David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: I yield the Floor to him, Hon. Temporary Speaker. view
• 8 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is the longest I have had to wait to speak. I agree with Hon. Junet, who is my friend, on all he has said. The Senate amendments to the Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill are all in bad faith and must be rejected. I have said it before, and I will repeat that in 236 years, the Senate in the United States of America (USA) has never sued the House of Representatives and vice versa. Whenever a citizen has gone to court to get those two Houses to fight, the courts have declined and stated ... view
• 8 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: The first sin in this case was when the High Court in 2013 adjudicated what the National Assembly and the Senate would each handle. It was wrong and I am happy that the Supreme Court has now set the record straight. Good practice, neatness and cordiality require that the two Houses should never have to sue each other. They should never have to take each other to court because we are adults. These are the highest law-making bodies in the country. We form the most powerful arm of the Government because we can impeach a president. We impeached a deputy ... view
• 8 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: The National Assembly must descend into that arena. We cannot close our eyes anymore and leave it to the Senate. This Assembly must discipline how counties work. In fact, I want to request the leaders of the Majority and Minority parties to start doing the work of the Senate since the Senate has been taking over the responsibilities of the National Assembly. We should start overseeing the work of the counties and ensure that the Senate is doing its work. If not, we will start summoning the governors. The governors should appear before the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal ... view
• 8 Apr 2025 in National Assembly: that is needed. It also requires a Senator to sit back and know what they can do to ensure that the county governments work well. When teachers are being employed, Senators want to get involved. When we are doing housing policy, they want to get involved. When we are sending police to Haiti, they want to get involved. There is so much to be done in the counties. Sports are almost dead. Our industries will be mounted. This country will grow on the back of industrial development in the counties. I request the Senate and my friend Senators that they ... view
• 13 Mar 2025 in National Assembly: Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I hear Members. But Chair, some functions of Senate are not based on the number of Members in the Senate. There are things that would be done by Senate and National Assembly regardless of the number of Members. We should stop this obsession with trying to cut the Senate down. If the Senate deserves resources for its work, let us fund them. I mean, we should stop these small wars. view
• 13 Mar 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.8 of 2025), and approved the same with amendments. view
• 13 Mar 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.2 of 2025), and approved the same with amendments. view
• 13 Mar 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered the Public Finance Management (Amendment) (No.2), (National Assembly Bill No.26 of 2024), and approved the same with amendments. view
• 13 Mar 2025 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered the Insurance Professionals Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.13 of 2024), and approved the same with amendments. view