Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: It is a moral and integrity issue, Hon. Speaker. You refuse to pay taxes then you apply to become a Speaker hopefully, in the next Parliament; and when we say you do not qualify because you have not paid taxes, in the morning, you rush to go and get a Tax Compliance Certificate; and because there is “tyranny of numbers” in the House, we then vote you in, in the afternoon as a Speaker. view
• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: What message are you sending to the people and the children of Kenya? What are you saying? For once, let Parliament be serious with the matter of integrity. view
• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 11 May 2022 in National Assembly: (Funyula, ODM) view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Children Bill. At the outset, I must admit that it is voluminous. So, it is not possible to deal on its every aspect. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: We need to appreciate the important role that children play in the lives of this country, families and the society at large. We must also note that there are many cases where children are abused or denied their rights as dictated in the Constitution of Kenya, various international conventions, practices and norms all over the country, and the Africa Continent. We have a Children Act which is inadequate as far as the Constitution of Kenya is concerned and due to the changing realities of how children are brought up and managed in the various aspects. Indeed, children are our future ... view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Allow me to pick a few issues that I came across as I read the Bill. Clause 2 of the Bill is on child abuse, which includes several issues. I want to make a comment on Clause 2(e). It clearly says that dissemination to a child any material, information, education or health service that promotes, induces, condones or normalises sexual activity or behaviour amongst children is an abuse. Many of the people whom I spoke to raised a bit of concern on the import of this clause in respect of children abuse. Through the Ministry of Education and other health ... view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: There has been an unending debate in this country on corporal punishment. It is defined in the Bill as physical force which is applied on a child by use of any means, including a cane or other object, with the intention of inflicting pain or discomfort for the purpose of corrective discipline or punishment. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: We are Africans and we are like any other people in this world. We have our own traditional way of discipline and undertaking what we do. Making corporal punishment in the way it is framed here illegal, indeed, is to damage families and generally to make it extremely difficult to correct and put children in line or raise them in the correct way. There can never be any corrective discipline that does not come with sanctions or some form of pain. It is important again that at the Committee of the whole House, we redefine what constitutes corporal punishment both ... view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: To the uninitiated or to any other person, the definition of a foster parent and a guardian seems to be very confusing. There must be an effort to clearly indicate what constitutes a foster 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