Mary Emaase Otuch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to comment with respect to that issue. It is an issue that, as the Budget and Appropriations Committee, we have consulted over. We were advised that our responsibility should end at the point of dividing or sharing out, this revenue. Attempting to decide for the county governments how to spend and what priorities they should have, having in mind that these counties--- view
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Conditional, yes, but if we decide for them how they are going to appropriate it, that will be tantamount to micromanaging the county governments. view
• 25 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, allow me to say what I wanted to say. The money has to go to hospitals. It is conditionally for hospitals. It is up to the county assemblies, as they do their budgets, to ensure that this money goes to hospitals. We should see whether this money was appropriated to hospitals. It cannot be used on any other function besides hospitals. We cannot begin to decide for them how much to put to which hospital. They need to decide on their priorities. That is what we were advised and that should be the right thing to do. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of information, hon. Speaker. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. The hon. Member has just alleged that public hearing is not a programme. I know there are accountants in this House just like myself. You must make a provision for every expenditure that you intend to undertake. The stage at which we are at the moment is the policy direction. We are simply trying to anchor our intentions in the policy at the policy stage. To say that public budget hearings are not programmes is wrong in the sense that, by the time the Budget estimates are drafted, the Budget and Appropriations Committee will be seized ... view
• 10 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to inform the hon. Member who has just spoken as aMember of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I want to inform him because he is misleading the House. view
• 10 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: On the issue of public hearings, every year we visit different counties. When we visit the same counties, we do not go to the same constituency. I was surprised when hon. Midiwo misled this House by selectively reading out Article 221 of the Constitution. He only read out the provisions on discussion and review of the Budget Estimates. Article 221(5) says that after reviewing and discussing the Estimates, we must take into consideration the views of the people and incorporate them in the Budget Policy Statement and the Appropriations Bill. How then can we do that without first incorporating such ... view
• 10 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Public hearings take place in every county. Every time we go to a county, we visit a different constituency. Even the Gotu Bridge in Isiolo is as a result of the decision of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. We can table in this House, a list of projects that we have done so far. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee on the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), 2015 laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 4th March 2015. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this very precious opportunity which has become a rare commodity in this House. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view