James Opiyo Wandayi

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• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, even before we get there, this Motion is about creating a referral hospital in Mombasa County. I know all the other counties apart from Nairobi and Uasin Gishu which have referral hospitals currently, equally deserve to have this kind of hospital. It is true and we are aware that it will take some time before each of these counties gets to that stage. That is when you want to face reality because of the obvious constraints. But even as we aspire and walk towards that level, as a country, we should have put more emphasis in ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: healthcare. These are the vary services the Kenyan people are yearning for. We face the problem of unaffordable or inadequate primary healthcare services. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we are aware that the function of health is largely devolved. I support what my chairman has said. I do not think that we should try and take back the function of health from the counties to the national level as a way of addressing the problem we are facing in that sector. That will be skirting around the problem. We should be asking ourselves what it is that has made it impossible ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Accounts Committee on the accounts of the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC), the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA), the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), the National Lands Commission (NLC), the National Assembly (NA) and the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), for the year 2015/2016, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 13th March 2018. As I move this Motion, which is essentially a routine Motion and there is nothing really unusual about it, I wish firstly to appreciate the enormous ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am being inducted in the functioning of the Government by my friend, Hon. T.J. Kajwang’. From the outset, this Report has been made possible as a result of the tireless efforts of the Hon. Members of my Committee. I am very proud of them. It must be noted that PAC plays a very key role. If you recall that under Article 203 of the Constitution, the equitable sharing of revenue between the national Government and the counties is premised upon the most recent audited accounts as approved by this House. You will realise that PAC, which scrutinises ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, you will realise that the Auditor-General has six months from the time the financial year ends to carry out the audits. Upon completion of his work, this House only has three months to examine those accounts and vote on them. So, it is important that accounting officers co-operate because the timelines are extremely short. This House must continue to consider the Office of the Auditor-General as an ally. Indeed, in the course of our oversight duty, we need to co-operate and work hand-in-hand with him. Therefore, it is important that as we go along, we support this office ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Public resources are obviously limited. Therefore, it behoves every accounting officer to ensure that at all times these limited public resources are applied properly, prudently and in a manner that shows that they understand that they are dealing with resources that are meant to serve the greater good of the country as a whole. Therefore, my Committee has undertaken to ensure that we make appropriate recommendations regarding any cases of misuse of public resources that will come to our attention. This we shall do without fear or favour. Therefore, all accounting officers are put on notice. They should understand that ... view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: point. I should have asked my Vice-Chairperson, Hon. Jessica Mbalu, to second, but because of the shared responsibility, I have chosen to ask Hon. Gideon Rono, Member for Keiyo South in the great County of Elgeyo Marakwet, to second. Thank you. view
• 14 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you very much. I will be very brief. As you rightly put it, this is a matter that really concerns us. It is a matter of interest. The BPS is a matter of interest to the Committee that I chair. The final analysis, my Committee must be able to establish if at all these funds have been applied properly, lawfully and effectively. That is why I have a keen interest in this. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, a lot has been canvassed. I have been listening keenly and, therefore, there is no need to belabour the points. It is important for us to take cognisance of the fact that the 2010 Constitution bequeathed this country two levels of Government, namely, the national Government and the county government. No meaningful progress can be made in this country if the two levels of Government do not operate optimally. A situation where one level of Government is operating optimally while the other one is operating below optimal levels does not augur well for our overall progress ... view