Martin Otieno Ogindo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I thank you for this opportunity. Madam Temporary Chairlady, we were granted leave by this House to go and look at the Appropriation Bill. In the spirit of give and take, we have been able to entertain Treasury and Treasury has been able to entertain us. Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we agreed on a set of amendments. We agreed to amend the Appropriation Bill, Paragraph 2(2). view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Paragraph 2(2) is not a Schedule. Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, Clause 2(2) says:- “The sum granted out of the Consolidated Fund by subsection 1 includes a sum of Kshs424,666,046,946 authorized by the National Assembly on 21st June, 2012, in accordance with Article 220 of the Constitution.” This House, indeed, approved that Vote on Account. But when you multiply that amount that was approved by the House, it gives you a total printed estimate of Kshs849,332,093,892. Madam Temporary Chairlady, what this Appropriation Bill seeks authority from this House for is to allow for the withdrawal from the Consolidated Fund a sum ... view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to thank the Minister for the re-committal of Article 2 of the Appropriation Bill and the Schedule. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is important that we take into account the public participation that is a requisite of the Constitution. I look forward to seeing him making amendments that bring into effect those said public suggestions. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you. view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I am seeing an amendment to Vote R203. view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, this could have been a slip of the eye but I do not know. Under Vote--- view
• 28 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to, first of all, thank the Minister for his tolerance and understanding that this process is most tedious and most demanding. Allow me to also thank the Joint Committee. Having said so, I want to say that this House has done itself proud. For the first time, public participation has been taken into account in the Budget-making process. This will go a long way in instilling confidence in this House. At this point, I want to request the Minister to seriously embark on the printing of consolidated Printed Estimates, so that members of the public ... view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, let me congratulate the Prime Minister on this commitment to devolution. I think it would be imperative for other presidential candidates to pronounce themselves on this important issue. Having said that, could I get a clarification from the Prime Minister, given the fact that the Constitution requires that a division of revenue be debated in Parliament and adopted and the formula agreed upon run for five years; and given the fact that this House has not applied itself to any division of revenue Bill; and given the fact that the mandate of ... view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to thank the Minister for his indulgence in this provision, which I thought was a grave omission from the beginning. Now that it is taken up, in the spirit of give and take, I thank him. view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to support this because now it brings the three Arms of Government at par. I think that, that is a very good gesture from the Minister. view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg for your indulgence because these amendments were several. I want to enquire from the Minister about a portion where we were trying to clarify the details that shall be contained in the report in terms of the balance brought forward and carried over. view