James Onyango Oyoo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: The third largest industry that came to the fore was corruption and the President has launched vicious attacks against it. We will support him and ensure that corruption is no more in this country. That now leaves us with no other serious industry, but to ensure that taxes are properly collected. We, as Parliament, should ensure that the taxes which will be collected are used prudently. We no longer want to see people carelessly using their positions to kick start dummy projects which add no value to the common population of this country. This far we will support His Excellency ... view
• 19 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: phantom projects which are not benefitting the people yet people are paying taxes and do not get value for money. view
• 19 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: My constituency is the father to the sugar industry and many of them are collapsing under the weight of economic hopelessness. They pay taxes and the Government does not invest in them. When we ask for more money, we are told the industries are already overburdened with debts they owe to the Government, but on close assessment, we find that most of these debts are loans which were advanced to the sugar industry from the Sugar Development Levy. This is money that each time a farmer delivers his cane, he contributes and it is aimed at helping him one time ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this amendment. I confirm that I am a Member of this Committee on Labour and Social Welfare where this amendment was brought. We looked at it, deliberated and did a lot of public participation. The good amendment should be supported by this House. It is aimed at mitigating the sufferings of the many ASALs and other areas that have been bedevilled by constant drought. The fund should be well managed as it will help Kenya be at par with other countries that have food-sufficiency ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this amendment. I confirm that I am a Member of this Committee on Labour and Social Welfare where this amendment was brought. We looked at it, deliberated and did a lot of public participation. The good amendment should be supported by this House. It is aimed at mitigating the sufferings of the many ASALs and other areas that have been bedevilled by constant drought. The fund should be well managed as it will help Kenya be at par with other countries that have food-sufficiency ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: We did everything that would go a long way to curtail this kind of misuse. While it deals mainly with mitigating drought, I would wish that the implementers went ahead and made sure that things that disrupt our economy like perennial floods mainly in Budalang’i and my ancestral Kano Village are also done away with in good time. We do not have to wait until people are affected by floods for the Government to bring relief food and invite donor agencies when we have ample time to plan and mitigate drought. I am happy that the perennial floods in Kano ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: We did everything that would go a long way to curtail this kind of misuse. While it deals mainly with mitigating drought, I would wish that the implementers went ahead and made sure that things that disrupt our economy like perennial floods mainly in Budalang’i and my ancestral Kano Village are also done away with in good time. We do not have to wait until people are affected by floods for the Government to bring relief food and invite donor agencies when we have ample time to plan and mitigate drought. I am happy that the perennial floods in Kano ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: I do not want to talk so much about this Bill because we are the manufacturers. We sat and made sure that all the aspects that can make the Bill friendly to the consumers were done. I conclude by saying this is a good Bill. Members should not have any fear. Unfortunately, it is not going to put water at everybody’s door, since we will need to sacrifice and make sure that when the fund is set up, we support it and ensure that it is managed properly. I support. Thank you. view
• 6 Aug 2019 in National Assembly: I do not want to talk so much about this Bill because we are the manufacturers. We sat and made sure that all the aspects that can make the Bill friendly to the consumers were done. I conclude by saying this is a good Bill. Members should not have any fear. Unfortunately, it is not going to put water at everybody’s door, since we will need to sacrifice and make sure that when the fund is set up, we support it and ensure that it is managed properly. I support. Thank you. view
• 30 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this consideration. I also want to add my voice to the support that most of my colleagues have given to the appointment of PKF. I take this opportunity also to commend the PAC, headed by the very able Chair, Hon. Opiyo Wandayi. He is very straightforward. During his short-stint as PAC Chair, he has made sure that lots of things that were until the other day not news have come to the fore and we are busy addressing them either through elaborate investigation by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Directorate of Criminal ... view