Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1351 to 1360 of 1534.

• 23 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: As I conclude, the penalties provided for under Clause 48 of the Bill seem to be too lenient, providing for only a penalty of Kshs100,000 for any breach of the provisions of the Act. I would request, at the Third Reading, that we enhance it so that we enforce professionalism, integrity and avoid cases of corruption. The issue of electronic systems needs to be seriously considered because this country, again, is beset with cases of forgery, misappropriation and misinterpretation. We need a fool-proof system that avoids cases where farmers would make loses or where warehouse operators would be saddled with ... view
• 23 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairman, not on this one. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this Report. First of all, I must commend the Chair, my erstwhile friend. We were with him in another Committee until he took a French leave or excused himself to concentrate on this important aspect. Congratulations for the wonderful job. Without exaggerating the matter, the NG-CDF has touched many lives in this country. If there is any form of devolved fund that has had tremendous impact on the ground, it is none other than the NG-CDF. Ideally, we feel that even the devolved governments should borrow a leaf ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The second issue I want to talk about is on late disbursement of funds. Truly, people’s expectations are very high. I remember in the beginning of this year, Members of Parliament from Busia County were under a lot of pressure concerning bursaries. It has become the order of the day that a large number of students depend on bursaries from the NG-CDF to pay school fees. Considering that the county bursary disappeared along the line they are, therefore, solely dependent on the NG-CDF. It is unfortunate that the funds were not disbursed until late April. That meant that first term ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of the oversight committee. While it is provided for in the Act, the modalities of appointment of members to the committee are not very clear. They are not gazetted like the NG-CDF committee members. Essentially their role seems to be limited or curtailed. I ask the Committee to seriously look at it and make it mandatory that the members of the oversight committee are duly gazetted so that they have the same powers like those of the NG- CDF to oversee the work of the various organs of the NG-CDF Committee. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I have seen quite a number of recommendations. I hope and believe that the board will expeditiously implement them so that we have an efficient fund. Of particular concern has been the relationship between the Fund Account Manager and the project management committee. While it is a good idea to have project management committees for each and every project implemented as required by the Act, time might come when we will be required to reconsider the same because sharing of documents becomes a challenge and a number of these project management committees, truth be told, are appointed on political grounds. ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I urge the Committee to look at the procurement procedure. The purpose of the NG-CDF is to take development to the ground. Its purpose is also to assist local contractors gain sufficient experience and skills to enable them operate to the next level. Unfortunately, they insist that we must adhere to the Public Procurement and Disposal Act in the procurement of services and goods and it makes it a challenge to bring forth or develop the small contractors. We request that as much as it is prudent and it is good financial management to comply with the Public Procurement and ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: As I conclude, I would like to assure the people of Funyula Constituency that the NG- CDF money is in good hands. We will deliver on much more than what our predecessors did. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I once again congratulate the Committee for a job well done. Thank you. view