David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, imagine that, that money will be used by the youth to do farming and yet, most of them do not have information. If that is done, then let it be done through expertise and not through the mechanism that was being proposed. That is why I support the Senate in their proposal to do this. view
• 18 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to add my voice to thank the Senate for doing a good job. The proposals they have made are quite okay and this Fund is long overdue. The President has talked about it and the youth and women have been nagging us at the constituency level and we hope the implementation can start as soon as these Regulations are passed this afternoon. I have a brief and important issue that I want to raise before this House today. On 23rd August, 2013, there was an advertisement in the local dailies calling for proposals ... view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you so much hon. Speaker. I wish to support this particular Procedural Motion. As I do so, I just want to encourage hon. Members because it is always saddening to see hon. Members on television saying: “We did not pass that Bill, I did not read that content, I do not know what we passed.” It makes hon. Members look bad. I think giving hon. Members time, like we have done and giving Movers time to elaborate on the Bills they bring before the House, is good. If hon. Members are attentive, we will understand the Bills we pass ... view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you so much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Happy new year to you and all the Members! There are 47 Members of this National Assembly and the Senate that are below 35 years old and I am their Secretary. Now, I want to start by congratulating Mr. Sakaja for bringing this very important Bill that will ensure that the youth of this country will at least not have some promises on paper but in actual law that will ensure that they access 30 per cent of all procurements available in this country. view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Mover, hon. Sakaja, has ably talked about why he thinks this Bill is very important. He has spoken to this National Assembly. He has spoken to the secretaries. I will speak to the youth as I second this particular Bill. The youth of this country have been cheated for a long time to the point that, to me, they have become so lazy in expecting that they will be given something by the Government and that something will come from somewhere and their lot will be better. Now, this earlier move by the hon. Member ... view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the youth then must take the first step that is required to make them access these particular procurement opportunities. They must register companies as required. They must build their own capacities as required so that they are able, when given the opportunity, to deliver. Whether it is services or goods, I want to implore the youth of this country that this is being done for you but it will not succeed and you will not benefit unless you prepare yourselves well to do so. view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the rules and regulations are very clear that you do not need to have a very big thing. You just need to form an enterprise and avail yourself for these opportunities. I know that the system now for registering youth is not very effective but we are asking the Cabinet Secretary for Finance in this country to ensure that the process of accreditation of youth and companies owned by the young people is fast tracked so that these people are able to access these opportunities. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information ... view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, these opportunities will not come to the youth if again the Government does not institute cogent mechanisms to ensure that the capacities of the youth are built. Currently, the amount required to register a company in this country could be as high as Kshs100,000 or could be as low as Kshs30,000 . Most youth cannot afford this and I will be requesting, urging and persuading the authorities concerned to see to it that in the spirit of this particular Bill they also reduce the amount required to register a company by 30 per cent so that ... view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, these opportunities must be accessed by genuine youth. We do not want hustlers with jets, so to speak to access these opportunities. We want the real young hustlers to access these opportunities and they will not do so if we are not hawk eyed as Parliament. If the authorities concerned are not hawk eyed--- view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, most of them are. view