Martin Otieno Ogindo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1051 to 1060 of 1112.

• 12 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chair promised to make a ruling this week. This House is privileged to have the presence of His Excellency the President. Could we have that ruling and, possibly, get a corroboration from His Excellency. view
• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to get clarification from the Assistant Minister. The Kenya debt portfolio today stands at 41 per cent of the GDP. In Tanzania, it is less than 1 per cent. view
• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Uganda, it is 13 per cent. To what extent have the loans been applied to their intended purposes as required by Section 3 of the External Loans Act? view
• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister did not get my question. To what extent has the borrowed money been applied to its intended purposes as required by Section 3 of the External Loans Act? view
• 10 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Given the seriousness of the issue, would I be in order to ask this House to set up a Select Committee to look into the public debt of this country with a view to reporting to this House what constitutes public debt and whether it is actually sustainable? view
• 9 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. However, I must register, alongside my colleagues, my lack of support for Section 9(14). I believe the Minister has heard us clearly, loudly and unequivocally. I want to start my support from Article 2 of the Constitution. The reason why Kenyans wanted a new Constitution is that the old Constitution enabled the President to rule this country as he wished, to distribute positions as he chose and even to use the resources of this country as he wished. This has been a source of war ever since. That is ... view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Attorney-General regarding the Fiscal Management Bill, 2008, which this House passed on 11th December, 2008, the fate of which, to date, is unclear. view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: I would want the Attorney-General to clarify, among other things, when he actually presented the Bill to His Excellency the President for assent; whether the Bill has been assented to. If not, when do we expect to receive the Memorandum from His Excellency the President, in accordance with the provisions of Section 46(4) of the Constitution, considering that the Budget process is just about to begin and the Bill is quite crucial to the reform of the Budget process? view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would further want the Attorney-General to clarify the commitment of this Government in supporting reforms in the national Budget making process as envisaged in the Bill. view
• 3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Minister clarify, against the background that this Government appears to have adopted a policy of lenience when dealing with heads of parastatals? When does he intend to call back the Managing Director of Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC), Mr. George Okungu? Things just appear to be getting worse ever since Mr. Okungu was sent on leave. view