Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: I withdraw that statement and substitute that the Upper House is the National Assembly and the Lower House is the Senate. They become part and parcel of the history of the legislative arm of Government. view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am unlikely to go to the Senate in the foreseeable future because there is more work to be done in the National Assembly than in the Senate. Nevertheless, we appreciate that they are part and parcel of the Parliament of Kenya. Therefore, the Motion ought to be appropriately worded to include all the issues concerning the history of the legislative arm of the Government of Kenya. view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: The Motion sounds a bit vague. The words “appropriate stage” are wide open. I do not know when the appropriate stage is. A properly worded Motion should be very specific in terms of the timelines within which it is supposed to be executed. As it stands, whoever is supposed to execute this Motion should consult the Clerk of the National Assembly and then he or she may argue that it is not the appropriate stage. view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Secondly, this is a fairly lengthy process to document history. It is time-consuming. As we stand, even if we select nine Members who are fighting for their political survival, I am not so sure that they will have the time and energy to concentrate and document the history of this Parliament. The attrition rate of the National Assembly is alleged to be about 75 per cent. What happens if we 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 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: select nine Members and all of them do not make it back to this House after the general elections? It means that the work that they will have started will go down the drain. The appropriate stage should be the half-term of the 13th Parliament. Again, we face the dilemma that a Motion which is passed in one Parliament may not be implemented in the next one. Obviously, as well-intended as it is, this Motion has quite a number of practical challenges in terms of implementation. If the Leader of the Majority Party was here, he would have a relook ... view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: As many of us were growing up, we always wished to sit in the National Assembly and deliberate on matters which touch on the affairs of this country. Indeed, for the last four-and-a-half years that I have been here, I have no regrets at all. I feel satisfied that we have contributed and discussed this matter. Hardly are you recognised for speaking in this House, especially on critical and serious matters. Many a time, what is recorded in the newspapers and other media are those who use prime time to hurl insults at each other and those who use funeral ... view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: As my colleagues have stated, the work that is done in the Committees will be recorded properly. The work that is done in the Committee of the whole House, where draft laws are cleaned and passed, is recorded properly. So, the history of this House records positive contributors – those who made quality contribution in terms of making quality policy and legal frameworks for good decision-making in this country. view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: History is important. You cannot disregard it. Those who go around pontificating or telling us that history does not matter are self-serving. They do not mean what they say. If you have no history, you can never have a future. If you do not remember the present, you cannot have a future. The present will be history tomorrow. Therefore, it is important for all of us to document what happens in this country, and to continuously remind our children and grandchildren where this country has come from. The western world takes so much pride in the history of their countries. ... view
• 9 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Motion. I will talk to the Leader of the Majority Party to see if the Motion can be amended, so that the final version can reflect the correct context of the matter. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 8 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Chair of the Committee for bringing us to speed on the matter of disbursement of NG-CDF funds. If there is any Fund that is so dear to the people of Kenya, it is NG-CDF. If there is any fund that has made tremendous changes on the people of Kenya, it is CDF, especially in the education and security sectors. I am mostly perturbed by the allegation that arrears of 2021 have not been captured in the Supplementary Budget. Projects relating to that period had already been approved. Various ... view