James Onyango Oyoo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: I do not know whether President Uhuru Kenyatta still believes that there is only one unitary Government. I have seen that EACC is just focusing on the Cabinet Secretaries and Parliament. The Criminal Investigations Directorate (CID) is doing the same. The real corruption is not here. It is very minimal. The real corruption is in the county government. Go there and see the life they live. They live large. Go and see the roads that they are doing and the properties they are purchasing without following Government procurement regulations. Some people have bought wheelbarrows at Kshs200,000 and they are still ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: It is high time Kenyans became humble. When there is a problem in Kenya like hunger, it is not going to hurt the CORD or Jubilee. We must all agree that we can have our political differences on the Floor of the House and outside the House, but when there are serious problems in the country, for instance, the current serious economic challenges, Kenyans must unite and help our leadership find ways of fast-tracking the economy back to where it was. Jubilee leaders must learn to bite humble pie and pay homage to retired President Kibaki. If today a holocaust ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Our leaders must borrow a leaf from former President Kibaki and stop walking as if elections are going to be held tomorrow. If you have been given a responsibility, discharge it. You will be judged by your performance. The Jubilee Government promised to do 20,000 kilometres of tarmac road, but we are yet to see a kilometre. We are heading towards the next election. We had Government bursaries which were cowardly withdrawn without our involvement. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it was a Bill that was presented before this House and the Government came up with an annuity programme. It was given assent by the President. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am crying because at the time of addressing this House, my constituency is ravaged by floods. This time, El Nino did not come as an emergency. It was predicted and the Government put mechanisms in place to mitigate it. We cannot do much to help the people on the ground because there is no money. So, when I talk about problems in our economy, I am disturbed. I am hit. My people are living outside their homes. These are problems that have been there for a very long time. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to support the views expressed by my colleague Member of Parliament for Mathira and say that the Committees must take their job very seriously. Most of the Members of Parliament and especially from my neighbourhood the Rift Valley, I heard them lauding the efforts by the Deputy President and President during their recent tour. The President gave them considerations in terms of cooler machines. I believe the era when we had to wait for the President to give coolers or other goods is long gone. We have Committees like the Budget and Appropriations Committee ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: We want the Government to take this issue very seriously and make sure that things are done without necessarily waiting for the President or his deputy. Otherwise, I support Hon. Weru. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I have a divergent opinion. This amounts to duplication of titles. We already have a very powerful registrar and this is diluting the good job of the registrar of the court. Unless, we are talking about subordinate courts or the former Magistrates Courts, I do not think it is relevant. view
• 29 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill. From the outset, I would like to say that I oppose this Bill because of the big vice that is taking root in this country called impunity and people’s attitude not to move away from the past practice. We have seen every other day the Executive bringing its Bills here; it is as if Parliament is being ambushed. There are interests that are concealed in the so called “omnibus Bills”, which have far reaching ramifications that ... view