Martin Otieno Ogindo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 941 to 950 of 1112.

• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate the Minister for Agriculture on her new appointment. I rise to support the Motion and to say that food security must never be compromised and every effort must be made deliberately to ensure that our country is food-secured. It is regrettable that we still do not have a well-capacitated budget office that would effectively allocate funds where they are needed most. With an investment in the agriculture sector through irrigation, because the old story we keep on hearing is that we did not meet our ... view
• 15 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of the articulation by the Mover and in view of the fact the reasons given are in tandem with the mood of the House and the nation, would I be in order to ask the Chair to put the Question? view
• 15 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is obvious from the articulation of the Mover of the Motion that it is out of necessity that we reduce the time period. Would I be in order to call upon the Chair to put the Question? view
• 15 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to start by congratulating the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for having done such a wonderful job in preparing his Budget Policy Statement. I know that this House has been at the forefront of asking for engagement in the Budget making process. I think the Executive has lived up to their side of the bargain. I think it is now important that this House takes its rightful position in the new dispensation. This is the first time that the House ... view
• 15 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, the Budget Policy Statement is well done. It is very comprehensive and, indeed, in response to the Fiscal Management Act. It is with great pleasure that now we look behind and say that this country is, indeed, progressing. When you look at the Medium Term Micro-Economic Framework as laid out in the Budget Policy Statement, it is very clear where we are coming from and going to. view
• 15 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: However, I want to point out that indeed, sometimes, the Minister appears to be a little optimistic and I know that is good for this country, but from experience, we are able to see that the projected growth of 4.9 per cent would slightly be on the higher side. I am praying for this country to realize far and beyond that. But it is important to give ourselves realistic hopes. When you look at the revenue targets, they have not been met according to the Budget Compliance Report that we have been receiving. One of the attributes that I would ... view
• 15 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say this against the background that, in as much as the Minister for Finance, possibly working together with the Minister for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030, have worked out a growth rate of 4.9 per cent, the real generators of the GDP are not aware of that. It is important that we translate these things into comprehensible information to people who are engaged in production in this country. What I have in mind is that, it is important for the farmers in Rangwe to be told that this year, this Government is ... view
• 15 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also know that some items of revenue have not been responding as expected. My analysis has it that the Value Added Tax (VAT) on imports has not been responding. I know that this is an area that requires closer and intensified look. I want to urge the Minister for Finance under whose docket the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) falls, to find ways and means of netting the VAT therein. view
• 15 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: I also want to say something about roads. In tandem with the recent reforms in the roads department where we today have the Kenya National Highways; the KURA and the KERA, I think it is now important that from now on, Treasury is better of releasing money directly to these Authorities so that we do not have to go through the bureaucracy of going through the Ministry of Roads. The other issue I want to talk about is agriculture. I want to congratulate the Minister here, that the Government’s initiative this financial year where they decided to engage in extensive ... view
• 15 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: that in Uganda, they spend 5.2 per cent of their GDP on education. In Uganda, you will realize that the pupil teacher ratio is 57:1 but in Kenya we have classrooms of 60 or 70 pupils. It is important that we are clear what value we are getting for the money that we give to the education sector. That needs to be itemized from primary, secondary and all the way to the university. Last but not least, I want to commend the Minister because Central Bank has done a very good job. Looking at the interest rates, we are seeing ... view