James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, that was a mistake. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. It is very clear in the Standing Orders that someone who is not in this Chamber, and who cannot defend himself or herself cannot be mentioned adversely. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the hon. Member has mentioned the name of hon. Raila Odinga who cannot defend himself on the Floor of this House. Will I be in order to demand that the hon. Member retracts the statement and apologizes? This obsession with Raila Odinga from the Jubilee side--- view
• 24 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. I seek your indulgence on one matter. The Chair will recall that about two months or so ago the Member for Bomet Central, my friend, hon. Tonui, presented a petition before this House that outlined very serious reasons for the removal of the Cabinet Secretary for Labour, Social Security and Services. It is very clear in the Standing Orders that petitions are supposed to be dispensed with within 60 days. We are aware that, that Petition is before the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare headed by my very good friend and ... view
• 24 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it is important--- view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I was just trying to seek your indulgence since this is a very grave matter to use your discretion to allow us to make one or two comments before you commit it to the relevant Committee. view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. In addition to the Petition as presented by hon. Sabina Chege, it would be important, indeed, that the Committee delves into the matter in its entirety. This is because as I speak, this country is under siege from terrorists. Bearing in mind that the right to security is a right which is enshrined in the Constitution, and more importantly that the duty to provide security to the citizens and safeguard their property is that of the Government, it will be important that the Government comes up with a policy to address--- view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: 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
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it would be important, even as the Committee looks at this Petition, that the Government comes up with a clear-cut policy to address the issue of the victims of terrorist acts, which have become very common in the recent past in this country, without trying to apportion blame or to pass the buck. The fact is that once terrorists strike, people suffer. Those who lose their loved ones remain with no one to take care of them; those who are injured remain with permanent injuries. Sometimes, they are crippled. Therefore, it is critical that the Government comes ... view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. view