Mary Emaase Otuch

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: (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 as may be specified by the Parliamentary Budget Office for the better carrying out of the functions specified under subsection (1). view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, this is a good amendment, but we wish to take into consideration the concerns of the Leader of the Majority Party. After consultations, we feel that we need to further amend this Clause 5(b) to read as follows: “A public officer or national government entity shall upon request in writing by the Parliamentary Budget Office, through the Clerk’s Office, provide information in such manner as may be specified by the Parliamentary Budget Office for the better carrying out of the functions specified under subsection (1). view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I agree because we had a similar proposed amendment. The Constitution is very clear as well as the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. We do not want a law that weakens the role of Parliament in making decisions. What we are deleting was seeking to weaken our powers as the National Assembly when it comes to approving withdrawals from the Consolidated Fund. I support. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, Clause 14 was an amendment by deletion. It seeks to delete a clause that amends Section 42 of the Act on the processing of the Division of Revenue Bill and County Allocation of Revenue Bill. Looking at Articles 228(5) and 249(2) (b) of the Constitution, it suffices to give direction on how the Office of the Controller of Budget should go about performing its constitutional mandate. Therefore, there is no need for written instructions from the National Treasury directing the Controller of Budget to approve withdrawals for transfer to counties in the event that the Division ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 16 of the Bill be deleted. This amendment seeks to delete this clause which amends Section 60 on authorisation of payment of guarantees. The justification here is that the proposed provision that the Controller of Budget shall receive a certificate from the Attorney-General as sufficient authority to approve withdrawals from the Consolidated Fund for purposes of payment of guarantees is against Article 249(2)(b) of the Constitution on the independence of the Office of the Controller of Budget. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I accept the amendment for obvious reasons. We are protecting the revenue, so that it is not withdrawn directly from the County Revenue Fund without passing through the county assembly for the assembly members to approve. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that a Committee of 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
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: the whole House has considered the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.4 of 2015) up to Clause 66, and has instructed me to seek leave to sit again another day. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support this amendment because it aligns the Bill to the requirements of the new Constitution. It also brings out clarity in ensuring that every child, irrespective of their disability, has a right to education. The Bill says that the CEC Member shall ensure that adequate facilities to assist children with disabilities are put in place. view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to second the Division of Revenue Bill 2017. This is a very important Bill as it lays the foundation for the formulation of the budget estimates and, thereafter, the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. It is very important that we dispense of this Bill so that there are no delays in the consequent Bills that will allow for smooth sharing of revenue between the two levels of government – the county governments and the national Government. view