David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1971 to 1980 of 2320.

• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, indeed, it is a sad day for this nation when we are here to debate the skyrocketing prices of essential goods and food. What has sparked all this, are the fuel prices. If you really want to go deeper into the whole issue of fuel and oil in this country, you should start when Mr. Biwott was the Minister for Energy. You should start asking what happened to the oil that was donated by the Kuwait Government to this country. Where did it go? Was it what was used to open Kenol/Kobil Petrol Stations in this ... view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the person I have mentioned is no longer a Member of Parliament. Therefore, I do not need to withdraw or substantiate. I think I am within my legal right to--- view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, those who are in doubt can go to the HANSARD. I think this is an issue that was even debated in this House. They can go and check. The record is there and it speaks for itself. I do not need to go and bring it to them. view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, what has stopped the Ministry of Energy ever since from constructing a national fuel reserve? We need to have that. This would be where fuel can be stocked for a while as they deal with the issues of prices. The people in charge of that particular docket are taking advantage of the situation to bring fuel up to Mombasa in ships; they dock there for several days, because there is no space for offloading of fuel. view
• 19 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, please, protect me because I think my time is being taken by lazy people, who cannot go and refer to--- Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to ask the Government to set up a national reserve in which oil can be imported and stored as the prices are checked. This should be done with immediate effect. This is what will reduce the price of oil which keeps on skyrocketing. Our refinery down there is rotten. The pilferages that occur there are always charged to the consumers. That is why the prices cannot go down. With this ... view
• 14 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that the Kisumu Municipality cannot access the LATF funds. This is a very viable municipality and instead of selling these two important estates, can they not look for other properties which they can liquidate in order to settle these debts? view
• 14 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister clarify where those electoral rules were formulated? Were they formulated within the country and then exported to FIFA or were they formulated by FIFA? If they were formulated in this country, why did they not conform to our Constitution? view
• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to seek clarification. It is not a point of order. view
• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, taking into account that Uganda Government has refused to vacate Migingo, and on several occasions whenever-- - view
• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am just building up my case. On several occasions, whenever fishermen are arrested in Lake Victoria, they are serious mistreated in Ugandan remands. What is the safety of these people who are now in foreign remands? Are they really safe? Has anybody checked on their condition? Could the Minister tell us about their condition in remand? view