David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: “Parliament shall allocate adequate funds to enable each commission and independent office to perform its functions and the budget of each commission and independent office shall be a separate vote.” view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I just want to inform him that what he is talking about is spot on to the extent that this particular Bill intends to bring a stranger into the commission by saying that the Cabinet Secretary shall be the one to approve any employment or any recruitment of staff by this commission. That is what I want to inform hon. Wandayi. 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
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will not say much on this issue, but I also want to send a message of condolence to hon. Aduma and the family. I just want to refer the Government to Article 5 of the Constitution. What we have gone through in the last seven months has not been pleasing at all. That article delienates the territory that is Kenya. Article 5 talks about Kenya consisting of the territory and territorial waters comprising Kenya on the effective date, and any additional territory and territorial waters as defined by an Act of Parliament. view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: We know what Kenya consists of in terms of territory, but what has been happening in the last six months points to the fact that there are some places in this country that are not being regarded as part of the territory of this country. From the time we had the Baragoi issue, then Garissa, then Bungoma, insecurity has been in Nyakach for the last more than six months. This House must put its feet down because it is not two months since we had the Westgate attack and we have had issues around it. This House The electronic version ... view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. We have two Bills in this House. When the Chairman of that Committee keeps talking about how the Inspector General of Police will be appointed, I have not seen it in the Bill we are currently debating. The Bill is actually Order No.13. We are talking about Bill number 17, which does not talk about the appointment of the Inspector General anywhere. Can the Chair order that he be relevant? view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: must stop being a talk shop and recommend measures that will ensure that things are done the right way. I do not think that we will be out of order to recommend that we start the process of removing the Inspector General, so that we can have an Inspector General who can do the job. I accompanied hon. Aduma to his office two months ago. I was with you, I remember, and we went to the office of the Inspector General of Police to report the matter that has now led to the death of hon. Aduma’s parents. We went ... view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: But which Bill are we debating? view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Debating this Bill requires some bit of history. The Commission we are talking about here is not very old. However, in its short life, it has seen the body - or is it the head - of a dead person dropped at the door of the Chairperson of this Commission. Basically, this was to tell the Chairperson to stop discharging, refrain from or go slow on discharging his duties as the Chairman of the Commission. It is very important for this House to know why that Commission was formed. Article 249 states that the ... view
• 13 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: workings of commissions: “The commissions and holders of independent offices are subject only to this Constitution and the law and are independent and not subject to direction or control by any person or authority.” Further, Article 254, on reporting of commissions and independent offices states that as soon as practicable after the end of each financial year, each commission and each holder of the independent office shall submit a report to the President and to Parliament and that at any time, the President, the National Assembly, or the Senate may require a commission or a holder of an independent office ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am. I wish to seek your guidance because as my colleague has said, the amendment proposed by the Chair just perfects the grammar; more fundamentally is that I sit in the Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs and I was part of the deliberations that took place on this. However, I am perturbed by what I see appearing on the Order Paper today. view