Martin Otieno Ogindo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to seek further clarification from the Assistant Minister. First, we would want to know the specific measures that have been put in place. In simple terms, from this decline in the dollar value, I understand that this Government had made a provision of Kshs160 billion to pay for its foreign debts. These debts are in various currencies and we are holding our reserves majorly in dollars. This means that a decline of 15 per cent means we are going to pay Kshs24 billion more. What measures are in place to cushion this? Is this ... view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I sought clarification or confirmation from the Assistant Minister whether the fear that we are going to pay Kshs24 billion more on our debts is real or not real, given the decline in the dollar value? Could he specifically deal with that? view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Bill. I want to start by saying that, indeed, it has been repeated time and again that it is a core function of the Government to protect and look into the well being of its citizens. A Government that does not look into the welfare of its citizens has no reason existing. In the running of economies the world over, on the far right is a case for capitalism, while on the far left is a case for socialism. For every extreme, there is always a harmonised ideology. ... view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just want to know from the Chair, whether the Minister has since been released of his sanction. This is because other than the unique nature of the point of order that was raised by hon. Imanyara, I think this is--- view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Finance Bill, but I want to make a few observations. It is very important for this House to realise the importance of the Finance Bill that we are debating today. In simple terms, we are debating the issue of how money gets into the Consolidated Fund before it is distributed. So, indeed, this is a very important Bill. We realise the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance has outlined, in the Finance Bill, how he intends to raise funds. We know that he intends to raise funds from across ... view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I rise to support the Appropriation Bill. view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: I think this is coming at a time that this country is experiencing and witnessing tremendous transparency in the way things are being done. I want to thank this House for having passed the Fiscal Management Act. I also want to congratulate the Minister for Finance--- view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot even hear myself. view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister for Finance for his Budget. We support it. However, from now on, we want the Minister to strictly comply with the Fiscal Management Act as far as the various reporting of the goings on in the Ministry are concerned. I also want to thank the Minister for having introduced the Economic Stimulus Programmes in his Budget. It is very popular; however, a few things stand out. One of them is that while we expect the Economic Stimulus to stimulate economic growth at the grassroots level, a few administrative challenges ... view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the new payment system is a good one because it is promising efficiency. However, the manner of implementation is so abrupt that it is disrupting business all over. Like any other new initiative, I expected it would have been test run parallel to the outgoing method, so that we appreciate its efficiency and efficacy before we fully implement it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to express fear about this new system. It is important that there is transparency in the way transactions are done. The way I see it really involves very few people before a ... view