James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, just to pick up from where the Hon. Member for Kamukunji has left, it is not really a matter of whether the Question went to the Committee on Implementation. The issue is why the Cabinet and the Executive for that matter are so lethargic. Do they have to wait for the President to give an edict that the ban on mitumba importation has been lifted for them to be seen to be acting? I would have expected that since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared sometime in March - about five months ago – these CSs and principal ... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: (Ugunja), ODM): On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. I rise on Standing Order No.205. First, I wish to begin by acknowledging the fact that the country and indeed the entire world is facing an unprecedented situation occasioned by the raging COVID -19 pandemic. Institutions without exception have had to change their way of operations in response to this calamity. The National Assembly has not been left out and has accordingly put in place measures to deal with the situation. In your communication to the House on 15th July 2020 on the engagement between the Executive and the National Assembly, ... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: (Ugunja), ODM): On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. I rise on Standing Order No.205. First, I wish to begin by acknowledging the fact that the country and indeed the entire world is facing an unprecedented situation occasioned by the raging COVID -19 pandemic. Institutions without exception have had to change their way of operations in response to this calamity. The National Assembly has not been left out and has accordingly put in place measures to deal with the situation. In your communication to the House on 15th July 2020 on the engagement between the Executive and the National Assembly, ... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: In other words, the Auditor-General does not just carry out the audit as a matter of formality but such audits are supposed to confirm whether or not public funds have been applied lawfully and in an effective manner. Parliament, under Article 229(8) of the Constitution, is required within three months after receiving an audit report, to debate, consider the report and take appropriate action. That means, therefore, that once the reports land here, we are expected to take not more than three months to act on them. As we speak, the PAC is more than halfway through examining the reports ... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: In other words, the Auditor-General does not just carry out the audit as a matter of formality but such audits are supposed to confirm whether or not public funds have been applied lawfully and in an effective manner. Parliament, under Article 229(8) of the Constitution, is required within three months after receiving an audit report, to debate, consider the report and take appropriate action. That means, therefore, that once the reports land here, we are expected to take not more than three months to act on them. As we speak, the PAC is more than halfway through examining the reports ... view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 28 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: It is also important to point out that under Article 203(3) of the Constitution, the equitable share of revenue raised nationally has to be allocated on the basis of the most recent audited accounts of revenue received and approved by the National Assembly. Therefore, time is of essence both in terms of meeting the timelines required by the Constitution for this House to act on those reports and also in terms of ensuring that those reports are acted upon for the national revenue to be allocated equitably. I want to conclude by saying that given the nature of the proceedings ... view