Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 961 to 970 of 1537.

• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: through the submission by NEMA, nothing seems to have been submitted considering the fact that we are putting up such a facility in a highly fragile ecosystem. There is danger and fear that without an approved or an accepted AIE, we are going to end up damaging the livelihoods of the people surrounding the facility. I urge the Committee to insist that the Department of Defence ensures that we have an approved AIE. A project of this magnitude also requires another study, namely, the social impact assessment. The emphasis is on the willingness to pay and accept. Those are technical ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to sincerely thank Hon. Waluke, first, for giving me an opportunity to assist him in replying to the Motion, and more importantly for bringing these issues we probably talk about off-record to be ventilated on the Floor of the House. I assure him that as Members of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co-operatives, we will mainstream the discussions with the relevant Ministry so that we see how much we can do to actualise the many policies that have been put in place to support and facilitate trade in ... view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: country. I also want to assure him that the Committee will seriously interrogate the growing trade deficit among our key trading partners to find out where exactly the problem lies. But from my position as the Member of Parliament for Funyula, I recall, with nostalgia, that many years back we used to trade with Uganda. We used to export finished products to Uganda and they would bring us raw materials. The tide has changed and it is now the other way round. We must find out when the rain started beating us. view
• 24 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 44(2)(c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on the need to cushion fishermen in Funyula Constituency from the effects of a Government directive banning illegal fishing in Lake Victoria. The Government recommended gillnets of 5 inches and above which are out of reach to the majority of fishermen. On average, it costs around Kshs2,500 for one net. A typical fishing boat normally has around 50 nets and requires about Kshs125,000; a figure that the local fishermen cannot afford. Even if they had ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: It is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock on the following: (i) What measures has the Government put in place to ensure that the fishermen get legal fishing gears and nets and then guarantee the security of the same? (ii) When is the Government going to set up a maritime office in Funyula Constituency? I thank you, Honourable Speaker. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: With due respect, the Chairman is misinformed because there is an existing ban. The ban is on two fronts. One, the size of the fishing gear and two, the days of fishing. So, I would want him to get proper information from the relevant ministry so that he can give an answer that I can take back to my fishermen in Funyula Constituency. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, thank you for this opportunity. I also stand to support the amendment proposed by the Chair. As Members of Parliament and as Members of the National Assembly, our mandate in the Constitution is explicitly clear. The lack of legal provision has made it completely impossible for us to discharge our duties on oversight and legislation. This is because we are legislating on behalf of people. You must listen to the people and get their views which you can then come and incorporate in the legislative process. I support. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. The amendment proposed by the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs seems to be progressive and takes care of the bicameral nature of Parliament. However, since Parliament is one institution, we should consider a situation whereby we have one centre of power. I am particularly concerned by the implication of Article 127 of the Constitution that clearly says that the Clerk of the Senate shall be the Secretary to the Commission. The plain reading means that we will have a centralised system. Even if we have different Clerks serving different Houses, we should ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you. I support the amendment view