Dalmas Otieno

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 71 to 80 of 321.

• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: First, let us get accurate figures. Revenue accounts should be audited within 90 days and brought to us for approval. They should be used for the correct allocation formulas. Two, we should be more specific on what county governments are going to do. We are giving fake figures of conditional grants. The worst thing is that the money is never disbursed. How do you talk of a conditional grant and the year will end before the money is disbursed to Busia County? Right now, so many governors are being bombarded by contractors because they have not paid them. We then ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: When it comes to money, I plead with my colleagues on the other side of the national Government to refuse to be rubber stamps. It is not politics, but development of our country. Parliament has no duty to defend the Executive. Our duty is to defend the people and the Executive must do what they undertake to do as an Executive. We should stop giving them comfort that we will support them when it comes to revenue allocation, expenditure and corruption. If we support them, we will be cheating ourselves, Kenyans and allowing corruption to continue until so many Kenyans ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: How do we allow such a cannibalising system to continue, if we continue sympathising with those responsible for controlling expenditure in the country? Why should we battle over the amount of resources that should be given to the Auditor-General? Why should we be in conflict over the amount of money to be allocated to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC)? Why should we find it difficult to give money to the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to deal with corruption and other integrity issues in the police force? We think we are supporting our respective parties. We are supporting individuals ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Let us be an accurate and firm National Assembly when it comes to money issues. Other things we can be friends, but on money we have to insist that each person with control over our national resources performs without sympathy. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. When you say audited accounts--- view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: He is misleading the House. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: When you say audited accounts, it is revenue and expenditure. The Constitution talks of accounts of revenue. 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