Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: (ii) Could the Chairperson state the amount of funds allocated to NACADA for the last 20 years of its existence and how it has been utilized, particularly on treatment and rehabilitation of alcohol and drug abuse victims? (iii) Could the Chairperson state how many people affected by alcohol and drugs NACADA has helped to access treatment and rehabilitation centres? (iv) Could the Chairperson clarify whether NACADA has the power to establish a treatment and rehabilitation centre to be run by a multidisciplinary expert committee? view
• 12 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, that is in order. I hope it will be so because the menace of drug abuse is now becoming a national crisis, especially among the young people during this time of COVID-19 pandemic and economic hardships. We need to find a solution to it as soon as yesterday. I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 12 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, before I go to that, I just want to raise a point of concern. On 1st July, I rose here to request for a Statement from the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning concerning Kenya Transport and Logistics Network. As typical, we were given two weeks and we went for a short recess. I would suppose by now the two weeks have lapsed. Unfortunately, I do not see the Chair but I had seen the Vice-Chair of the Committee. I hope somebody will shed light on when I am likely to get that answer. Secondly, sometimes in ... view
• 12 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Okay. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my behalf and on behalf of my family and the people of Funyula Constituency, I send my condolences to the family of Mzee George Nthenge. I came to learn about George Nthenge during the clamour for multi-party democracy when he joined the other political icons who have shaped the history of this country. After that I heard of him concerning the accident that wiped out his family. I admired his resilience to start a new family and forge on. As my colleagues have said about the role he played in this country, he needs recognition ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my behalf and on behalf of my family and the people of Funyula Constituency, I send my condolences to the family of Mzee George Nthenge. I came to learn about George Nthenge during the clamour for multi-party democracy when he joined the other political icons who have shaped the history of this country. After that I heard of him concerning the accident that wiped out his family. I admired his resilience to start a new family and forge on. As my colleagues have said about the role he played in this country, he needs recognition ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to commend my Chair and the entire Committee for the wonderful job we did to get to the point of appointing an auditor of the Auditor-General. It sounds funny that the Auditor-General has to be audited, but it sends a very clear message that nobody is above the law. Whatever funds allocated from public coffers must be accounted for. The people of Kenya must be told the amount of money allocated and how much was used and how it was used. We must also make sure that there are ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: I sat in the meeting where the Clerk of the National Assembly came and explained to us and took us through the process that led to the appointment to the auditor of the Auditor-General, M/s Ronalds LLP. It was presented in such a clear manner and I would wish that all public entities adheres to the most transparent and open tendering system where each and every Kenyan has an equal opportunity to compete for all public services public tenders. There was no tinge at all of any form of tender fixing and any form of big boys. Whoever was selected ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: There is an ingrained mentality in the minds of many young people and Kenyans that unless you know who is who, you can never get a public tender. One of the things that we need to focus on as a country is to open the space so that if it is an open tender it is truly so with each person having an equal opportunity to win it. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The Office of the Auditor-General has a chequered history in this country. Since the promulgation of the Constitution, we have had a semblance of order and professionalism in the national audit office. However, much more needs to be done because it is important that at the time of preparing the Budget, the Budget and Appropriations Committee can dare or be courteous enough to consult the Public Accounts Committee. We would offer them a lot of information and details that will allow us to enhance the Budget allocated the Office of the Auditor-General. view