Oloo Aringo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 11 to 20 of 47.

• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I understand that there are some people who are afraid of reforms, and they are doing everything possible, so that this Bill does not go through. They are like people who want to block River Nile from reaching the Mediterranean Sea. If anybody tries to block River Nile from reaching the Mediterranean Sea, he would, May 15, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1329 obviously, be very foolish, because it is not possible. It is trying to stop River Yala from reaching Lake Victoria. Reforms have come to stay and reforms, indeed, will take place. With those remarks, ... view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the House for the unanimous support of this very important Bill. 1338 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 15, 2007 It will liberate this country from skewed allocation of resources. It will also give us dignity, as a House, and make our people to have a say in the national budget, because the budget is their money and resources. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to move. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Considering that this Bill has been exhaustively discussed, would I be in order to ask that the Mover be called 1282 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 10, 2007 upon to reply? view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you can see I am extremely happy to move this Bill at long last, after a long and protracted struggle. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Fiscal Management Bill be now read a Second Time. The Fiscal Management Bill will provide for an Act of Parliament, when it is enacted into law, that will enable the National Assembly to regulate and exercise oversight over the national budget process. It will also provide for the establishment of the Budget Committee in the National Assembly and the Parliamentary Office of Fiscal Analysis ... view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you for protecting me, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: I thought you were protecting me! view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was trying to explain that we are not involved at the formulation of policy stage. view
• 10 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for your wise comments. As I was saying, the National Assembly does not get involved in the formulation of policy, but we would like to interrogate that policy before we approve or accept it. As I said, it is not the figures at the end, it is the policy and I was giving an example. If year in, year out, the Ministry of Defence receives Kshs60 billion from the Budget and the Ministry of Water and Irrigation receives Kshs2 billion, clearly that is a skewed manner in which the allocation has taken place. ... view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with your permission, may I give four of my minutes to Mr. ole Metito--- view
• 9 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am ready. view