David Ouma Ochieng'

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• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: No.186. Currently, we have a very robust document called the National Export Development and Promotion Strategy adopted last year with the main aim of promoting exports. We live in a country where we like comparing ourselves. When you hear politicians campaigning, they say the way Kenya, South Korea and Malaysia were at the same level in the 1960s and 1970s. They will also tell you that these counties had the same policies at that time. I want to tell this House that the major difference between us and the rest of the world is that we talk too much, but ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am Kenyan and when I spoke, I was describing a Kenyan. I am Kenyan. So, you can guess that probably I am driving a foreign car and dressed in foreign clothes. We are in love with foreign things that even where we produce our local things, we do not want to consume them. So, if we are to sort out the problem of trade deficit in this country, we must walk the talk. I have heard Members of Parliament talking about Rwanda. Last year, Rwanda decided to ban importation of second hand clothes. The President ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: and remove us from the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) but we have said we are not going to allow imports of second hand clothes.” They have stuck to their guns. Last month, the President re-launched the RIVATEX, but he is still allowing the import of second hand clothes. How are we going to sell RIVATEX clothes if you swamp the country with cheaper second hand clothes? You cannot. We should know how to sequence. How do you expect to grow your textile industry when the number of imports of these kinds of things we are producing in the ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: or Galitos today, you will see that the chicken being consumed there is foreign chicken. We allow them to come here with their own inputs. I have said it in this Assembly before that the reason Ugandans are now selling more eggs into Kenya is that Uganda produces its chicken feed cheaper than Kenya can do. In fact, all animal feeds produced in Uganda is cheaper than what we produce. The reason is we have decided to tax even production. We tax everything because we want to get money to steal. If you are going to tax even things that ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I support the Motion and thank Hon. Waluke for bringing it. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order! view
• 4 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I just wanted to know whether it is in order. You asked the Leader of the Majority Party to do something – a very small job – that is to explain to Hon. Manje what needs to be done. But he has gone on a very wide tangent talking about Senior Counsel Tom Ojienda whose name was not mentioned by Hon. Manje or anybody in the House this afternoon. Is he in order to start discussing Senior Counsel Tom Ojienda on the Floor without a proper Motion? view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, thank you very much. The reason you hear all these murmurs… view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. I want Hon. Duale to listen. The reason you hear all that is happening now is that there is something called asymmetry of information. Members do not have information about this proposal by the President. Members have online presence; they have email addresses. Instead of allowing rumours to determine debate, the Government should, through your Office, Hon. Duale, give Members information. Every time the President wants to give a reservation, let us get the information beforehand; let us get the research; let us know the reason the Government is proposing this and give us the policy ... view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: I thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. The Chair of this Committee is my friend. Let me convince him that the kind of institution we are establishing, and you have said it is a very technical institution; most of the time is going to be used not just by Kenyans, but by everybody across the world. If you look at all the laws we have made in this Parliament, most of the time we have indicated specifically the headquarters of the institution that has been established. view