Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1291 to 1300 of 1537.

• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, thank you for this opportunity. I support the amendment in order to deter unethical practices. I have been persuaded by Hon. Wanyonyi to support his cause. view
• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I can see the Chair is acknowledging that I would oppose the amendment. Once an agricultural product has left the farms, it is now a commodity to be traded. Looking at the arrangement of the systems in this country, it becomes the responsibility of the Cabinet Secretary in charge of trade. Giving the Cabinet Secretary in charge of agriculture the generosity and benevolence to either consult or not, is missing the interlink between production, marketing and trade. I oppose the amendment and request Members to oppose this amendment. It may have been well-intended but the impact ... view
• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: My sincere apology, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I left to attend to some matters when you were sorting out the membership of the Council. Seven is an inordinately high number. However important the matter is, I can assure you that you will never get a quorum of seven. I do not know whether that percentage relates to the total membership. What is the number of the members of the Council? view
• 22 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand here in respect to the amendment to the Constitution, a Constitution that we spent endless years to get to where we are. In principle the Constitution is clear, we have to comply or face the prospects of breaching the Constitution. Article 27(3) of the Constitution is explicitly clear that women and men have a right to equal treatment, including the right to equal opportunities in political, economic, cultural and social spheres. view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Many of us at the outset believed that amendment to the Constitution was noble and a good idea, but we now have reservations in the way the particular Act is prepared. Many of us 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
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: seated here having come through the political system know the challenges political parties face. I speak from personal experience and as a Member for Parliament for Funyula Constituency, one of the first constituencies in this country, known then as Busia Central, to elect the first woman who went to become an assistant minister then, Prof. Julia Ojiambo. Our people of Funyula Constituency do not discriminate against women or on the basis of gender. They simply elect people on their ability to deliver, serve people and on their demonstrated leadership abilities. They find it very hilarious and funny that at any ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: As I stand here, in my constituency, enrolment in primary and secondary schools, girls and boys are almost at the same level. They are almost equal in terms of performance. Definitely, the grace for affirmative action, while it has achieved its ultimate goal, there is fear. Many reports and studies conducted have shown that continued dolling out positions on the basis of affirmative action will stunt the growth and achievement of the benefits women have achieved. view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I stand here as a former lecturer to state that in the classrooms, there has never been demonstrated differences in the performance between boys and girls. Honestly speaking, all that we need to do, as Hon. Kimunya said, the ladies in this House need to demonstrate to the public that there is value in the money invested. The general feeling out there is that this country is overrepresented. The general feeling probably well articulated and sold by the civil society is that the huge wage bill in this country is as a result of parliamentarians and politicians. Any attempt to ... view
• 15 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, for this opportunity. While it is laudable to make this as the only child adoption society in the country, I was just wondering and I was asking the legal minds around what would have been a neater way to do it if it were not to simply create it in the Act. Instead of relating it to a legal notice, why not just say: “It is hereby created the Child Welfare Society of Kenya established for the following purposes...” Instead of having a reference, we should tightly anchor it in the law so that ... view