James Onyango Oyoo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I was on a retreat in Mombasa with a sub-committee of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. There has been simmering insecurity around that area for quite some time. In the neighbourhoods of Tinderet and Muhoroni, there are large-scale farmers who have a right to their private property, having bought those farms. Recently, some people in Tinderet Constituency and specifically members of the Nandi community, moved downhill and encroached on those farms. The owners of the large-scale farms reported the matter to the local administration. In their attempts to remove the encroachers, the administration has always ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: While I was waiting to get authority to raise this matter, as the Speaker was very busy consulting with some members of staff of the National Assembly, I decided to consult the Inspector General of Police (IGP), who told me that he was on top of the matter. However, I doubt that he is, indeed, on top of the matter because people are dying. The encroachers are still on the private properties. He told me that he was aware that a firearm was confiscated, and that the security personnel were pursuing the invaders. I asked him how come an innocent ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I will wait for a week but I would plead with the Chairman of the Committee to get in touch with the IGP to be on top of the matter not by mouth but by action, because even his OCS has lost his firearm. People are dying. The encroachers are still there. He has the powers. We have seen the police kill people during riots. In this case, people are dying because they are being moved away from their farms. So, this is a very urgent case because our beloved President took an oath to protect the lives ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is because you have denied me a chance to speak. An opportunity has now arisen for me to speak. Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 16 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise to oppose the prolonging of these Bills. These are very important Bills and hon. Members need to interrogate them properly. They have serious impact on our lives. I do not see the urgency in the Marriage Bill. Marriage is a very serious institution in the life cycle of a human being. We, therefore, need to read and conceptualize the Bills well. The Bill on financing of election campaigns will impact on us and posterity. We need to take time. I do not see the urgency. view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this Motion which I believe is very crucial for the growth of this country. I plead with hon. Members from both the Jubilee and the CORD side to approach this Motion with a lot of objectivity. When we are talking about corruption, we are talking about the posterity of this nation and it has nothing to do with the party. view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: I want to give the Jubilee Members of Parliament more energy. I have looked at President Uhuru Kenyatta and I believe that he is anti-corruption or his stand against corruption is well known. view
• 9 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: But we need those people--- view
• 25 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. I am a member of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare that vetted the two individuals. I want to tell this House that it was a very harrowing experience for me, more so, when we were vetting the Principal Secretary nominee for Labour because he is a man we worked with at the defunct Kenya Posts and Telecommunication Corporation (KPTC) when we were still very young men. view
• 25 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Mr. Ali Noor Ismail and I were colleagues of the dreaded Sarah Serem. The Sarah Serem I knew then is different from the Sarah Serem that people called “Siang”. She was very humble like Ali Noor Ismail, humane and quite an understanding person. I believe and I have always urged Members of Parliament that we should go slow on that lady because the Americans have a saying that goes: “If you know the owner of the dog, deal with the owner. Do not deal with the dog.” view