David Ouma Ochieng'

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• 9 Nov 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for rewarding me for the whipping on the very unfortunate point of order. I support the Motion by Hon. Beatrice Elachi. We must do justice to the sector that feeds and supports almost three- quarters of this country. As someone said this morning, where anybody is working on anything in this country, there is always employment being created. Therefore, it is very important that we have a proper legal and policy framework that will help SMEs thrive, grow and become sustainable. As I support the Motion, I request Hon. Elachi to listen to ... view
• 9 Nov 2022 in National Assembly: Sessional Paper No.01 of 1986, Sessional Paper No.02 of 1992 and another Sessional Paper No.02 of 2005, followed by a law that was passed in this House in 2012. We have, therefore, had a plethora of policies, laws and frameworks on how to deal with this matter. I believe that this House should, however, be deciding on how to ensure that we implement them. As late as 2020, this House received a Cabinet-approved Policy Paper No.5 of 2020 on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) again. The biggest issue, therefore, is implementing and effecting what has been proposed to be done ... view
• 9 Nov 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, the focus of this Government, be it through the Hustler Fund or the established affirmative action Funds, should be to ensure that our SMEs are self- sustaining, are getting business and are not bombarded with so many regulations. Today, a person who has a business idea should be given a chance. The person cleaning this House for example, will be required to, first of all, register a company and get several licences for the business. They include the ones for cleaning, sanitation, NEMA and many others. The growth of SMEs is hindered singularly by the so many ... view
• 9 Nov 2022 in National Assembly: exists so that they are able to do business in a manner that is cheap and timely in order for them to make money. I have been watching television for the last two weeks. People in Nyandarua are saying that, as the people of Pokot are dying of hunger, there are SMEs that have leased land and have planted potatoes and tomatoes, but they cannot access the markets. Infrastructure will enable those SMEs to operate. If they are doing farming, they should have good roads and means of transport for their goods and services to access the market. Investing in ... view
• 9 Nov 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, there are issues I am really passionate about. If we want to be like Singapore, Malaysia or South Korea, it is not the big Chinese or Taiwanese companies that will grow us. It is the SMEs in this country that will do so; and that can only be achieved by us building and investing in them by giving them resources that will grow us. Hoping that going to China, Singapore or Malaysia will help us grow is a waste of time. We will keep on putting the cart before the horse, spending good money on bad things ... view
• 25 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand here to support the Motion, with the impending amendment by Hon. Pukose. Things happen in this country that people take for granted. Some time back, a president would just appoint his ministers and no one would question. Last week, Kenyans were glued on their televisions to see for themselves who the President had nominated to be Cabinet Secretaries (CSs). I want to thank the Committee. I was personally glad to watch my colleagues asking these nominees very probing questions that made Kenyans understand and know the kind of persons the nominees are, whether ... view
• 25 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: matter, but because they were not politicians, they would have no clue. Sometimes they would be dumb about people sleeping hungry. There is a time I went to a CS to ask for planting seeds. He asked me: “Why do you need seeds for your constituents? Why can they not buy for themselves?” We have had CSs who do not understand that some Kenyans cannot afford basic items like food and shelter. I am happy because more than half of this Cabinet has served in Parliament. They have served people through elections. I am certain that they will understand the ... view
• 25 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: I do not find recommendations speaking to how they engaged with the nominee. There is nowhere in that Report where the Committee says that the nominee could not answer this or that question; or answered wrongly. The observation, in my opinion, does not emanate from the Report. In fact, I dare say, the recommendation of the nominee Madam Malonza is baying for blood. This is not the time for bloodletting or looking for blood, but coming together to unite and ensure that our country moves forward. We cannot move forward if we are looking for war where there is none. ... view
• 25 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: Aisha Jumwa and Hon. Mithika Linturi have not been tried by any court of law. You cannot verify the veracity of the charges. You cannot hold them on different levels of integrity like you hold others. Any recommendation based on either guilt or perceived guilt on Hon. Aisha Jumwa or Hon. Mithika Linturi for me is misguided. As I conclude, I want to request this House that in my 10 or 11 years in Parliament, what I have seen distinguishing a CS is how they understand the Members and country’s needs, and not the papers they have. In the past, ... view
• 12 Oct 2022 in National Assembly: On a point of Order. view