Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Looking at the past elections under the new Constitution 2010, they have all ended up in a petition in the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court made a ruling in the 2013 election, even though they faulted the process. In 2017, a ruling was made and the presidential elections were nullified purely on the basis of transmission of the election results. We believe that the IEBC and the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs have had a sober and in-depth review of these provisions of Clause 20 to ensure that the process is credible and it is as timely as ... view
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: If we look at the way the country is prepared, we look at the constituency level. It might be important that the collated results at the constituency level ought to be the results to be transmitted at the national tallying centre so that we are so sure and avoid too much in the system. I find it extremely difficult to require that, that person must be physically present to deliver the results. All of us know that unless you are flying, travelling all the way from Mandera, El Wak or from the far end takes several days. That is why ... view
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Therefore, it is important that we re-look at this particular point very clearly to avoid a situation whereby the declaration of the presidential result will be unnecessarily delayed simply because of transport challenges and this kind of thing. 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
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the interest of national unity and for the benefit of our colleagues from that region, I unreservedly withdraw and apologise. There was no harm meant. It was a pun. view
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: As I was saying, some areas are far flung. It takes a long time to travel to the national tallying centre, which presumably will be Nairobi. Waiting for the physical appearance of the presiding officer or the returning officer will delay the announcement of the proclamation of the results. We must find a way where we can expeditiously return the forms to the national tallying centre so that we are able to declare the winner of a presidential election. Delaying declaring presidential election results brings a lot of anxiety to the country and to the supporters, and is a precursor ... view
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: The second issue I need to look at is Clause 21(2), which proposes that the Commission shall make regulations for the better carrying into effect the provisions of this Section. We have less than five months to elections. Any regulations made by the Commission must be approved by this Parliament through the Committee on Delegated Legislation. I am at pain to understand how that is possible and how it will be done so that we actualise the amendments that we have made here. Is it that we are going to go into an election whereby the Act, as amended, will ... view
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Finally, in Clause 23, they have made a capping to the effect that any appeal and petition arising out of an election for member of county assembly will end at the High Court. I am not so sure that this is really in the best interest of the litigants or it is to avoid unnecessary wastage of the court’s time and moment. However, indeed, we should allow all petitions maximum latitude. Complaints about county assembly seats are as important as complaints about other elective seats because the county assemblies play a very important role in devolution. Appeals about county assembly ... view
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, despite the fact that you have asked Hon. Sankok to withdraw some line of argument that seems to have no basis at all, he seems to continue in the same line of argument, which is surely disrespectful to the Office of the Speaker. He could be suffering from selective memory. He does 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
• 5 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: not remember that there was post-election violence in 1992. He selectively remembers a few and not all of them. This is the tragedy of Kenya’s politics. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 10 Feb 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the Public Finance Management (Sinking Fund) Guidelines, 2021, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 21st September 2021 and pursuant to the provisions of Section 13 of the Statutory Instruments Act, 2013, annuls in entirety the Public Finance Management (Sinking Fund) Guidelines, 2021 published as Gazette Notice No.5085 of 2021. view