David Ouma Ochieng'

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• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: I have heard people say why they think this Bill should not go through. One of the arguments I have heard is the lazy opinion and lame argument that Members of Parliament are once again trying to extend their term or they are trying to get more money from the public coffers. This is what happens most of the time for people who do not want to think, see or go beyond the obvious or people who do not want to think about what happens to the country. I am sure if most of the Members of this Assembly run ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: I have also heard Members of this Assembly saying that this Bill was meant to help them recoup the months they are going to lose because elections are not going to be conducted in 2018. Nothing can be further from the truth. This Bill is not meant to give Members of Parliament more months. It is not meant to help Members of Parliament get more months or get more salaries.This is because for once I, Hon. David Ochieng knew that when I was elected in March, 2013, my term would be shorter and I would go for elections in August ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: a shorter term than five years. So, this Bill is not about having Members doing five years. In fact, I want to advise Members who think that this Bill is going to help them get more months in Parliament to talk to the administration of Parliament or the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). If they think they should be given money for five years that is not the business of this Bill. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: This Bill is not about extending the term of Parliament and helping Hon. Members recoup the months they will lose. The courts in 2012 said it very clear that this Parliament will serve a shorter term. We, as Parliament, must agree with it, that our duty is to ensure that this Constitution is implemented and this Parliament is the one that will serve a shorter term. The presidency will also serve a shorter term--- view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: ( Loud consultations ) view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I agree with you, but I think this is a very important constitutional matter that we cannot just wish away because of Members’ concentration. I want to go to a very important matter. Some people have said that for this Bill to go through it must go through a referendum. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this, again, could not be further from the truth. This is because the law is very clear in Article 255 on matters that would be required to go to a referendum. It says that where a Bill affects the term of office ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want you to listen to me on this one. I believe that the term of the President as contemplated in Article 142 is not made in months. The abject of this Bill is that there will be four months and 10 days between second date of August and third Monday of December. So, the argument that this Bill requires a referendum is just a story. This is because one, if you look at Article 146(4) it will tell you what a term is and what it is not. If you look at Article 142, you ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: So, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, anytime between two years, four months and below, cannot be assumed to be a term. Four months and 10 days cannot also be assumed to be a term to a level where someone would say that this would require a referendum. The court, again, did not pronounce itself from this but Article 102 of the Constitution contemplates that Parliament could extend its term by six months without a referendum. So, this, in my opinion, will not require a referendum. view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Finally, another matter that I have heard Members talk about that is important to me is the consequences of this Bill on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). When this Bill goes through the IEBC commissioners definitely will be affected because their term expires in November and the elections are done in December. This Parliament will deal with this matter whether we change the date or not but it is important to propose that once this Bill goes through we will either have to extend the term of the IEBC commissioners or also have to reduce their term by ... view
• 5 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. I beg to Move. view