Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 1534.

• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the third issue is that we hope the state of minorities and special interest is not a permanent state and we need to have mechanisms in the Constitution to continuously review the listings and Article 100 of the Constitution of Kenya. As I mentioned here - and I want to repeat again - at times, the state of minority is really self-inflicted or is by design because the process of changing the status of minority is well documented in the Bible and it is also a biological process. With those few remarks, I support the Bill. view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairperson. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairperson, I support the amendment, but I need to go on record to caution that the word “Government” seems to be too wide. We need to have a very clear definition on what constitutes Government. Who is the custodian of the so-called “recognised by Government”? A lot of stamp duty is paid as a result of transactions in the land and real estate sector where there have been so many unscrupulous practices. I pray that necessary measures will be put in place to make sure that the so-called “Government” is clearly ... view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairperson, I support the amendment. That particular section was negated by the amendment that is going to be proposed without purporting to know what is going to be debated under the new Clause 14. Once we pass Clause 14, then there are sections under that part that are already negated. view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the proposed amendment, however plausible it may be in the short-term, is self-defeating. We are talking about encouraging manufacturing in the Big Four Agenda. We have a lot of rerun glasses in this country. We have several factories in Nairobi and some in Mombasa that mill glasses. This essentially is self-defeating and we are not achieving the Big Four Agenda. I do not understand the need because we can encourage manufacturing. The policy should be import substitution instead encouraging imports as it is going to kill local manufacturing. view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, probably, the Chair of the Committee needs to tell the House clearly that, indeed, there exists a building code of 1968 and adoptive building code that covers all the local authorities, which are county governments. He needs to clarify whether by virtue of this section, we are abolishing or building the existing building codes or what is the procedure for enacting this particular one and the amendments we made on Clause 17? view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Committee Report on the State of the Judiciary. I will mostly concentrate my comments on the Report for 2017/2018. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I must admit from the outset that the Judiciary has made major milestones in the protection of human rights in this country. Prior to the 2010 Constitution and prior to the many changes that were made to our legal system over the years, human rights were trampled on without fear and without apology under the whims of those in leadership. However, we must admit, over time, ... view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: The Judiciary is critically important for providing checks and balances necessary to sustain and keep a country together. The leadership that has been exhibited by the Judiciary in the recent past is something to laud and support as we go along. We have heard so many lamentations from the Chief Justice on inadequate funding. We have heard so many complaints from the Chief Justice of the Judiciary on the casual way the Judiciary is treated in this country both by the Executive and occasionally by the political class and others. It is important for us to The electronic version of ... view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: continuously invest in supporting and strengthening the Judiciary, but at the same time, we must hold it accountable to the people of Kenya and to the other arms of the Government to work in a harmonious manner. view
• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Articles 48, 49, 50 and 51 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 require a strong, robust and independent Judiciary to protect the human rights stated in the aforementioned. Therefore, we get worried when the Chief Justice stands up and complains in public. We get worried when the National Treasury or the Budget and Appropriations Committee purport to continuously change, reduce or cut down the budget associated with the Judiciary. We must find a way for the Judiciary to exercise independence as contemplated under Article 160 of Constitution of Kenya. They must have adequate funding. They must be given the leeway ... view