Martin Peters Owino

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: That is why they want to strengthen the infrastructure so that when money is released there is capacity to do oversight and give guidance on how these monies can be used. So, I support this with the reservation that I do not know who is responsible; whether it is the Budget and Appropriations Committee or not. This thing should be itemised and the structure should be very clear. The role of Members of Parliament in providing additional oversight to this Fund should be very clear. We are not just here to approve and then we do not know what happens ... view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am grateful for the opportunity. First of all, I thank Hon. Chris Wamalwa who is a great friend of mine and the Committee that went out to collect the views from the public. view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I oppose the Bill. Allow me to do so with the following reasons. The problem is not only on the dates. Changing a date will not solve this problem. No single bullet will solve a problem in Kenya. Our problem is electoral malpractices. Even if we move the date to December and there are malpractices in the election, the battles, wrangles and going to the streets will go on until January, February, March or whatever date it takes. What Members should push for are electoral reforms. This is one of the items in the irreducible minimum agenda of National Super ... view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Talking about roads, if you cannot reach a polling centre because it is raining in August, why do we not use the money we are proposing to use in a referendum to fix the roads? I support the Leader of the Majority Party only that he was shy of saying that he opposes the Bill. The points he raised are heavy stuff. First of all, this constitutional amendment Bill will need a lot of money. We are now operating on a budget deficit. We do not even have the money. As I said, it is not changing a date that ... view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Secondly, Nairobi metropolis and other urban areas where people migrate to from rural areas will have to abstain from it because the security of every Member are the voters. So, we are not going to get the two-thirds we really need. view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Lastly, the school issue which has been cited here as a factor is right. My constituency was very volatile in the last elections. Schools were interrupted for several months but, not because of the date, but because of the malpractices and lack of transparency and accountability in our voting system. So, I want to emphasise not on changing of the election date, but look into why people fight when they have voted or when their votes are counted and they do not agree with the results. If we can be as transparent as we should be, and if we can ... view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I categorically oppose the Bill. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am very grateful for this time to contribute to this Motion on the establishment of special units in schools. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Ndhiwa has almost 300,000 people and we have a substantial number of disabled children, be it emotionally or physically. However, the whole constituency does not have a single special school. You find that many children from Ndhiwa go to other constituencies, some of which are far away. To add insult to injury, raising a disabled child is very expensive and, therefore, sending them to another institution far away is an additional expenditure to the same family suffering from that condition. I think we have to do this in a very structured manner so that when a school is built, it ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. view