David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 721 to 730 of 2320.

• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Kenya is on a journey that requires all of us to go together, hold each other’s hand and walk step by step. That can only happen if we develop policies and laws that ensure that no one is left behind. This particular law ensures that in our journey towards economic, socio and cultural development all of us will go together. That is why I support this particular Bill. view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: We have talked a lot about gender balance but we have not taken adequate measures. This Bill is one of those adequate measures. This time round after the coming election there will be no debate on how many women or men come to Parliament, we will fill the numbers. I want to thank the Leader of the Majority Party for bringing this Bill because for the first time we will not depend on anybody. We are setting it here clearly. We will just have to fill the numbers missing. If 20 will be missing we will bring them according to ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Going forward, like Hon. Aisha Juma said, this must stir the political parties. The political parties must make it conducive and possible for women to run. We must avoid violence and things that make women run away from politics. We must open up our political parties for women who want to run, to do it peacefully and win the seats. In a country where we have 51 per cent women and 49 per cent men, it is only logical that we allow women to participate more The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: meaningfully in areas where decisions are being made. If women are not at the table where decisions are being made, as Hon. Duale keeps saying every day, they will not be part of it. We want them to be part of it. Let women be at the table of decision making so that they know what is happening. We want more women to come in to be part of the decision making process. I support this and hope women will elect their own. view
• 14 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am happy to contribute to the Motion discussing the Speech of His Excellency the President that he delivered as required by the Constitution. 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
• 14 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: The country we live in is sick because the soul of the country has been eaten by ethnicity. The soul of the country has also been eaten by corruption. The soul of the country has been eaten by a winner-take-all syndrome. So, when the President speaks to this country, we expect that he will not only address brick and mortar issues, but he will address the soul of the nation and how to make it better and healthy. The state of the nation has never been weaker. It is weaker than any time because as much as we applaud ourselves ... view
• 14 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to thank Hon. Jude Njomo for this important Bill. It comes at a time when we are talking about financial deepening and bringing more Kenyans into the financial systems and making them access the banking system. Any discussion on interest rates must be done bearing in mind that as a country, we are having more of our people out in the banking sector, but not inside. The idea should be to bring more of our people into the banking sector and doing so requires that this country takes measures that could handle the interest ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill does not address the issues that affect Kenyans today. It does not address the issues that will ensure that interest rates come down. Interest rates do not come down just because we passed a Bill that we will cap it at four per cent, offer the best rates of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) and fix deposits at seven per cent. More measures need to be taken. We should study the banking sector to know the problems. We need to know what is ailing the sector. We should also know if it is interest rates that are ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Most of the Kenyans who borrow loans today, probably, would not get those loans if you fix interest rates because banks will be jittery in dealing with them. Banks know that a certain client can pay and another one will not be able to pay, so they will hedge their interest in a certain way. Whereas I agree that the banking industry has been rogue, there must be found a way of dealing with that in a manner that includes inculcating the principle of transparency. We should know the costs of a loan. Why am I being charged this interest ... view