James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you very much. At the outset, I support the Tax Laws (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.48 of 2020). As I do so, let me start by saying that the COVID-19 pandemic made us to jump from what I would call the frying pan to the fire. Why do I say so? I have always said here that we need to cut our coat according to our cloth when it comes to budgeting. The COVID-19 pandemic has found us with a budget which was, in itself, difficult to support; a budget which had serious ... view
• 22 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: introduce amendments to the tax regime that eventually led to a reduction in revenues. That is, again, a fact that we cannot debate. So, we find ourselves, as someone said earlier on, between a rock and a hard place, as it were. But, then, what do we do as a country? Article 43 of our Constitution guarantees economic and social rights to the citizens of this country. The Government is under obligation to support Kenyans in meeting their economic and social rights like provision of water, health, education and other social services. However, for the Government to do that, it ... view
• 22 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Some of the projects that the Government should keep, in my view, are those of the NG- CDF. That is because it is a legal requirement to disburse those funds. It is also a legal requirement that monies should be disbursed to the counties. There are no two ways about it. The national Government must disburse monies to counties. However, the projects that are in-between can be stopped for now so that we do what is critical for ourselves and for… view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. That was a good Report from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. If whatever is contained in that Report is correct, and I believe it is, then I think it raises a lot of issues. As much as we want to look at the public, we must also look at the welfare of these officers. It is important that we visualise the situation that the officer was in: He is armed with a gun, the crowd is approaching menacingly and a stone has allegedly hit the back of the police officer. We ... view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: No, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: On a point of order. I had put an intervention to try and understand how long we are going to deliberate on this. I have serious issues that we need to converse. Sorry, I came a bit late. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for the opportunity to put in a word. It is been a while since I spoke here. This is a very important petition. I am, indeed, happy that it is going before the Committee chaired by Hon. Paul Koinange which has Hon. Kabinga and others. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: This is a serious matter that requires all the attention it deserves from the Committee and the House. Technology has really advanced in the time we live. It is inconsiderable that citizens have had to physically look for public officers in times of crisis and emergencies. While we could easily have in place a mechanism such as a toll-free number to make it possible for citizens to access government officers in times of emergency and even during ordinary times… view
• 6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: This is a very timely petition. I am sure the Committee chaired by Hon. Koinange will deal with it appropriately. It has really been effective in this Parliament compared to the previous one. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Once again, thank you, Hon. Speaker. On the issue of mineral exploration especially gold in that belt- that belt covers my constituency- indeed, as we speak, the act of mining by artisans is going on in my constituency. I have heard the Committee say that Acacia Mining Plc is fully owned by some British Company, which does not have Kenyan shareholders. What I did not get clearly is who the promoters of Acacia Mining Plc are. This is because we are witnessing a situation where specific companies are monopolising the mineral exploration business in this country. Unless it is checked, ... view