David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: You either oppose or--- view
• 26 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. view
• 26 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. You were trying to address something very important this afternoon and it passed. I had raised the flag because I wanted to say something about it. One of the major roles of this National Assembly is Budget making. For the last two years, we have rushed this process. We have gone through it as if we did not know it was going to happen. I see you have put your foot down on this report on Mumias Sugar Company, and wish that in future, you will put your foot down on the procedures for making the ... view
• 26 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: seven or eight proposals of Budget. So, in future, if possible--- With due respect, can the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the Chairpersons of the other Committees take their work seriously and allow Committees enough time? If on a Monday you meet a Committee for 30 minutes and you wanted to do what they are doing--- We are not doing the right thing. This is one of the major roles that this Parliament plays and it should be done well. This is what I wanted to raise with you. Thank you, very much. view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also wish to contribute to this very important Bill that is not just a Bill but one brought pursuant to a requirement of the Constitution. The reason we are doing this is because it was long decided by the experts dealing in this area that for you to have a sound procurement system that helps the country, a number of issues are imperative. One, you must have a sound legislative and institutional framework. Two, you must have a sound institutional and management system of procurement; three, you must have serious procurement ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Public assets are bought today and disposed the following day and you just do it for a song. I will, therefore, start my contribution from the back. I will first talk to the issue of asset disposal which is a very important matter. Sometime back before I came to Parliament, there was a policy that Ministers must only be driven in Volkswagen Passat cars and we bought very many of them. Nowadays, you do not see Cabinet Secretaries or Principal Secretaries driving in them. You hardly even see directors driving in them and we do not know where they are. ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: those kinds of provisions. This should be the best place to put it and repeal any of those provisions, if they are in another Bill. This should be the home of provisions that talk about women, youth and disabled persons if they are going to be given opportunities. view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Most definitely, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am going to bring a particular amendment to ensure that is done. You have heard Members contributing. They are confusing provisions relating to preferences in this Bill. If you look at how they are defining “preferences,” they are not talking about young people, women or disabled persons. Preferences are areas where for example you will prefer to use one method of tendering to another. It is not talking about disadvantaged groups. It is talking about you deciding to buy Kenyan products first where they are available before you move to buy something outside ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: I am reading section Clause 83. It says: “The head of procurement function of a procuring entity shall, alongside to the report to the evaluation committee as secretariat comments, review the tender evaluation report and provide a signed professional opinion to the accounting officer on the procurement or asset disposal proceedings.” Unless we limit the bounds and the extent to which this opinion is to be given, it is very probable that this opinion could easily override any recommendations made by the evaluation committee. This is something that must be avoided. We cannot leave room to an opinion of a ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: people who may not want to follow due process. I will be bringing amendments to ensure that the bodies set up within this particular Bill are immune from regulatory capture. Devolution of the services of the institutions set up under this law is very important. It will be important that the services of the regulatory authority, the review board and all other bodies set up here are devolved to the county level. What we have now as the review board is very important. However, the way the Bill is crafted would seem that we are going to be incapacitating it. ... view