Dalmas Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Honestly, Hon. Speaker, you will remember very well when we were struggling to increase the number of constituencies. We had a hot debate until we settled for 290 elected Members plus the nominated Members to make a total of 349. Despite that effort, we are yet to comply with the one-third gender rule. It would be ridiculous to excuse ourselves from the requirement of raising quorum. The concept of quorum is for commencement of proceedings. During debate, unless somebody raises the issue of quorum, we continue with whatever number we have in the House. That is the best practice, which ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I have some difficulty with the amendment. First of all, you say “government-owned.” Now, we know there is a distinction between owning, which is 100 per cent ownership and controlling, which is owning shares not necessarily majority but controlling shares. Unless that is defined, this amendment is vague. If you say “government-owned”--- As of now we do not have any government-owned bank. National Bank, which is the nearest, is not government-owned. The Government has minority shares. In KCB the Government has minority, but it has controlling shares. So, this has to be looked at again and ... view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: If we leave it for a future date, this legislation will have the effect of blocking county governments from ever wanting to set up their own banks until the amendment is made. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I would like to support this amendment. My surprise is that the assistance by the National Assembly to draft---This is purely a drafting matter. How did it pass that the Member who brought the amendment was allowed to use the words “committee of parliament” when it is standard that it is the National Assembly? Something was missing in the necessary support for Members proposing amendments. Some help with drafting was missing. That is what I wish to point out. view
• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Honestly, when we were doing the new Constitution we thought we were going to improve governance in this country. In doing so--- view
• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Honestly, when we were doing the new Constitution we thought we were going to improve governance in this country. In doing so--- view
• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I hope you will give me the minutes that I have lost when technology failed. view
• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I hope you will give me the minutes that I have lost when technology failed. view
• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I have said that when we were crafting the new Constitution, the challenge was to improve on the governance of our country. In doing so, we thought we got the formula. One is by separation of powers enjoyed by the Executive, the Judiciary and the Legislature, and two, by The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I have said that when we were crafting the new Constitution, the challenge was to improve on the governance of our country. In doing so, we thought we got the formula. One is by separation of powers enjoyed by the Executive, the Judiciary and the Legislature, and two, by The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view