James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would not be addressing you on the matter of Committee sittings. However, I was listening keenly to your Communication and specifically, on the matter of the company which was never recalled and that has petitioned Parliament for a review on its matter of sugar importation. I was sitting in the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock in the last Parliament. I remember vividly the question of sugar importation. It was a weighty matter. I am also aware that a similar petition concerning a company called Kenafric has been dealt with through the Committee on Implementation and a ... view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. At the outset, I support this Motion of approval of Dr. Margaret Nyakang’o as Controller of Budget. I take note of the fact that apart from being a lady, the nominee is also from the Gusii community which has been marginalised for a long time. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: It is true. Therefore, her appointment will be part of affirmative action. You know, where I come from, we are neighbours with the Abagusii. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will proceed by saying that, having looked at the Report itself and the credentials of this lady, I am in no doubt, whatsoever, that she qualifies to occupy this very important position. As we approve her appointment, I just want to caution her that she is coming in to occupy an independent constitutional office. She must ensure that she upholds the independence of that office. I am saying this because her predecessor, despite having done very well, had a problem when it came to the very serious matter of the Eurobond 1 scandal. It is ... view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me make some comments on this Bill. At the outset, I support it in principle. Firstly, I must commend the Committee under the able chairmanship of my friend Hon. Pkosing, who is a neighbour. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you and I sat with Hon. Pkosing in the last Parliament. In the last Parliament, both he and I were raia but things have since changed. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: We were not chairing any committees. That is what I meant. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when he was made the Chair of this very important Committee in this House, I was actually expectant of the good performance we have come to see. He has not let us down. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: We have to underscore the fact that infrastructure is the lifeline of any economy. In fact, we say time and again that the role of Government is not to meddle in business, but to create an enabling environment for business to thrive. Apart from ensuring security, one other thing the Government does towards creation of an enabling environment is development of infrastructure and roads are a key component. 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
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: I commend the Government for the work it has done in the last couple of years. At least, in this term of the Jubilee Administration, some work has been done on the roads. In the last term, I do not remember anything tangible happening, for sure. I think what has been done is because of the Handshake, perhaps. In the last term, there was the ambitious annuity programme which was supposed to deliver 10,000 kilometres of tarmacked roads within a span of five years. At the end of the term, we had not done even 1,000 kilometres. But, this time ... view
• 4 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: As we speak, a number of roads have stagnated literally. This morning, I was trying to get in touch with the Director-General of KeNHA. I was not able to get him. I do not know how busy he was. I hope he will call me back. I was looking for him because there is a road which was launched by none other than His Excellency the President in my constituency. It cuts through Ugunja and Alego Usonga constituencies, the famous Ugunja, Ukwala-Rwambwa Road. That road has been mismanaged and the President promised to come back and commission it. I am ... view