David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: This must be read with what appears in Clause 11, which talks about the seal and how it may be used with a proviso that the Controller of Budget shall nominate a member of staff to authenticate in his or her absence. The seal of the Controller of Budget does not require authentication and there should be no provision anywhere in this Bill about another person being allowed to authenticate. The Controller of Budget will delegate to a competent officer in his or her office and when the seal is used, it should have all the powers as required. We ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: moving amendments to remove the proviso in Clause 11 and to provide that the Controller of Budget should delegate functions to the right persons. view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Clause 7 talks about special reports. This is important for the functioning of this Assembly and especially for the watchdog committees, namely, the Public Investments Committee (PIC) and the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). Parliament may request that office to make special reports to whoever asks for the same. In the last three or four months, reality has hit this country and now we have a lull. I am sure in the next one or two months, another thing will come up. Eurobond questions have not been answered. It was very interesting to hear the current Controller of Budget saying that ... view
• 23 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I am happy to contribute to this debate because this is not the first time we have a report on sugar in this country. The feeling I have is that we have dealt with sugar on a very wrong premise. Sugar is among the strategic products. It is among the strategic crops in the world. If you look at all the countries that produce sugar like Malawi, Sudan, Mauritius and Brazil, you will find that sugar is not just a product that is made for profit. It is not just a product that is ... view
• 23 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: make profit but to ensure that sugar production goes on as a going concern. Whether profits are made or not is never an issue. The issue is whether farmers are able to get their monies back and whether the country is able to produce enough sugar. Mauritius produces a lot of sugar but it never consumes it. It sells it to the European Union (EU) and imports cheaper sugar from its neighbouring countries because of the programmes that are all over the world. For example, the EU has given Mauritius and Kenya, alongside most African countries, a chance to sell ... view
• 23 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: I think we need to address the following in the sugar industry. One, let us ensure that our tax regime in that industry mirrors our values and what we think the sugar industry portends to us in the country. Let us have the best infrastructure in this country for production, distribution and sale of sugar. We cannot keep talking about it as if our hands are tied behind our backs and there is nothing we can do about it. As Parliament and Government, we have the tools to ensure that the sugar industry helps farmers. Hon. Speaker, if you visited ... view
• 23 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a stammerer, so, if you say very briefly, I may not say anything. Allow me to say a few things on this particular Motion. view
• 23 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to contribute to this Motion in regard to the measures taken and progress achieved in the realisation of national values and principles of governance. The realisation of values and principles of governance in this country is a shared role. It is a joint role that must be played having in mind the fact that we are in this country together and the efforts we put in realising these values are to be taken by all of us not the Government alone. I also start by saying that it really sometimes hurts that the values ... view
• 23 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: In terms of what has been done, a report was brought out last month talking about how our youth think it is good to be wealthy or rich regardless of where you get the wealth from. It worries you and it goes against what we stand for in terms of values. It tells you that probably most Kenyans do not know what our values and governance principles are. I would urge the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology and other concerned Government Ministries to ensure that, at least, Kenyans know our values and principles of governance as enshrined in this ... view
• 23 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: It will be important, going forward, to realise these values that Kenya remains a united country, cohesive and the 47 counties do not see themselves as independent governments from the national Government. We have one Government, namely, the Government of Kenya and the other 47 are counties. They need to know that. The idea that people feel that there are 48 countries in this country is wrong. I heard Hon. Chepkong’a saying that I come from a country where they have customary marriages. I come from Kenya and not from a county. view