Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for this opportunity to contribute to this important County Governments (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.7 of 2017). I must commend the Senate because, at least, something positive has come out of there. Many times, they spend all their time complaining, whining and trying to compete with the National Assembly. From the outset, one of the best things that has ever happened and ought to be working in this country is the devolved governments. I must commend my party, the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM), for spearheading the devolution debate. Our party leader, the Right Hon. ... view
• 19 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: President. The report has to be approved by both the President and the Senate before a suspension can be effected. Sub article 4 provides that the suspension can be terminated by the Senate at any time. The gap in law is that there has been lack of timelines under which that can happen. We must commend the Senate for having seen the gaps, probably by learning from what happened in the Makueni County Government. The Senate has generally provided for the grounds or timelines under which the process of suspension can happen. However, there are several issues that need to ... view
• 19 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: President. The report has to be approved by both the President and the Senate before a suspension can be effected. Sub article 4 provides that the suspension can be terminated by the Senate at any time. The gap in law is that there has been lack of timelines under which that can happen. We must commend the Senate for having seen the gaps, probably by learning from what happened in the Makueni County Government. The Senate has generally provided for the grounds or timelines under which the process of suspension can happen. However, there are several issues that need to ... view
• 19 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Bill. I hope to review or support the amendments that will be brought up by the Committee during the Committee of the whole House. view
• 19 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Bill. I hope to review or support the amendments that will be brought up by the Committee during the Committee of the whole House. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Bill. I belong to the Committee of Trade, Industry and Co-operatives that has engaged the members of the public and Kenyans themselves in streamlining or panel-beating the Bill to a more reasonable and cleaner one. I must, at the outset, say that the Bill has come at the most timely moment in our history, where we are faced with so many cases of counterfeit goods, illegal importations, substandard goods and the up-rise of cancer diseases in this country. The Bill intends to create an apex body called ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the proposed amendment to the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. It is long overdue. First of all, I note that one of the issues the amendment is trying to do is clear the inconsistencies and errors that found themselves in the principal Act. As my colleagues have stated before, probably, the Act was hurriedly put up. Not enough time was given to countercheck and ensure consistency with the various laws. This is to align it with the Constitution and have it consistent. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Secondly, I join my colleagues who have raised concerns that, probably, some of the provisions we are making in relation to county governments could be infringing the Constitution. I leave that to the judgment of the Speaker and the people conversant with that area. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: I just want to mention a few issues that have caught my attention and seem progressive. One is the issue of enhancing the mandate of the Parliamentary Budget Office to ensure that, truly, the role of Parliament as a budget-making body is enshrined in the law and not to just simply rubberstamp what has come from the Executive. Of course, the requirement that they can seek information from any entity at any given time is most welcome. That is because we have had so many challenges, even at the Committee level, in getting information from the various Government agencies, ministries ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: though there is the Access to Public Information Act, that one is general matter. Therefore, it is important we get this clause approved so that we are able to get any information from Government entities at any given time and in a timely manner to enable decision-making. I just hope the Parliamentary Budget Office will do thorough research and prepare the Budget Options Paper that we can use to compare with the BPS. Of course, it might be necessary for the Parliamentary Service Commission to look at the staff establishment, the calibre and quality or experience of members of staff ... view