David Ouma Ochieng'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Standing Order No. 62 has not been operationalised before in this Assembly. A third of the Members of this Assembly would be 116 Members. I have done my calculations and the 28 “Noes” of yesterday are less than a quarter of 116 Members, yet the Standing Order says they should be at least one-third of the Members of the Assembly. If they are less than one-third, you can exercise your discretion to allow a further vote. Someone would ask why we did not stand up to claim a Division. Standing Order No. 62 is very clear. I want to distinguish ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am happy to have this Bill being read the Second Time this morning. The Bill we are reading for the Second Time this morning was first mooted--- view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill be now read a Second Time. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: The process of preparing this Bill started in January last year. This was done because I believe that most of the amendments that relate to the 2017 elections should be done early enough. In my opinion, they should be dispensed with by the end of this year. The issue of elections’ date in this country is neither new nor has it had a good history. Elections normally provide a good chance for renewal for the country. It provides a chance for the public - the electorate - to renew the mandate of leaders and probably make changes where they thought ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: which relates to the election of Members of Parliament, that is, the National Assembly and Senate; it affects Article 102--- view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you so much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I agree with you absolutely. This Bill affects Article 101(1) of the Constitution which relates to the election of Members of Parliament; Article 136 which relates to the election of the President; Article 177(1) which relates to the election of members of the county assemblies; and Article 180 as it relates to the election of the county governor. What was the basis of saying the elections should be done on the second Tuesday of August? This is very important because it is what we are changing. Why did we say then that elections ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: December. Things could happen and these things are contemplated in the Constitution, like the President-elect dying before being sworn in. Elections must be done within 60 days when that happens. There are very many things that could happen after the elections. That is why it is important to understand why we are saying a December date is better for elections. Within the new constitutional framework and under the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, the Budget-making process is now an elaborate one that involves every Member of the National Assembly and the Senate. It is an elaborate process that starts in ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, if we are going to conduct elections in August, you can imagine what will happen now that some Ministries have not got their money for this Financial Year because of the way the system works. So, if by August some Ministries have not got money and it is the date we are supposed to hold elections, it will be difficult for elections to be done because the Ministries that are supposed to do this do not have money. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: The second reason, which is very important to me, and which I thought should have been looked at when we were fixing the date of elections is the education calendar. I have just given you the chronology of events or what should happen when elections are done. I have said that elections could start in August and end in December. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: 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