Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 751 to 760 of 1534.

• 26 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Curiously, Clause 8 calls for the appointment of a person to be the Chair of the Board, who holds a university degree from a relevant field from a university which is recognised in Kenya. Honestly speaking, from the many years I have been in the university system, I am not so sure whether there is any degree that teaches gambling, its management and related issues. These are some of the issues that we must really ensure that we correct at the Committee of the whole House. It is a fact that gambling and related activities have numerous negative effects. I ... view
• 26 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Again, in order to comply with the Constitution, there is a requirement in Clause 16 that requires that the appointment must comply with one-third gender rule. However, the question that we need to pose to Kenyans and everybody is how we will mitigate or balance merit. We hope that merit will not be thrown out of the window to achieve the one-third gender rule. It is also common practice that each organisation, authority or board should have a company secretary who shall be the custodian of the company seal. These are some of the failings or shortcomings of this particular ... view
• 26 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: From Part VI onwards, the Bill deals with various lotteries both national and county. It also deals with various matters relating to lotteries. While the intention is good, I have issues with the distribution of the funds that are collected through the process of national lottery. Allowing a whopping 25 per cent of the proceeds to go towards operating expenses is unnecessarily too high. The standard practice all over in a fund like that should not exceed 5 per cent, so that the balance of the money can go towards the intended people, and servicing or meeting public functions for ... view
• 26 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Again, there is the issue of the validity of the national lottery. It has seven years. Constitution office holders hold office for a maximum of six years. We need to look at it clearly, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 26 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: so that we ensure that we comply with the Constitution. As I have said, there are quite a number of provisions that require to be addressed. view
• 26 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: As I conclude, allow me to make a comment on the establishment of the National Lottery Distribution Trust Fund as provided for in Clause 89. The membership of the Board of Trustees seems to be heavily tilted towards the national Government. There is the Principal Secretary (PS) responsible for matters relating to gaming or a designated representative and the PS responsible for the National Treasury or a designated representative. The practice of a Board of Trustees, even among pension funds, is to minimise the influence and control of the promoters or national Government. I suggest at this particular time that ... view
• 26 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: As I conclude, it is important for us as a country to accept that gaming and related activities are here with us. It is important for us to regulate and govern the same in such a way that they do not destroy families. Gaming and gambling have very serious negative impact. Before we go to the Committee of the whole House, I request the Committee to be gracious enough to give a social impact assessment report of the impact of gaming in this country. The business people make a lot of money. It is important for them to invest part ... view
• 26 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, Hon. Speaker, I support the Bill. However, we will improve it at the most appropriate time. Thank you. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I have gone through the Report and it contains a lot. Knowing the limitations of Parliament, a number of allegations in the Report have not been verified. While it is abhorrent to leak official documents, indeed, it is also not fair to stand in public and debate the conduct of our colleague. Now that we have placed a gag on this matter laid before the House… view
• 21 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am well guided. I made reference to two issues. One, we are Honourable Members and we are colleagues. Being colleagues, we have a moral duty to protect the good name of our colleagues. Secondly, yes, it is true we will debate the Report that is before the House, but behind the minds of all Kenyans who are listening to us, there is a genesis to that matter. And the matter is dealing with an honourable lady. We are dealing with a mother. We are dealing with a respectable lady in the society. That is why I want ... view