Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 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
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: On the issue of expenditure, I hope and pray that programmes and expenditure should be clearly aligned to Government policy and the need to enhance development and expand or improve the welfare of the people of Kenya. The issue of public debt and borrowing is one that has occupied the minds of many Kenyans. Kenyans are getting a feeling that they have over-borrowed for infrastructure and development that have long term returns but they are not able to impact on the economy immediately. Probably, the requirement that governments must disclose borrowing requirements so that Members of Parliament or Members of ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Another positive aspect of the amendment is in Clause 32 which has clarified how emergency funds both at the county and the national Government can be used. In the era where anything qualifies to be an emergency, it is good that the amendments have narrowed it down to matters of loss of lives, human illness or injuries, homelessness or damaged property, disruption of food or water supply or provisional shelter and disruption of provision of services including health services. In the past, we have seen quite a number of government entities who have generally taken anything to be of emergency ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: The issue under Clause 36 on the single treasury account, on the face of it, looks a very prudent decision and a very good arrangement. Of course, there are a few challenges that will come with that provision. One, the Central Bank does not have branches in all the 47 county headquarters. Our concern is that quite a number of programmes and projects could require cash withdrawals and cash handling. In my county of Busia, for example, the nearest Central Bank is in Kisumu. Withdrawing millions of money driving all the way from Kisumu to Busia, obviously will amount to ... view