David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: The reason hon. Millie feared that the funding of this Bill will be done from the public coffers is because she was not sure whether the Committee will approve it. That is why I want to appeal to the Chair of that Committee that when they make amendment to this Bill to provide that money should come from the Consolidated Fund, they should not look at it twice. They should look at it once and allow this Bill to go through. That is what I wanted to say when the Chairman is here. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: This is a very important Bill. For once, we are going to have two things happening. What has been known all the years that offences are only committed against the State will change. The criminal justice system is based on the idea that offences are only committed against the State. Therefore, you do not have to compensate and once you commit a crime, you are taken to a court of law and then you become the victim. This Bill changes that greatly that if you commit an offence, the courts of law, as they find you guilty, they will also ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: It is very important to know that the way we do--- view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, that is so encouraging to hear. One thing that I have seen since I came to this House is the way we create institutions severally without thinking how to go about them. In this Bill, hon. Millie seeks to create almost three institutions at different levels. She creates the Victims Services, the Board and a Trust Fund. I want to implore upon her to look at ways of merging those three to make one institution that can take care of all those things that we are talking about. So that we can have an umbrella body ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: against you and the reason people die is because people act strong. I think services, medical or counseling, should be applied to every victim of an offence and not only the vulnerable victims. As I finish, can I just say, going forward, we have so much in terms of passing Bills in this House that are required to be done under the Constitution. When they are brought before the House, if they are hastened and Members are assisted in making them come through faster, it will help this country deal with this business in a good manner. Thank you very ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to speak to this Bill in this way: You realise that this Bill is being sponsored by the Cabinet Secretary for Industrialisation. Where countries know the role of steel, metal and where countries know the place of metallurgy in their economies, they do not bring scrap metal Bills. They do not do that. They look at the industry holistically and make laws that ensure that the whole system of promoting the use of metal products in production is included. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you go to America, the amount ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am ashamed that in this time and age, a country is making a law with an aim of singularly regulating scrap metal. It is a shame! This Parliament gave a very good budget this year and last year to the Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise on how we want to spur growth and build the industry. We want to ensure that this country moves from the Third World to a First World. One of the things that I want to see the Ministry of Industrialization and Enterprise doing is to tell us how they want ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: enforcement on the part of the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure. That is anybody’s business. Every year, when we budget here, we give the Ministry of Transport and infrastructure money for road maintenance. Why are we coming back to parliament with laws that are duplicating what does not exist? Laws that criminalize and proscribe removal of guard rails and road rails are there in this country. Why are we re-inventing the wheel? Why are we getting new offences? The problem in this country is the enforcement of the law. Every time we have an issue with the enforcement of the ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have an environmental tribunal and environmental council in this country, which is better placed to deal with this kind of this issue. So, the idea that every small problem can only be solved through these institutions in this country is wrong. We should try to look at the laws we have and try to see what can fit where so that we are able to do a law that can lead the people. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with regard to licensing scrap metal dealers, I agree that they need to be licensed and regulated. But ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to thank the Chairperson of the Committee for a very good report on the matter. Based on that report, I will seek two clarifications. One, whether the Committee considered revising the regulations in the universities, but not only in Kisii, but all universities when dealing with students. They should consider other options of punishment apart from suspension and expulsion. Secondly--- view