James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 831 to 840 of 1604.

• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Sakaja, relax because they have noticed you. view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, in your ruling I want you to make the following determinations:- (i) whether yesterday’s proceedings of the Departmental Committee were properly conducted in accordance with the Standing Orders and the relevant laws of this country; and, (ii) whether the conduct of the Members of Parliament I have referred to does not amount to breach of privilege. Hon. Deputy Speaker, there is a record of the HANSARD and video footage. The Members who disrupted the meeting are known. I will not name them here because it is not my prerogative to do so. Some Members are experts in--- view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the third and final determination I would like you to make is whether what happened yesterday does not amount to a mistrial in the sense that what was supposed to be prosecuted was not prosecuted. view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Understanding English here is a problem--- view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, is it, therefore, not in order that you order the reappearance of the CS for Devolution and Planning before the appropriate Committee for me to interrogate her accordingly, so that I can prosecute my case conclusively for Kenyans to get answers to the various questions they have been asking all this time over corruption, mismanagement and impunity? view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 30 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this wonderful opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. It is recognized universally that it is, indeed, the responsibility of every responsible Government to protect its citizens by way of providing them with security and, again, to protect the citizens’ property. view
• 30 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The reality is that few governments have the capacity to do that and that is why the issue of private security services comes in. It is an issue that we have to live with because if we leave it to the Government to protect each and every Kenyan, your guess is as good as mine. We all know what will happen. You have seen in the recent past insecurity getting out of control because of the very fact that Government security apparatus are over-stretched beyond reasonable limits and, of course, in addition to lack of proper priorities. view
• 30 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: That then brings the question of regulation of those private security services. Since we have to use them, we have to use them in a manner that is regulated, predictable and controllable. It is important to underscore the fact that security plays a critical role in enabling an environment that is conducive to investment. No economy can grow without the influx of investments, both foreign and local. Those investments cannot happen in an environment of runway insecurity such as the one we are living in currently in this country. So, it is important that, as we support this Bill, we ... view
• 30 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: It is also important to underscore the fact that the over-stretching of security apparatus – and specifically the police - is as a result of over-concentration of the Police Service on the protection of the so called Very Important Persons (VIPs). Many VIPs have taken many security personnel who should be protecting the properties and lives of Kenyans. These days, it is also not un-common to see people calling themselves VIPs being trailed by chase cars full of police officers, when ordinary Kenyans are being killed like chicken in the countryside. This has to be contained as we address this ... view