David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: agriculture, sports and culture. I agree with my Chair that, first of all, the monies we allocate to the counties are meaningless if they cannot reach there on time. Two and most importantly, I agree with Hon. Mbui that a way must be found for the Senate, the National Assembly and the CRA to agree. We cannot keep talking at each other. We have one CRA with seven commissioners. Their only job on earth is to set a formula. They do consult, but they do not talk to this House or the Senate. Every year we disagree with whatever they ... view
• 21 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: If you look at the last part of this Bill, the list of reasons for disagreeing with the CRA keeps growing since I came to this Parliament in 2013. The first time, the reasons for disagreeing was around three to four paragraphs, and they have kept growing every year. We need to bridge that gap to ensure that the kind of money we give to the counties is agreeable. We cannot keep forming mediation committees every year. We may pass Ksh385 million, then tomorrow the Senate refuses, then we have to set up a mediation committee. Then there will be ... view
• 21 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: We do not hear of the issue of own-source revenue in this Bill. We do no hear how much Siaya or Busia County raised on own-source revenue. In fact, we are told that in some counties, this money is raised in cash. It is not even receipted and no one knows how much it is. That is why in a meeting this morning, I was telling my chairperson that a way must be found to ensure that not just the Senate, but even the National Assembly, gets to know how much money Siaya, Kisumu or Nairobi counties have raised in ... view
• 21 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: those counties, the goats died within a week or two. That is because they were giving breeder goats to people who have never bred goats in their lives. They were giving dairy cows to people who have never had dairy cows in their lives. Since we do not have good extension services, most of those cows died and there was nothing people could do about it. That is why I wish we could extend more money in that regard. Finally, I wish we could get more money, especially from the Sports Fund if possible, and extend special grants to the ... view
• 9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Sixth Report of the Procedure and House Rules Committee on Amendments to the Standing Orders, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 8th March 2023 and pursuant to the provisions of Article 124(1) of the Constitution and Standing Order 265- (i) approves the proposed amendments to the Standing Orders as contained in Annex 3 of the Report; (ii) resolves that the amendments agreed to in Committee of the whole House and approved by the House shall take effect on Thursday, 23rd March, 2023; ... view
• 9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: I read it. I am so clear in my mind that I have read the Motion as it appears on the Order Paper. I am sure the Clerks-at-the Table will confirm. I have read the Motion as it appears in the Order Paper. view
• 9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: That is what I have done. I did it the way it appears on the Order Paper. The Clerks-at-Table are confusing me. The point I am trying to make is that with so many committees – about 40 of them– it has been very difficult to track and follow up on what happens in them based on what the new Constitution brought, that every Cabinet Secretary or Principal Secretary should appear in Committees and sometimes they appear at cross-purposes. It has been difficult to ensure that Members of Parliament are able to hold the Executive to account because of this ... view
• 9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: Secretary for a certain portfolio 10 years down the line because of this situation. We want Kenyans to know what Parliament is doing. The only way for this to happen is to have Cabinet Secretaries come before this House and answer so that Kenyans get to know that Parliament is working. There has been laxity on the side of the Cabinet Secretaries. Comparative analysis shows that where Cabinet Secretaries appear before a House as a whole, there is more oversight, more scrutiny and Cabinet Secretaries take their work more seriously as opposed to a situation like now where they appear ... view
• 9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I request the Leader of the Majority Party to second. view
• 9 Mar 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Standing Order 25A be amended by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraphs ― “(b) a Cabinet Secretary to expound on government policy, reply to Questions and provide Reports concerning matters under his or her control; (c) other persons to make submissions or presentations before the House.” view