James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also wish to support this Finance Bill, 2017. This is a routine Bill. In real sense, it is meant to give effect to Government’s fiscal policy. The problem is that once you get it wrong at the policy formulation, then you can never correct it through the Finance Bill. I have been struggling to understand the direction the Jubilee Government wants to take this country through its fiscal policy, but I am unable to get anything. Unlike the Kibaki regime, which was very clear in matters of economy, this Government has had serious problems in ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: 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
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: I have scanned through this Bill, even though I must admit not in detail, but it is true that it is coming at the most critical moment in the history of this country. As we discuss this Bill, people in the countryside and slums of our cities and towns are going through very difficult times. I have been in the village for the last couple of weeks. Life has, indeed, become totally unbearable as a result of the skyrocketing prices of basic food items. Governments, the world over, exist to serve the interests of those that they govern. Governments have ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: If it were to happen going by the pace it has been moving, this Government will require another 50 years. These are years that Kenyans cannot give them. You understand that as we speak, the price of a two-kilogramme packet of maize flour is going for an average of Kshs150 up from about Kshs90 towards the end of last year. If things do not change, that price is going to double in the next couple of months. What are Kenyans supposed to do, yet we know that the issue of food is a matter that has caused upheavals in countries? ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: people to corruptly acquire wealth. There are people who profit whenever there is a crisis such as the one we find ourselves in. It is unimaginable that you can be addressing shortage of maize, sugar and milk and the skyrocketing of their prices as if you woke up yesterday from some deep slumber. What this country needs to do going forward firstly is that, we need to master the courage to address the matter of the cost of food production. It does not really cost much to support farmers, so that they can have incentives to produce more and more. ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: Finally, is the issue of corruption. We have just heard that the United States of America (USA) has blacklisted the Ministry of Health. In fact, it has cut off all possible aid going to the health sector because of corruption. When we raised this matter last year--- (Off record) view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. When we raised the matter of the scandal in the Ministry of Health about the Kshs 5 billion that was stolen by people who are known, we were told that we were talking about things we do not know. Now it has come to pass. Today the USA has confirmed that there has been massive fraud in the Ministry of Health under the watch of people whom we know. Instead of putting them in jail we transfer them to other ministries because they are sacred cows. This country cannot develop if we continue in ... view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: I am allowed to raise it in English. Is Hon. Ngunjiri, the good Member of Parliament for Bahati, really in order to continually refer to our contributions in this House as view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: ? He has said a number of times that our contributions, as Members of the Opposition side, are mere kelele. Can you rule him out of order and ask him to apologise? But more importantly, as I conclude, he has alluded--- view
• 9 May 2017 in National Assembly: But he has also alluded to the fact that the people of Bahati have returned him back to this House. The fact is that he has not been returned. He still has a very big battle on 8th August, and he will be meeting with an ODM candidate in Bahati, who will send him home. Thank you. view