James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Frustrating private water suppliers is wrong but then private water suppliers are not the solution. The solution needs to be sought. The city county management needs to address the issue of its inability to provide enough water for Nairobians. In the meantime, they have no basis or reason to continue harassing innocent Kenyans who are engaged in lawful trade of supplying water. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I support the Petition and it should be expedited. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, looking at the time... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Okay! Let me proceed. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to start by appreciating the new impetus that has been infused in the working of this very key Committee. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I started by saying that this Committee has done exceedingly well. Looking at where we have come from as a House, the new Departmental Committee on Members’ Services and Facilities, under the able leadership of Hon. Machogu, is on the right track and needs to be supported to continue with the work. It must not be lost on us that the numbers in this House have grown exponentially from the Ninth Parliament to now the 12th Parliament. A lot of work has gone in, in terms of providing and expanding facilities to accommodate those ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to note that under the Constitution, it is the sole responsibility and mandate of the Parliamentary Service Commission to provide facilities to facilitate MPs in the conduct of their duties. I, therefore, take it that this Committee, by extension, is performing the task that is primarily that of the PSC, but on the side of Members. Therefore, it calls for very close collaboration and working relationships between this Committee headed by Hon. Machogu and the PSC headed by Hon. Speaker. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: There must be seamless working relations with only one purpose: to ensure that at the end of the day, the House has got adequate, up to date relevant facilities that will enable the work of Members to go on effectively and efficiently for the common good of the citizenry. That is very important. So, at no one point should we have those two bodies working at cross purposes. If that happens, it shall have defeated the very purpose why those two bodies exist. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: As you all know, House committees are a creation of the Standing Orders and by the same token, Standing Orders flow from the Constitution. So, those two bodies must complement one another. I am stressing that for a reason. We do not want a toothless committee of Members moving round and not producing results because they feel incapacitated. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I listened carefully when the Vice-Chairperson of PSC, Member for Taveta, was making her contribution. I was pleased to note that this new building has been provided with enough funds to enable its completion within a period of one year. That is to use her own words. So, I 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
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: pray that, for sure, the construction works in that building get concluded as soon as is practically possible. Now I speak at the Chair of PAC because we have had issues even in the previous audit report by the Auditor-General concerning the payment of works on that building. Now that there are indications that it is going to be completed, we can only hope that it remains so. view