David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: It depends on how you look at things. Before I sit, I want to say that the way you run this country is in the Constitution. Even if the Leaders of the Majority and Minority parties sit in the Committee on Selection, giving those Committee seats will not go the way Hon. Mbadi wants. There are no dry and wet committees in this House. All the committees are committees of the House. How you believe in the rule of law depends on, for example, how you go about when you are given a cake to give out in a dark ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you so much, Hon. Speaker. I rise under Standing Order Nos. 1, 172, 173 and 176. On 29th of last month, I received a letter from the Office of the Whip of the Minority Party, which purported to communicate the intention of the Minority side of this House, what was referred to as the Minority Parliamentary Group meeting, to discharge me from the Departmental Committee on Health of this House. Hon. Speaker, I want you to allow me to request you to make a ruling on this letter I received. I do not have to respond to it, largely ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: The Leader of the Majority Party in this House alleged that I went to his office and begged for a committee position from him. There is a procedure in this House for nominating and assigning Members Committees. This procedure is captured under Standing Order Nos.172 to 176. No Member of Parliament, be it the Leader of the Majority Party or the Leader of the Minority Party, can allocate another Member a Committee. It is a process that culminates in approval by this House. In fact, if COVID-19 isolation allowed you to be in a Committee, that must be approved by ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: cannot be allowed to unwittingly break the law. I would, therefore, request your ruling on the following: (i) whether, in view of Article 10 of the Constitution, Members of the National Assembly can be excluded from membership of the Committees of the Assembly because they belong to non-parliamentary parties; (ii) whether, in view of the provisions of Standing Order No.174(2), a Member of Parliament belonging to a non-parliamentary party is entitled to allocations and to serve in aselect committee; (iii) whether, in view of the provisions of Standing Orders No.174(2), a Member of Parliament belonging to a non-parliamentary party must ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I know that I am isolated; probably, I am quarantined. Hon. Speaker, I agree with the adage that he who appoints should have the powers to fire. One unique thing about our new Constitution is that it deals with so many issues independently. The provisions for removing commissioners in Article 251 are okay but, I agree with Hon. (Dr.) Otiende Amollo, that PSC is a self-contained Commission. It is very clear on the procedures of appointment that does not go to the public; they are done from here just like the Commission of Revenue Allocation (CRA). ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: conclusion that this was the intention because of the provisions on how they are going to vacate office, it is intended that once appointed they will serve their full term or cease to hold office. The other two are the ones that we provide for that Parliament can remove them from office as it were. So, Hon. Speaker, this is not a cut and dried issue as the two Members would want us to believe; it is something that requires a lot of wisdom based on the fact that the same law that provides on how they are appointed, provides ... view
• 29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. This is not a small matter. We, from rural constituencies know what happens in those places. There are situations where sanitary towels are provided, but the girls cannot even access panties. So, the idea would be to ask the Committee to ensure that this intervention is wholesome so that children are able to get what they need wholly. I mean, you cannot give sanitary towels yet the person who is supposed to use them does not have what is going to hold the towels. We have seen what is happening in this period. If ... view
• 29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I have been told to ask about the burial, but that was already answered satisfactorily last week. I want to request for something else today. view
• 29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Pursuant to Standing Order No. 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, regarding violation of human rights in the country during the Coronavirus pandemic period. Following the outbreak of the Coronavirus disease which is commonly referred to as COVID-19 worldwide and the declaration of the World Health Organisation (WHO) of the outbreak as a pandemic, Kenya has given the police force heightened public order powers to implement restrictions for management of COVID-19. These rules are contained in the Public Order Act. They give the police force unprecedented powers of ... view
• 29 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: (i) What measures are being taken to avoid violations of human rights through unfair treatment of COVID-19 patients through forced quarantine and arrests as a result of the curfew? view