James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: It just flows, as I am being told by Hon. Wamalwa. What comes to mind when you talk about Mwai Kibaki? The Thika Super Highway just comes to mind, naturally. What comes to mind? It is free primary education. I am happy the Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta followed in his footsteps. If you talk about Uhuru Kenyatta, you will obviously think about the Nairobi Expressway, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and many other things. As we send off this great Kenyan statesman, we need to relook at ourselves and think of where we are as a country and where we need ... view
• 27 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: It just flows, as I am being told by Hon. Wamalwa. What comes to mind when you talk about Mwai Kibaki? The Thika Super Highway just comes to mind, naturally. What comes to mind? It is free primary education. I am happy the Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta followed in his footsteps. If you talk about Uhuru Kenyatta, you will obviously think about the Nairobi Expressway, the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and many other things. As we send off this great Kenyan statesman, we need to relook at ourselves and think of where we are as a country and where we need ... view
• 30 Mar 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. view
• 30 Mar 2022 in National Assembly: Let me start by congratulating the Hon. Ben Washiali for this wonderful initiative. I have heard a lot of my colleagues talk about Ben Washiali and his future plans. Hon. Washiali is my neighbour back home. He represents Mumias East Constituency and previously the greater The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 30 Mar 2022 in National Assembly: Mumias which neighbours Ugunja Constituency. Therefore, we are good neighbors. In fact, when he came to this House for the first time in 2007, he came on an ODM ticket. Thereafter of course, he went to the UDF and finally to some other party. but all the same, I wish him well in his future endeavours. I am sure even if he does not want to come back here, the good work he started can be carried forward by able Members who will be coming back like Hon. (Eng.) Nduati, Hon. Kimari, Hon. Tong’i, whom I saw here. A few ... view
• 30 Mar 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Washiali’s decision not to run again may be godsend to me because in the past I have had it very difficult to try to de-campaign him being a very good Member of mine, but now since he is leaving, it is a good chance for me to try and campaign for our candidate who will be running on an ODM ticket. I am sure this time around, that constituency, the East together with the West will vote together in bringing to Parliament ODM MPs. That is our prayer with Washiali now out of the way. Previously, it was very ... view
• 30 Mar 2022 in National Assembly: It is important because this Bill must be put in the right context. It is a Bill which is coming …. view
• 30 Mar 2022 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 30 Mar 2022 in National Assembly: You will get to know shortly why ODM and this Bill are interrelated. view
• 30 Mar 2022 in National Assembly: I have gone through the Memorandum of Objects and Reasons of this Bill because I have not had time to read the entire Bill and, of course, I have been able to understand from the title of the Bill what it is all about. I believe that a nexus has been created between this Bill and the parent law or the foundational law—the Insurance Act that governs insurance in this country. I am aware that the Insurance Act establishes the Insurance Regulatory Authority (IRA) whose functions are quite similar to the functions being provided here as being under the Insurance ... view