo.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. My point is a very simple one. I do not know why it attracts controversy.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, if I may wind up my contribution, whether you call it classified, confidential, or other vote, my point is very simple. The agencies constantly come before us and say they cannot respond because they still use the terms “confidential” or "classified". But the point is that the...

Thank you. It is funny that the very point you are making is the point I am making, yet you are making it by way of correcting me. My point is simple. No, I am informing the House. The fact that certain things cannot be disclosed to the public should...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for that intervention. I am coming to my last point.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, you will realise that I have barely taken two minutes. I will give you an additional one minute. Would you wish to be informed by Hon. Wamboka? Hon. Temporary Speaker, as I come to my third point, on a general matter, I agree with the Leader of...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I bring the condolences of the people of Rarieda and myself to the family and constituents of Kilgoris on the loss of Hon. Gideon Konchellah. He was a ranking Member that I served with in the 12th Parliament. He was a gentleman and a humble man....

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. I am happy to advise Members that this Bill was spearheaded by a team comprising members of the Judiciary and the JSC, led by Supreme Court Judge Hon. (Dr) Smokin Wanjala. As...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I condole with the families that lost their little ones. We must accept that we have all failed the children who perished. The school, Government policies and Parliament failed them. We must collectively apologise. We must examine the trend of school unrest that leads to school...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move that the Public Participation Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 44 of 2025) , be now read a Second Time. Allow me, first, to thank Hon. Jane Kagiri for the indulgence. This Public Participation Bill is one that has been long overdue. It...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to thank all the Members who have spoken to this Bill. The entire country should note that all Members who have spoken have supported this Bill. There is a common misconception among some quarters that Members of Parliament do not support public participation....

I believe you are looking at Clause 8. Am at Clause 5 (a) . Clause 5 (a) is deemed appropriate by the responsible authority. This is because later, we defined all that we believe constitutes the responsible authorities. Part of what we had asked for in public participation, and this...

Indeed, Hon. Temporary Speaker, that is the first point I spoke to. One of the Members was of the view that we should not have Clause 20, which specifies a consequence. If we do, it should not be to an individual but to the whole entity. We will consider this...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to piggyback on that request for a Statement, which I fully support. I was probably one of the first to condemn this unfortunate incident, at about 2.30 p.m. yesterday, when I learned from one of my relatives who was in Aga Khan Hospital that...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to thank Hon. Wanyonyi for raising a matter of concern, even as I bring condolences of the people of Rarieda Constituency and mine to the bereaved families. Let it be on record for those who doubt that the work of a Member of Parliament...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to associate very strongly with those sentiments. There is freedom of expression in this country, but the Constitution is clear that that freedom does not allow you to profile people racially, ethnically or sexually. This particular gentleman, started from an ethnic profiling perspective. One...