Martin Otieno Ogindo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to sympathize with the Minister, but I also want to suggest a practical solution. The background is this: If you look at Article 218 of the Constitution, it lays out the sequencing of these Bills and it starts with Revenue Division Bill. This is a constitutional requirement. You cannot sacrifice constitutionality at the altar of expedience. view
• 8 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think the Minister is dealing with side issues. We are getting into a different system of Government and it is incumbent on this House to get this foundation correct. We are talking about the law – the Constitution. The Minister can only navigate within the law and within the Constitution. He cannot sacrifice the Constitution and the law at the altar of expediency which is that there must be a basis and this precedent is very important. There must be a basis for the Revenue Allocation Bill and that basis is the Revenue ... view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a point of order to strengthen what my colleague has said. Is the Minister in order to claim that there are no county governments when he knows very well that the county governments are scheduled to be in existence three months to the end of the financial year and this is in public domain? The essence of budgeting is to envisage such. On the constitutionality of the allocation, this is not negotiable. This allocation that will go to the county governments is unconstitutional. The issue of absorption of the ... view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, arising from that, could the Minister direct the DC to hold a baraza so as to reassure the residents of their unity and lack of such intentions? view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to pick from where hon. Ruto left. I want to start by thanking the Deputy Leader of Government Business for having done a good job. But looking at the Order Paper, one is left wondering whether the priority is right. I want to point to you that it is bordering on lack of procedure to have the Division of Revenue Bill and the County Allocation Revenue Bill in the Order Paper before we dispose the Budget Policy Statement. In fact, the Budget Policy Statement is going to contain ... view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with you. But my point is that even as we are in the last hours of our stay here, it is important that we do the right thing. What would have been helpful would have been to raise the Revenue Division Bill for the remainder of the period under Revenue Allocation Bill for the remainder of the period. What we are doing is a shortcut that is going to be un-procedural. view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have the ability unlike those Members who sit on the Chair. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to second this Bill. This country needs a revised civil aviation Act. This country is pursuing Vision 2030. There are lot of infrastructural developments that are taking place. We need to comply with the international civil aviation requirements, so that this country can exploit the air industry. That is going to boost this economy. I want to support this Bill because in my constituency, I have an airstrip, and I think this is going to create ... view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to support this. I want to plead with my colleagues that we give extra 30 minutes. I can see that these are straightforward Motions that have no mischief in them. So, I support. view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the Bill. The Minister, together with the Attorney-General, needs to find a framework whereby legal education can be expended onto the general public. You will appreciate that the new Constitution has necessitated the generation of many laws that members of the public are ignorant about. One of the dictums of justice is that ignorance of the law is no defense. We want to obey the law, but to the extent that we do not know them, it becomes hard. So, a framework needs to be created whereby the public is educated. ... view
• 3 Jan 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am concerned with the manner in which the Member for Yatta is using his hand. He keeps pointing in the same direction. Is he in order? view