James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thirdly, once the construction work on that building is complete, we expect that Members will get adequate facilities to enable them do their work more efficiently. But, as we say this, we must also recognise one unique fact: That this thing they are calling the Parliament Square is a fairly restricted and constricted environment. How I wish the planners would have thought of relocating this Parliament altogether from the Central Business District (CBD) to somewhere else. I have had an occasion to visit the Parliament of Malawi in Lilongwe. It is a masterpiece. I think it was built by the ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will realise that securing a place such as this one in the middle of the CBD is not very easy. Security experts will tell you this. So, that is now water under the bridge. Maybe in future, we could think of relocating and turning this facility into something else. For the time being, let us make the best out of what we have. The Report that this Committee has produced is good and it is going to inform a lot of improvements. But even as we make these improvements, it is incumbent upon ourselves as ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Finally, there is the issue of the remuneration or payment of staff. You know Members’ services and facilities include the staff that support Members. I have heard a lot of Members lament here that, as we speak, it has taken quite a while before some of the staff is paid. This is an issue that needs to be addressed even more seriously because there is no point in Parliament ensuring that Members of Parliament and members of staff who are on permanent and pensionable terms are being paid promptly and then leaving members of staff who are working in the ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for your indulgence. All the same, I support this Report. It is a good Report. Let us have it implemented so that we can see the benefits that would accrue from its implementation in the fullness of time. view
• 14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, whereas I want to agree with the Petition, my only concern is that as things stand, we are likely to see more of such Petitions coming before this House. The NLC has actually been unable to respond effectively to audit queries for the Financial Years 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. About three months ago, my Committee did direct the Auditor-General to undertake a special audit on all matters of compensation for land and that audit has not yet been completed as we speak. So, even though I support that the Petition be forwarded to the relevant Committee, we may ... view
• 14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, whereas I want to agree with the Petition, my only concern is that as things stand, we are likely to see more of such Petitions coming before this House. The NLC has actually been unable to respond effectively to audit queries for the Financial Years 2014/2015 and 2015/2016. About three months ago, my Committee did direct the Auditor-General to undertake a special audit on all matters of compensation for land and that audit has not yet been completed as we speak. So, even though I support that the Petition be forwarded to the relevant Committee, we may ... view
• 14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: My view is that this Commission has a bigger structural problem that needs to be cured in one way or another. If things remain the way they are, this country will land into serious problems, more so when it comes to matters of property rights. This Commission is very quick in regularising and making payments for land whose ownership is in doubt, but the process is too slow or the Commission is totally unable to compensate rightful owners of land that is acquired by the acquiring agencies such as the Kenya Rural Roads Authority, Kenya Urban Roads Authority, Kenya National ... view
• 14 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: My view is that this Commission has a bigger structural problem that needs to be cured in one way or another. If things remain the way they are, this country will land into serious problems, more so when it comes to matters of property rights. This Commission is very quick in regularising and making payments for land whose ownership is in doubt, but the process is too slow or the Commission is totally unable to compensate rightful owners of land that is acquired by the acquiring agencies such as the Kenya Rural Roads Authority, Kenya Urban Roads Authority, Kenya National ... view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, because you have called me out, let me make a comment. I totally agree with the petition as presented by Hon. Alfred Keter. You recall that my Committee did engage in this matter, albeit briefly, two months ago. Currently, it sits squarely and rightfully under the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. view
• 8 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is not conceivable that the Government, which has clearly, through the NCPB, received maize from small-scale farmers in broad daylight, can fail to pay for it on whatever grounds. It is incumbent upon any responsible Government to look for whatever money it can find to pay the farmers as a matter of urgency. How we treat our farmers, and more so small-scale maize farmers, is a testimony to how we regard ourselves as citizens. Very soon, these maize farmers will suffer the fate of the sugarcane farmers of western Kenya. It is high time this House put ... view