Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1261 to 1270 of 1534.

• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I think when this matter was concluded last time, we had some reservation about paragraph (l), which says “one person nominated by the Kenya Warehouse Operators Association.” The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Looking through the Bill, and to the best of my knowledge, such kind of an association does not exist as we speak. I was just imagining how we legislate in anticipation or how we assume that it will ever exist. Where is the legal framework for its existence? That is why this is an issue on which we need clarification from the Chair. If there is no sufficient clarification, we can move a further amendment to omit paragraph (l) so that we remain within the law and deal with things that exist, and not things we imagine will ever exist. ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support the Bill. I do so as a first-timer. When I came to Parliament, I realised that my expectations were not met. The expectations of the public about Parliament are so exaggerated. They are unable to be met in terms of what we get in this place. I would like to dwell on a few issues. We sit on various Committees that draft laws and consider regulations. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, one of the most overriding shortcomings that we have in this country is that the members of public are accorded adequate opportunities to comment on the Bills or to participate in the law-making process. When you talk to members of public, they say the mechanisms that exist now do not offer them adequate opportunity to contribute to the law- making process. A voter in the constituency does not have access to internet and newspapers. Very few have any chance to know that a certain Bill is being debated and due for enactment, so that they can give their ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The second point of support for this Bill is basically on the issue of Members’ welfare. I want to put it very clearly that we serve the people of Kenya. We are State officers. I find it so amusing that the amount of discrimination and hatred directed towards Members of Parliament is simply because other State officers of junior rank or equal rank are better placed, rewarded, facilitated and remunerated compared to Members of Parliament. We vet and approve most of the members of the public service who hold senior positions. In essence, we are their employers. We make Budgets ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: On the issue of welfare, we have been derided in the public media about the issue of medical cover. The law allows polygamy in this country. The Muslim faith allows polygamy in this country. The new Marriage Act allows polygamy in this country. Why should we discriminate against those who choose, by choice, to have as many spouses as they wish because The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: those are blessings from God? Why should you punish somebody for being blessed with very many spouses? Children are blessings from God. Why should you discriminate that you can only cover a number of kids and leave the others out? Why should we punish the work of God? Why should we disregard the work of God? We must make sure that this particular Act is in line with these other Acts. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The truth should be told that whatever little a Member of Parliament gets is shared with the rest of the constituents and sometimes people outside the constituencies. I want to pose and ask whether a Principal Secretary or Cabinet Secretary shares his or her income with the members of public. When you go to the gates of many of them, you find Mbwa Kali . You can never access their homes. However, Members of Parliament deal with people on daily basis. We know the cost of coffins and transporting bodies. We know all these things because as Members of Parliament, ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The issue of support staff in Parliament is becoming a big problem. We have inadequate members of staff to do research. Committees are now sharing legal staff. For example, we were unable to complete a Report in the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives today because the only legal staff who is allocated to us is allocated to three other committees. We were unable to move. We must give the PSC the powers and facilities to ensure that our members of staff do not get overworked and have adequate work to research, so that we enrich and improve the ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view