Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1441 to 1450 of 1534.

• 25 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: It is disappointing, so to speak – and I say this with great deference to my colleague who was also my year mate at the university, namely, the former chairman - that on the face of it, the office has performed dismally. The cases we are seeing of corruption and misuses of police power would have been prevented or minimised if this office had worked hard enough, diligently and proactively by listening, investigating and taking appropriate disciplinary action. Of course, a chat and discussion with the membership of the Commission revealed lack of resources and inadequate budgetary provisions as the ... view
• 25 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: issues that we need to address going forward so that we can strengthen the role and the way we vet nominees. With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 24 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: (Funyula, ODM) view
• 24 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, let me indicate or declare that I have been involved in land acquisition both under compulsory acquisition and under the resettlement action plans as a valuer and land economist. view
• 24 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: I just want to bring to the attention of the House so it is not construed in any way. Also, as members of the Institution of Surveyors of Kenya (ISK), we were not consulted. I have not been given an opportunity to make a presentation in respect of this matter. Nevertheless, the amount of suffering people who own land have undergone through as a result of compulsory acquisition has been harrowing. Many of us remember the Ndakaini Dam and the Thiba Dam matters which have dragged on from 2012. We also remember many cases that have dragged on endlessly without ... view
• 24 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Obviously, I appreciate the need to have some form of capping and sanity in the acquisition process that will indeed violate the rest of the people contrary to Article 40(3) of the Constitution. It is, indeed, being unfair punishing the people and the genuine land owners for mistakes and excesses committed by Government officials’ fraudulent actions that are actionable in another area. Obviously, the process of determining the value of land or any asset is simple and clear. The practice all over the world is based on willing buyer willing seller and the forces of supply and demand. I hope ... view
• 24 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: land transactions. Any action that generally distorts or discourages land transactions will obviously hurt this economy and kill investor interest. I am happy and pleased there is a provision that will punish any Government official who is privy to information to the intended acquisition of land by public bodies who will take advantage of that information. Again, it is a tall order to prove that anybody acted in bad faith. view
• 24 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Of course, it is also a progressive action to set up the Land Acquisition Tribunal, but the composition of that tribunal seems also to be skewed to the same people who have been involved in malpractices in the Government cycle. Obviously, we will have to seek either a complete review or an expansion of the Land Acquisition Tribunal. Many of the people who suffer are the ordinary squatters and land owners who end up suffering for many years to come. I also feel the one-year period provided to pay full compensation and even to contemplate paying compensation in instalments is ... view
• 21 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thanks a lot for this opportunity. I must declare my interest: I am a member of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. As my colleague Hon. Mbui has said, we might not have legal background but we are lawmakers and our contribution towards the making of these regulations should not be underrated. I was personally involved in the various discussions with the regulation-making authority, that is, KCAA. I happen to have visited their offices when they presented a demonstration and then we went through the various sections of the regulations. One matter came out very clearly: They ... view
• 21 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: The first one is the issue of privacy. Due to the small nature and being remote controlled, we fear they could easily infringe on personal privacy. I remember a hilarious case was presented that a drone can actually come and literally hoover around your bedroom window and listen to all activities that you are undertaking, whether they are good or bad, and generally damage your reputation. It could even be used for spying. You are seated having a drink somewhere and it hoovers around and sends all the images of what you are doing to unauthorised persons, generally endangering personal ... view