Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1181 to 1190 of 1534.

• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: and look at a different way of enforcing prudent financial management. I foresee a big challenge and trouble. Under the same Clause 36 is the issue of imprest and petty cash. Petty cash and imprest can only be banked in government controlled or cooperative owned banks. I also see a danger here. We want to expand the financial markets, we want to strengthen the performance of our banks, but if we cannot trust our banks to deposit money there, then we are going to kill them. We are going to reduce business of those banks. Of course, we have a ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: The question of amending Section 17 of the principle Act about not procuring three months to the election date is most welcome, but must be looked at vis a viz the annual procurement plan and last time we passed Government Contracts Act. We need to see how we can resolve the matter. The issue of pending Bills is killing local enterprises and as a matter of urgency both the national and county governments must deal with it. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Bill. view
• 6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask Question 287/2018 directed to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Co-ordination of the National Government. view
• 6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: a) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the disciplinary action taken by the Inspector- General of Police against police officers at Sio Port Police Station who used live bullets and lobbied teargas canisters at innocent women on 22nd, 23rd and 24th November 2018? view
• 6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: b) Is the Cabinet Secretary further aware that the police officers in Samia Sub-County have been erecting illegal roadblocks that they use to solicit bribes from motorists? view
• 6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for this opportunity you have given me so that I can make my comments on the County Allocation of Revenue (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bill No.29 of 2018. At the outset, let me record my support for the Bill. Let me also go on record that the best that ever happened to this country is devolution. We fought for it for many years to enable us get resources to the ground where people are and understand the challenges and difficulties affecting our people. As much as we have pumped a lot of funds and resources ... view
• 6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: used devolved resources. It is commonly mentioned Makueni, and the rest are known to have plundered resources. In my county of Busia, we have many challenges. We hope these additional funds will assist us solve the chronic water problems, the poor state of our medical facilities and low intervention by the county government in respect to agriculture. People of Busia do not have anything else other than agriculture. I urge the Senate and my Senator and the MCAs in Busia County Assembly to sit down and re-look at how things can move and work properly. With those few remarks, I ... view
• 6 Dec 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I intended to move amendments to Clause 7 but after consulting the Chair of the Committee and the Leader of the Majority Party, I drop my amendments to Clause 7. view