Mary Emaase Otuch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: New Clause 35A amends Section 117 of the Act on the County Fiscal Strategy Paper. The main aim of this amendment is to extend the period of consideration of the County Fiscal Strategy Paper by county assemblies from 14 days to 30 days. view
• 16 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (c). It is about the definition of “Government to Government loan.” It is noted that the definition includes among others a financial institution that is an intermediary between the Government and exporters. It is, therefore, our considered opinion that this does not fit in the definition. This may potentially open a situation where some institutions of questionable credentials would be involved in lending to Government and such loan be classified as being Government to Government. Therefore, the definition may be deleted ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to second. As a member of the Committee, I must confess that we have interviewed nominees in the past for various positions, but we were very impressed by this nominee, Dr. Jane Wangui, whom we vetted for the position of Chairperson, CRA. We vetted her and when you look at her credentials, it is needless to repeat what has already been pointed out by the Vice-Chair. We felt that the nominee was over- qualified for the position. We were also quite impressed by her wealth of experience, which she is going to bring into ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: So, Hon. Speaker, I second. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I support. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 5 and substituting therefor the following new clause — 5. Section l0 of the principal Act is amended — (a) in subsection (1)─ (i) by inserting the words “Speaker and” immediately after the words “report to the relevant” and the words “Article 114 of the Constitution,” immediately after the words “making reference to” in paragraph (g); and (ii) by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (h) — The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: (i) undertake monitoring and evaluation of movement programmes and projects with a view to informing the legislative budget and economic analysis; (j)produce the Budget Options Paper which shall be the basis of evaluating the Budget Policy Statement and annual estimates; and (k)review the County Fiscal Strategy Papers and the Controller of Budget Reports with a view to informing the relevant Committees of Parliament on revenue allocation. (b) by inserting the following new subsection after subsection (2) — (3) A public officer or national government entity shall upon request in writing by the Parliamentary Budget Office, provide information in such manner ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: The justification is that the proposed amendment in 5(a) seeks to entrench the provision of Article 114 of the Constitution as well as to facilitate key legislative mandate of proper oversight of the budgetary resources by providing empirical information to Parliament for informed decision-making. In addition, the proposed amendment in 5(b) intends to enhance the role as well as empower the Parliamentary Budget Office to seek any information from any relevant institution needed in the performance of its statutory function of advising Parliament on the national economy, public finance and Budget matters. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, yes, I want to move the amendment in the amended form. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 5 and substituting therefor the following new clause — 5. Section l0 of the principal Act is amended— (a) in subsection (1)─ (i) by inserting the words “Speaker and” immediately after the words “report to the relevant” and the words “Article 114 of the Constitution,” immediately after the words “making reference to” in paragraph (g); and (ii) by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (h) — (I) undertake monitoring and evaluation of government programmes and projects with a view to informing the ... view