James Onyango Oyoo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have been waiting on the wings for a very long time. This is a very important Bill. The Bill speaks to the plight of county governments vis-à-vis the national Government. It was well articulated here by the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and his deputy. This Bill speaks about possible remittance of money that will enable the county governments to finish buildings that will house the county headquarters, monies that are supposed to go to hospitals and help maintain or spruce up medical facilities, monies that are supposed to ... view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: polytechnics, many of them in very dilapidated or near non-existent state, and many other projects. This is not the first time we are talking about the Division of Revenue Bill in this House. We have spoken to this thing for a very long time. Today I want to talk about the challenges that this Bill is facing. The biggest challenge that this Bill is facing is, like my colleagues have articulated on the Floor of this House, corruption. The other one is negligence or lacklustre attitude of Government bureaucrats. These monies will be appropriated here and it will take the ... view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: have since become part of this. I do not think much can be achieved through EACC. I have heard Members mumbling a lot of ideas. One time we sat in this House and pushed a Motion that was sending home the two senior most officers at the EACC secretariat. My good friend the head of EACC--- view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Sorry, he may never reach that stage. He can never be the Head of the Public Service Commission (PSC). Hon. Duale is the Leader of the Majority Party in the 11th Parliament. The 12th Parliament will be a different Parliament. I saw him teasing my colleague, Hon. Johana Ng’eno. In my community we have a saying which says “When a chicken is slaughtered, and the intestines fall, the other chicken rush to try and eat that chicken not knowing that the next in line is their own intestines.” Hon. Duale is my good friend. I like him very much. I ... view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, that was just a by-the-way because the matter was mentioned in my presence. I hope wherever he is, he is seeing and listening to me. view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Yes? view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. “Hard work” in this case is defined in terms of his mandate in the House but out there, it is popularity that matters. He is working very hard in the House to please his appointing authorities, to the chagrin of his electors. The vibes on the ground is that if the elections will be conducted properly, he has a very hard task to retain his seat as opposed to Hon. Johana Ng’eno. I want him to walk and sleep while aware of that fact, because we live in Kenya. All said and done, this ... view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: mortgage schemes is not available until between six and eight months later. Such situation interferes with Members’ plans. However, every time there is a presidential team going outside the country, the money is readily available. I do not know whether the IFMIS is there to interfere with the operations of the county governments and the PSC or this is about a tired senior officer who wants a better pay. Otherwise, this is a good Bill. I take this opportunity to appeal to the President, because leadership is about minding about the citizenry. We must do something about the doctors’ strike. view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Please add me one minute view
• 2 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. We are not helping this country by allowing unwarranted deaths. As we wait, we get the excuse that it is the county governors who are supposed to negotiate with the doctors. When the governors came into being, the negotiations had been concluded. The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) between the doctors’ union and the Government had already been signed. We have to find a solution. The Government can either agree with the doctors or sack them and bring other doctors if they are able, given that it is not very easy to train doctors. We have ... view