James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on its examination of the Report of the Auditor General on the Financial Statements for the National Government for the Financial Year 2015/2016, laid on the Table of House on Tuesday, 23rd April 2019. This is one such moment that I was looking forward to. In a span of not more than four months, the PAC, which I am privileged to chair, is submitting to this House a Report on the Examination of the Report of the Auditor-General on financial statements of the national Government. You will recall that ... view
• 30 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I can confirm that… view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: The Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the Examination of the Financial Statements for the National Government for the 2015/2016 Financial Year. view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on its examination of the Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements for the National Government for the 2015/2016 Financial Year, laid on the Table of House on Tuesday, 23rd April 2019. view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. At the outset, I want to say that the Public Accounts Committee which I chair has no position on these proposed amendments. We neither support nor oppose, we remain indifferent and we want to leave it to the wisdom of the whole House to make a decision on them. We want to point out that this matter of Section 974 of the Companies Act was canvassed at length in the Committee and it was a question of interpretation. Indeed, the legal officer of Parliament attached to the Committee had a contrary opinion to the proposed amendment. ... view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: “From the foregoing, and after looking at the Procurement and Assets Disposal Act and the Companies Act, it is our considered opinion that foreign companies bidding for open international tenders, floated in Kenya do not have a legal requirement to be registered. In addition, if there was such an intention, then Section 974 of the Companies Act and Section 89 of the Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act of 2015 would have expressly provided for such a requirement. view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Finally, the Companies Act of 2015 is a fairly recent legislation and the jurisprudence on on this subject is yet to be developed”. I do not want to say more, I just want to bring this to light so that as the House debates it, it is cognisant of this opinion. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank the Members for their contribution. view
• 23 Apr 2019 in National Assembly: I beg to reply. view
• 28 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion. THAT, this House adopts the Report of the PAC on its examination of the Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) for the year ended 30thJune, 2017, laid on the Table of House on Wednesday, 27thFebruary, 2019. I am moving this Report in its current form after considering the removal of some parts, in accordance with the ruling of the Speaker, as contained in notice one in the Order Paper. I will be brief. This Report speaks for itself. I just want ... view