Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

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• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Providing publicity is so blanket. It can mean giving undue publicity to other categories of contestants contrary to the provisions of the law. It is a matter that we must debate so that we are not seen to be discriminating against other people. Hon. Speaker, on the issue of minority numbers as provided for in the Constitution, I want to join my colleagues who said that some provisions in this Constitution are contradictory and not in keeping with our culture. When we went for the 2010 Referendum, we were told that 20 per cent of the Constitution is bad and ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this timely Motion. Each year the country registers a large number of students to sit for Form Four exams. As many of us are aware, probably, less than 15 per cent in a normal society succeed to join university to do some serious courses. Of course, there are some who go to do courses that might not be serious as such, but nevertheless they still go to the university. Many of them go to universities that probably would not qualify to be universities in a serious ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: expand these technical training institutes. It is incumbent upon the county governments to invest heavily in modernising the village polytechnics or vocational training centres to enable students have a positive mindset and enrol for training programmes in those training institute. As we are aware, it is government policy that each constituency must have a technical training institute. Again, the challenge is that many of our young people, who do not qualify to join university, naturally end up being demoralised. Motivating them to join these institutions has been a herculean task. We keep on preaching this message wherever we go. The ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise here to declare that I am a serious livestock farmer. My home and village is littered with chicken. Where I come from, rearing chicken is a common practice. Therefore, I have a right to contribute to this matter. Chicken forms a serious meal on the tables of Kenyans from where I come from. I take this opportunity to sincerely thank Hon. Bashir Abdullaih for bringing the Livestock and Livestock Products Marketing Board Bill (National Assembly Bill No.2 of 2019). I am told it came to this House in the last Parliament, but ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Two, on the issue of the definition of livestock, we know we might have our cultural restrictions but elsewhere in the world, donkey meat is a delicacy. I am also told that dog meat is a delicacy in other jurisdictions. Since we are talking about marketing, promotion and exporting, we should have given some thought to allowing this kind of business to thrive in this country. Nevertheless, when you look at the issue of livestock products, it seems to have been narrowly defined as my colleagues, including Hon. Sankok, have mentioned. Livestock waste is a nutritious additive to various animal ... view
• 9 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: persons appointed by the Cabinet Secretary taking into consideration the principles of gender and regional balance and having experience in livestock development, should have made a reference to persons living with disabilities and those who are disadvantaged members of the society. As I conclude, the livestock industry is serious and important. More so, it is focusing on leather as part of the Big Four Agenda. I would therefore, request, as I support this Bill with reservations, that at the right time, we need to move amendments that will strengthen it and make it useful to this country. Hon. Temporary Deputy ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 2 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Most of us who sit here are getting alarmed by the large number of petitions related to land occupation and compensation related matters. Probably these are indictments on the just disbanded National Land Commission (NLC) because it failed to execute its mandate in dealing with the historical land injustices and historical land issues. They seem to flout the Constitution which clearly states that whenever you are acquiring personal property and compulsory acquisition or voluntary resettlement, compensation should be prompt, fair and just. view
• 2 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: We hope and pray that the new NLC that was approved yesterday by the National Assembly will rise up to the task and address these numerous issues that have emerged in the land sector. It is high time we corrected our issues because land is such an emotive issue. I am also concerned that the number of petitions coming to the Departmental Committee on Lands might be too much for them to handle. Probably it might be time for you to look at alternative ways of expeditiously processing these petitions. The members of the public who petition expect the National ... view
• 2 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view