James Opiyo Wandayi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Corruption in this country is like a hydra-headed octopus. When you try to tackle it in the manner I am seeing it being tackled, it is like cutting one tentacle while others remain intact. After a short time, the tentacles sprout and it is business as usual. Desperate times calls for desperate measures. We want to see concrete action. On the issue of the Truth Justice and Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) Report, the President is apologising because of the TJRC Report recommendations. We know that the TJRC Report has been in this House for close to one year or more. It ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for this wonderful opportunity for me to pronounce myself on this very important Motion. Indeed, this is a very rare Motion. It is one of those Motions that do not come about every other day. When this Motion was first introduced, there was a narrative which was created through the media that this is corruption fighting back, and that is why this Motion has been brought. I said to myself that if, for sure, this Motion has been brought as a way of fighting back, then I will oppose it, but if it is the ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: As you can see from the previous speakers, very few people are willing to take a position. People are flip-flopping. People are wavering. You cannot know where they stand or sit. view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: It is because Members are in a conflict. I want to go on record--- I consider hon. Musimba to be like a character in Francis Imbuga’s Betrayal in the City, Jusper Wendo. Those of you who have read the play Betrayal in the City, know that Imbuga says in just a window that when the burdens of an entire nation overburden a solitary mind, it is not right to say that that person is mad. The hon. Musimba is just one of those rare human beings who have got the courage to say it as it is. This is an ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Speaker to get to know what people may be thinking about him. It really does not mean that those who are thinking bad things about him are against him. I am aware that the hon. Muturi is a very intelligent man, and, indeed, my thinking is that since the office of the Speaker is such a critical office, its holder is essentially number three in the pecking order in the country. The hon. Muturi, from those who are close to him, is a very sociable man. He strikes me, therefore, as a person who has got two personalities. In private ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Indeed, I would want to be closer to him from now, so that I can learn him better. However, the fact is that when he is on that Chair, he scares very many people by the way he pronounces himself and the way he carries himself. view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the hon. Speaker is the head of one of the three arms of Government. He is a very powerful person in the scheme of things in this country. The office of the Speaker is such a critical office in the sense that it comes with immense responsibilities. The holder of the office, therefore, must, like Ceasar’s wife, be beyond reproach. So, the mere fact that issues such as these can be raised about him is a cause of concern. Therefore, it is important for us to debate this matter soberly and without any emotions. Hon. Deputy Speaker, ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: He goes on, on page 440, that is Erskine May, one of the most celebrated authorities on parliamentary practice, to say:- view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: “Good temper and moderation are the characteristics of parliamentary language.” view
• 24 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: It further says:- view