Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to this Bill. Let me take my colleagues, as Hon. Bunyasi has done, on a historic journey. At Independence, there was fear, antagonism and uncertainty of whether people of a certain race would remain in Kenya or not. During part of the negotiations for Independence, those who did not want to remain in Kenya and had served the Crown for many years were allowed to relocate from Kenya and that goes with their pension. Having worked for the country for many years, they had to go with ... view
• 23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I sit in the PAC and the issue of pension to people living outside this country is becoming an audit query every year. This is because tracing the beneficiaries or the dependants is not easy. The amount being paid as pension is so negligible to the extent that the cost of administering the Fund far much outweighs any charge on the Consolidated Fund. So, it has always been an agreement all along that as we try to put in place a more robust pension management scheme, the pension schemes that do not make economic sense should ... view
• 23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the repeal of the Bill. view
• 23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. When I perused through this Bill, I found so many contradictions and issues that do not really align it to the Constitution. Initially, the Bill came as one, but I think after the ruling by the High Court, it became necessary to segregate the conditional grants from unconditional grants. This was meant for the national Government to transfer funds to the various counties and, therefore, address specific needs of Kenyans living in those counties. A very clear example is: at the advent of devolution many counties did not have decent headquarters. So, over the ... view
• 23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: The interesting part which I think is progressive but not progressive enough is the requirement that the national Government and respective county governments have an intergovernmental agreement for the transfer of the funds. It provides various procedures. The The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: curious one is that the agreement must be approved by respective county assemblies within 14 days. We wonder whether they are 14 sitting days or 14 calendar days. That needs to be clarified. The most curious part is that it will be subjected to public participation after it has been approved. I wonder which comes first. Is it public participation before approval or approval then public participation? Then, public participation will just be a façade or a charade because a decision will already have been made. The main omission in this Bill is the lack of accountability. The amendments being ... view
• 23 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Finally, the issue of corruption, values and integrity. We must continuously infuse this in our county governments because they hold a specific and a very serious position in our country. If the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) had gone through, 50 per cent of national funds would have gone to county governments. Fifty per cent requires us to say value for money. With those few remarks, I support. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Allow me to comment on the three petitions, two of which are almost the same. The issue of animal feeds in this country could be the biggest thing after the exorbitant fuel prices. Most of the farmers I know are literally running out of business. I must confess I tried to do the same, but I had to shut down because of the high cost of animal feeds. Many are suffering because the cost of animal feeds is too high compared to the sale price of the end products. As my colleagues have stated, I would ... view
• 19 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: On the issue of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and other things, the scientist and the food security experts need to have a very sober debate in this country. We cannot run away from climatic change. It is reducing the amount of food we can get through natural processes. It is time that we had a sober debate as a country and see how we can proceed. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: On the final two petitions concerning land issues, the Constitution of Kenya, the National Land Commission and general laws, have a way of solving this issue. The issue of adverse possession that happens after 12 years is the guiding principle that the Departmental Committee on Lands should consider. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view