James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do move the amendment. view
• 16 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 16 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, my amendment, therefore, seeks to cure the anomaly that would ensue if we allowed these factories to be bought by brokers, or people who have been hovering all over for many years wanting to take over these factories. view
• 16 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: The land, which is the single biggest asset that is owned by these factories, was initially acquired compulsorily by the Government from the owners. That land now needs to revert to the original owners even as the matter of privitisation is prosecuted. This is in line with Article 63 of the Constitution. Once it reverts to the owners, it becomes community land, which should be managed by the county government. view
• 16 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Further, before any privitisation takes place, there should be adequate consultations and dialogue between the Government and various stakeholders. These are the sugar farmers themselves, the owners of the land on which the factories sit, the county governments which host these factories and any other stakeholder. This process should be as inclusive as possible. This is the surest way of protecting the interests of Kenyans. Any other process is going to be against the interests of the poor Kenyans, who have a stake in these factories. I, therefore, move and ask hon. Wamunyinyi to second. view
• 16 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, it needs to go on record that this amendment is in good faith. It cannot have been sneaked in. That is the first issue. Secondly, hon. Gaichuhie cannot purport to say that I am moving this amendment on behalf of somebody. I have equal rights and mandate to move an amendment on the Floor of this House. view
• 16 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Thirdly and most importantly, ancestral land refers to land which was owned by people who were dispossessed of the land by the colonial government, the Kenyatta Government and subsequent governments. The ownership of this land must revert to the owners, who owned it before it was acquired illegally from them. That is the import of this amendment. Thank you. view
• 14 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. I concur with you that what happened was a serious matter that touched on the sovereignty of this country. In the spirit of solidarity, would I be in order if I asked for your indulgence to allow us to take some few minutes just to commiserate with the families of the deceased before you proceed to the next Order? view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I wish to support the proposed amendment in totality. This is because we cannot leave it to State apparatus, or State operatives or people who ordinarily would have interest in protecting critical information from coming to the public, to determine which areas should be touched by the Auditor-General and which ones should not be touched. So, I support this in totality and I wish it passes. view
• 2 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I wish to support the proposed amendment in totality. This is because we cannot leave it to State apparatus, or State operatives or people who ordinarily would have interest in protecting critical information from coming to the public, to determine which areas should be touched by the Auditor-General and which ones should not be touched. So, I support this in totality and I wish it passes. view