Martin Otieno Ogindo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 831 to 840 of 1112.

• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in moving this Motion, I am guided by the newly promulgated Constitution of Kenya. The new Constitution provides for a Revenue Allocation Commission (RAC). It is envisaged that the RAC is going to come up with a formula of distributing revenue in this country. I am also guided by the fact that this country suffered post-election violence in the late 2007 and early 2008. The major issues then were those of resource allocation and positions. Kenya is today at a very important point in her history. It is important that we seize this opportunity to right ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: I am aware that the CDF came into being in 2003. The reason as to why the CDF was created was so that poverty could be tackled at the constituency level. It is against this background that the CDF Act, 2003, was enacted. Before the CDF was created, in 2003, there was no basis of allocation of resources. For that reason, the CDF money was equally distributed across all the constituencies. In the subsequent years, distribution of CDF resources was based on a survey which was conducted some time earlier, but which was published in 2005. That is the Geographic ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in Nyanza province, for example, there has been a marked improvement in poverty levels and I must never glorify poverty. We want it tackled. But, generally, as a province, Nyanza has dropped from the poverty level of 63.9 percent to 43 percent. And for poverty levels to drop, it requires certain interventions. The last survey was done in 1997 and the subsequent one was done in 2005/2006. During this period, I was an adult and I have no recollection of the major interventions that could have made these levels to drop that far. Mr. Deputy Speaker, ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that is a point of argument rather than a point of order. Nonetheless, I can give an explanation. As long as a formula is statistically sound, as long as a formula is mathematically right, then it becomes politically acceptable. I was saying that much more insight needs to be given to this vertical and horizontal distribution of resources. We have also seen that there is going to be an Equalization Fund in the Constitution. All this requires guidelines and formulas that are acceptable, that will withstand the test of time. I know it is ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Minister for that intervention. I said I have no intentions of dismissing the statistics as captured in the survey. There are challenges which are acknowledged in the Survey Report. Instead of continuing to live with these challenges, I was seeking leave of the House so that this can be dealt with once and for all. In the Report itself, it is said that, “while allocating CDF among constituencies on the basis of the relative numbers of the poor is a pro-poor move, vis-Ă -vis unequal distribution, additional consideration and ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Today, Kenya is in a unique point in time. We can right the wrongs that we have lived with for a long time. We can also improve on the rights that we have. That is my humble prayer! view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want each and every hon. Member here to be guided by patriotism. It is not my wish to see other areas gain while others lose. It is my wish to see that every corner of this country is resourced as equitably as possible. My prayer is that we get a formula that will take us from now on so that we do not keep on revising our formulas every now and then. I know that the Ministry of Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 had generated various scenarios of distributing the Constituencies Development Fund ... view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: That scenario has been designated “Scenario One” by the Ministry of Planning, National Development and Vision 2030. view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have with me here the document that was tabled by the Minister for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030 yesterday. This is a copy! view
• 27 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Hold your horses, Mr. Ethuro! Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, protect me! view