David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Leadership should not be about looking for money every time. We should take our Committee business seriously and work for the people. I want to talk to the former Chairman of the Committee. The Budget and Appropriations Committee should bring a balanced Budget to this House; a Budget that will not have a supplementary budget and over-shoots and one that we do not have to borrow money. That is why we have a Budget and Appropriations Committee to do budgeting. Parliament should balance the Budget based on the monies raised through taxes. We should not keep borrowing and our Budget ... view
• 28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we are not getting the amendment. We do not have the text. view
• 28 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I have a lot of respect for Hon. Mwaita, but we have done this for very many Bills in this Assembly. It would probably be good because everybody wants their profession to be represented and we are creating specific institutions to carry out specific functions. We are talking about appointing a chairman. Why do we want to open it up? Why do we not just say that this is a specialized area and, therefore, the board should be chaired by a specialized person? I am a lawyer. I agree that somebody may want a lawyer ... view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you so much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Bill before us today deals with expanding the mandate of the National Plant Genetic Resources Research Centre that deals with plant genetic research. The idea is to ensure that going forward, we are able to give the institution a wider mandate in terms of management, preservation and development of genetic resources in the country. The reason we normally set up those kinds of institutions is to help continually, through research and development, the development of seeds and plant varieties. This is quite important because in the last two or three years ... view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, developed countries like those in Europe, and the new and emerging economies like the Asian Tigers, have developed because they use research. That is what makes the difference. If they pick a phone like what I have right now, they will develop it further and make it a better gadget or product and then sell it back to us. view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: The reason I am happy with this Bill is that it expands the mandate of that research centre. But, above all, it establishes an advisory committee that will help us as a country know how to use--- Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you may be privy to the debate on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs). I have never considered GMOs to be something bad. It is because we do not use research in our country and, therefore, we think that anybody who does research and produces GMOs products is doing something bad. view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: The institution that we want to set up will help us. I have heard Members like Hon. Wanyonyi talk about herbs. The reason why America or India has some of the best clinics in the world is because they preserve and commercialise herbs which become good medicines. They move from being herbs, become commercialised and are made tablets and syrups that we take. view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: The result of the institution we are setting up will go a long way in not just preserving the old plants and seeds, but will ensure that, that body has resources from this Parliament to help it The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: to develop the traditional seeds and crops so that they can be used commercially and for a long time. The reason why a potato seed would do well today and not do well in the next season is because we have not done continual and gradual research on a product. You would know, for example, that if this product is planted here today, there will be a pest that comes with it. To handle that pest, we need to develop this or the other in the coming season to ensure that the pest can be dealt with. If a plant ... view