James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1261 to 1270 of 1604.

• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, finally is the question of command structure of the National Police Service. It is patently clear in the First Schedule what the structure is supposed to be; as my colleague, hon. Jakoyo, pointed out earlier on, the Administration Police (AP) Service falls squarely under the ambit of the Office of the IG. For the command structure to be changed to bring on board some strange offices in the name of Deputy County Commissioners, the law has to be changed and amended and this law is the Constitution and not the National Police Service Act. view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, without further ado, I would want to urge my colleagues that we need to do justice by calling a spade a spade. This Bill as, it is before this House, is unconstitutional and we need to oppose it so that the Committee can go back and, perhaps, recommend proper amendments to the Constitution to enable us prosecute this Bill as it is. view
• 12 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I oppose. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I also want to oppose the amendment because it is basically trying to split hairs. Nairobi is the hub of everything, 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
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: including communication. It would be important for the legislation to specify where the headquarters of the Council is, so that members of the public are not left wondering where to go when they have issues in respect of which they would like to approach the Council. So, I urge that we leave it that way. view
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, whereas I understand the philosophy behind hon. Kangata’s proposed amendment, I am a little bit uncomfortable. This is because take for instance the universities which should be seeking to offer these courses, they go through a process by which their courses are approved by the Commission for Higher Education before they can go ahead and offer them. So, if we introduce again the requirement for this Media Council to be giving accreditation, it will be making the process very cumbersome for institutions and duplicating something which could have been very straightforward. So, I think we need ... view
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: I really have no issue with this, but as a matter of concern I see in part “(5)” the Cabinet Secretary being conferred with some powers to reject any nomination on what they are calling “reasonable grounds”. That is the difficulty I am getting here. If these grounds are not clearly spelt out then there is room for abuse of these powers conferred to the Cabinet Secretary. In any case, why would he reject the--- view
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: I have no further amendment. I am seeking your guidance on this matter. As it is, I would rather we delete this part “(5)” and then leave the Cabinet Secretary with no authority or option as to whether to reject or--- view
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I have got a serious problem with what is happening here. You will remember that during the Second Reading, I raised serious issues with these amendments and it has now come to pass. 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
• 5 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Indeed, I have been vindicated. This Part (5) was brought in to sugarcoat the mischief that was inherent in the proposed amendment under Part (3). If you are now giving Parliament the opportunity and room to open debate on the report and do whatever it feels like without the caveat which was placed under part (5), you are saying that the work which this Commission did, was in vain. Therefore, this withdrawal is mischievous. I, therefore suggest that you give us room to introduce further amendments. view