James Opiyo Wandayi

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• 27 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: my colleague, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security, will also take up this matter and address it separately. view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: (Ugunja, ODM) view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: (Ugunja, ODM view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to support this Motion. From the outset, I want to say that the reason why we have been unable to deal with this matter of sugar is lack of political will. In the past, it has been very difficult to deal with these barons. I hear some of our colleagues calling them smugglers. There is no way sugar can be easily smuggled into this country. It is something that can only come in through the connivance of a whole chain of officials. This is the right moment to deal with this matter ... view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: The people who are involved in the illegal importation of sugar are not small people. These cannot be small people. Since they are not small people, they are people who are known. I request the President to, please, use this window that he has before the syndrome of lame duck presidency sets in, to deal with these fellows once and for all. In fact, I support the position taken by that magistrate who said that corruption is worse than murder. If, Mr. President, can help us to single out one or two of these fellows, have them taken to court ... view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Some of them are not here. We know that money generated through illegal importation of sugar is invariably used for campaigns. This is very important. What fuels the illegal sugar importation is the matter of politics because illegal sugar dealings actually drive the matter of politics. The easiest way to generate money for campaigns is through illegal importation of sugar. Therefore, as we address this matter, we must also appeal to our colleagues who are involved in premature succession politics that even as you drive your political agenda, spare the country from the agony of losing a very essential sector. view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Finally, I challenge the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock. I, alongside my friend and senior, Hon. Washiali and Hon. Millie Odhiambo and others, were in that committee in the last Parliament. Hon. Ichung’wah was also in the Committee. view
• 19 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: [The Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker view
• 13 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 13 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I just wish to raise a small matter. When Hon. Washiali was going through the list of Papers, I was anxiously waiting to hear him mention one report which is long overdue. Sometime in the last Parliament, the Auditor-General was tasked to undertake a special audit on the Ministry of Health. During our examination of the 2015/2016 accounts of that Ministry, which we are commencing next week on Monday, it came 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