Mark Ogolla Nyamita

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: There is a bit of noise here. There is a system problem behind here. 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
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The Committee has set out to develop a proper monitoring and evaluation team that will see whether we are getting true value for this money. You will find that the original cost that was put for NOFBI when you compare it with the money that has been used for maintenance, the maintenance cost is higher when we have not quite utilised it. Today, the last mile connectivity of NOFBI has gone into county and sub-county headquarters. Some of those legs within various parts of the country, we are unable to utilise them because they are not in use but we ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, actually, the voice is right behind me and the colleague next to me is saying that it might be a bomb. I hope I am safe. view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, one of the other issues is that there are many state-owned enterprises within the Ministry that are getting to moribund status. One of them is the Postal Corporation of Kenya. Within the Supplementary Budget II, due to COVID-19 and other issues, this particular House approved an additional Ksh810 million for Postal Corporation of Kenya to help them pay for salaries. However, the total amount that the Postal Corporation of Kenya still owes, including to Government, is well up to about Ksh4 billion. So, we need to, as a Government, decide what is the rightful way that ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: workers. They estimated that the airtime they gave to the Ministry of Education was up to about Kshs512 million. As the amendments come in, I think the State Department will try to seek authority from the House so that the said amounts can be deducted directly from the respective ministries and then be sent to the Semi-Autonomous Government Agencies (SAGAs) themselves. We also realised during the course of the budget process and interaction with the ministries that some of the targets, including some of those state-owned enterprises, are not realistic. For example, with regard to the KBC, we realised that ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: This Budget has been done within the context of COVID-19. We are currently in the third wave and are almost moving into the fourth. We must ask ourselves if it will be the last. If we get into a fifth or sixth wave, even if we have budgeted for them, they will disrupt our budgeting process. We need to ask ourselves as a country if we will be able to sustain ourselves within the tight fiscal framework that we are in. You will also note that the IMF is already within. It has come in with its conditions on revenue, ... view
• 10 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, on 13th May 2021, I did ask a Question which was directed to the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. My Question was on compensation of one of the Ex-members of Kenya Defence Forces who had not been compensated for over 25 years. Hon. Speaker, you directed that the Question be addressed by the then Chair, Hon. Katoo ole Metito and he agreed to bring feedback to this House in two weeks’ time. We are heading towards the end of June, and we have not heard from them. They have not come back to this House to ... view
• 10 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, whereas I appreciate the feedback from the Chair of Defence and Foreign Relations, it would be just if the Committee, at least, looked into the matter instead of generalising and saying “I think.” The Chair cannot come and say he “thinks” when they are seized of that very Question that I asked. They need to find out the details, and if it requires the intervention of the Budget and Appropriations Committee where I also sit, he can say so. However, to just dismiss it without having the benefit of looking at it, we might be directing it to ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me also take this opportunity to thank the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, Hon. Mwathi for a good Report. Indeed, the border between Uriri and Nyatike at the Gogo area have had wars. This is because the owners of land in dispute are deceased. So I think it is just an issue of who is claiming what. I think the recommendation by the Committee or probably as leadership from that area will need to come together. This is uniquely between me and the people of Nyatike. We need to sit ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, in the community, one goat is symbolic. Actually, they call it diel achiel mar kwayo ng'uono to mean one goat to come and ask for forgiveness. So, it is a symbolic thing. If you bring many, then it loses the meaning. view