James Opiyo Wandayi

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• 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
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: AFROPAC Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Technical Working Committee on the Strategic Plan 2019 Workshop held in Pretoria, Republic of South Africa from 4th to 11th November, 2018. view
• 30 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you very much for using your discretion to allow me to make some comments. Actually, I came running when I heard my friend and Member of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Hon. Daniel Rono, contributing very robustly as usual on this very important matter. Let me say at the outset that I support these Regulations. However, even as I support the Regulations, my understanding is that the problem we have had in procurement generally is not inadequacy of laws or the regulations. What we have had as a problem of procurement in this country is ... view
• 30 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: My plea even as we approve these Regulations is that we must put in place a mechanism to ensure that those who continue to flagrantly abuse these procedures are held to account. We have seen people turn into billionaires within a span of five to seven years in the counties. It is not a question of millionaires. It is now a question of billionaires. Moreover, if you look at it critically, you will find that these are people who have not laboured to amass the kind of wealth they have amassed within such a short time. It is simply a ... view
• 25 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support the Report of the Budget and Appropriations Committee (BAC) on the Supplementary Estimates 3 with a lot of reservations because those of us who sit in the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have faced a lot of challenges with these additional Supplementary Estimates. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you know that once this House enacts an Appropriations Act, it gives the procuring agencies the go-ahead to commit funds because they have got the Budget line officially. However, when we introduce these Supplementary Estimates, we kind of frustrate the Budget execution process. This is what ... view
• 25 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am hearing Members shouting “Siaya! Siaya” but that is coming from Members and not from me. I am one person who has been very hesitant at the prospect of re-opening debate on Schedule 4 of the Constitution. I am sure that Members know what that Schedule contains. It is the Schedule on allocation of functions to the two levels of government. However, given the way the county 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
• 25 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: governments are handling the health function, I am beginning to have a second thought even though my party’s official position is that health must remain devolved. The second issue of concern is security. That is one reason why I may want to support this Report. We must also give credit where it is due. In the recent past we have had fairly stable situations security-wise across the country despite the challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. I know that security is an integrated system. Therefore, if we fail to support the security surveillance system, we might have a problem and ... view
• 25 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: I do not think for sure it was the intention of the framers of the Constitution that the Article be used in the manner it is being used currently. view
• 25 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I support. Thank you. view
• 25 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I got the response clearly. However, it was confined to Busia Town yet we know there are spill over effects of this crisis in Busia Town 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