James Opiyo Wandayi

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• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: My position on issues that touch on Kenyans who have no voice! view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I will be very brief. Whereas I share the concerns of the previous speakers on this matter, I think we are in the process of attempting to discuss these very serious and unsubstantiated allegations. We could be aggravating the matter further. My thinking is that what happened in PAC is perhaps the only case that has occupied the imagination of the public. However, to try and dwell on this matter of PAC as if PAC itself and its composition is the problem, it is to deviate from the main issue. The main issue, in my view, is the ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker. From the outset, even though I do not have any personal issues with one Joseph Kipchirchir Boinnet, I find it a little bit difficult to support this Report recommending his nomination. I will explain why. Mr. Speaker, the law currently gives the President a lot of latitude after those many amendments which we opposed very vigorously on the Floor of this House. There is the issue of merit. On paper--- Mr. Speaker Sir--- view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am sorry. Sometimes this confusion can be excused. The day has been long. I have gone through this Report very meticulously and I have got issues that I need to raise for purposes of the record. I know this House will approve his nomination. I can foresee that. However, I want to clearly go on record that I have got serious issues with this Report. Firstly, Mr. Boinnet joined the police force sometime in 1984, going by this Report. He worked for close to two or three years before he joined the then dreaded Special Branch ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: made upon clarification from the Chief Executive Officer of the Commission for University Education.” If you look at the letter from the CEO of the Commission for University Education (CUE), you will be amazed. The CEO, Prof. David K. Some, is saying, among other things that:- “Washington International University, of USA, is NOT recognised by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) (CUE equivalent) in the USA (See http:/www.chea.org/search/actionInst.asp), and the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) in the USA. DETC is the body responsible for the accreditation of institutions in the United States that offer degree programmes primarily by ... view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, if you allow me, I will continue. Hon. Chepkong’a is my friend. On matters of school, it depends on which school he went to and up to what level. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do not doubt that, but I doubt whether his level of education is the same as mine. view
• 4 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I have not said that. I have said that the Committee did not go beyond interrogating the CEO of the Commission for Higher Education. It should have gone further as is required. The Committee is telling us, for instance, that this University is recognized by UNESCO and yet, the USA, the parent country, does not recognise it. Since when did we start dealing with UNESCO on matters of universities operating in individual countries and by-passing the country that is supposed to give accreditation to the university? That is a very big anomaly. I can tell you that ... view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise on Standing Order No. 227. My issue has to do with the Petition presented by my friend, hon. Justice Kemei. view
• 3 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: The Petition just presented by my friend hon. Justice Kemei. If you look at it keenly, the matter of land is at the heart of this privatisation exercise, whose Motion we are debating. In my view, if you allow the committee responsible to--- view