David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1311 to 1320 of 2320.

• 22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Duale is a big man, why is he talking about coalitions that are not there? I belong to ODM. Can he give the report next week? 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
• 22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose this Bill in its current form. The consideration and passage of this Bill is one of the most important functions of this National Assembly as is enshrined under Article 95 of the Constitution. The Article says that as a House, we determine the allocation of national revenue between the levels of government as provided for in Part 4 of Chapter Twelve. view
• 22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: The determination of how much goes to the national Government and how much goes to the counties is a scientific process and it does not just happen. However, we do 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
• 22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: not see that science when we look at this Bill. We also do not see the mathematics and meticulousness in trying to make sure what is being given to us has gone through some thinking. It is as if there is no new constitution with provisions on what should be done and followed when we are preparing this Bill. That is why we are doing allocation of revenue between the national Government and county governments without costing the functions of either body. We have not done the costing of functions of the National Government as they are now nor have ... view
• 22 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: like this! That is why the national Government had to look for money and give to KERRA last year and this year. Hon. Deputy Speaker, we are doing the wrong thing by giving REA money through the counties as of now. It is not the right thing. That money should remain at the national level until counties have developed enough capacity to do it. I need ten minutes more --- I really oppose this Motion on those grounds. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise under Article 1 of the Constitution. Our Standing Orders are born out of this Constitution. If you listened to the previous speaker, there are real fears that this is not a matter that should go to a vote in this Parliament. It requires your ruling on whether the issues raised in this Bill are constitutional. My point is this: If we are going to vote on a matter that we are very clearit is unconstitutional, it is not fair. Hon. Speaker, Article 1 of the Constitution is very clear that power is shared in this country ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this is something that is very fundamental to me. You cannot wish it away and say that we will handle it at the third stage. You must rule for us whether, in your opinion, the issues that are canvassed in the Bill and the issues you want raised are constitutional. This is very important. We cannot just make a law and say that we will leave it to the courts to decide. On the face of it, the law we are passing thrives on the face of the Constitution. We cannot proceed! We cannot make a law in ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, at this point in time, you should make a ruling on what we are discussing today and whether what has been brought from the Senate needs the threshold of constitutionality. I do not think this can be done by allowing us to debate and even vote on the issues that we have raised to be unconstitutional. That is my point of order. view