Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 971 to 980 of 1534.

• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I thought that some functions cannot be legally delegated. For example, taking an oath for senior staff can be so cumbersome that the Chair or the Speaker cannot spare time to administer the oath. How many times has it happened? I would want us, as a House, to ventilate on the matter and agree whether this amendment is necessary or not such that we would rather retain the Chair to administer. What if somebody administers ghost workers? Who will be held responsible? view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I totally agree with the Chair. I am just wondering because we are anticipating debate. What happens if New Clause 32A does not go through and we already deleted Clause 46? We need guidance. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I sincerely thank the Committee for this amendment. When I came here, I thought I was coming to paradise, but when I landed, reality sank that what I expected is not what I got. I hold the National Assembly with such exalted status. I expected things to move smoothly, be organised and services to be in an extent far much better than what we had elsewhere. At times, I think the University of Nairobi (UoN) had better facilities and good management than this place. I hope with these amendments, we will move to the ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, in that particular Clause, we intend to define or conceptualise the office that holds that particular position. Article 127(3) of the Constitution of Kenya is very categorical who the Secretary to the PSC is. I do not want to say it is mischievous, but any other definition is unconstitutional. I do not want to use other words. It is just unconstitutional and what we are doing is unnecessary. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank the drafters of the Bill. It gives meaning to work in Parliament. It gives us purpose and allows us to deliver or execute our mandate in an environment that acknowledges the critical importance that Parliament plays in this country. As we stand here today, Members of Parliament seem to be under bashing by every Tom, Dick and Harry. Everywhere you go, many a time, they are treated below the rank of even junior civil servants. We hope that once the Bill has been assented to ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Secondly, I am impressed by the call for capacity building and skill improvement for Members of Parliament. Many of us come from diverse professions and backgrounds and it takes a bit of time to get comfortable and learn the ropes. That is why the Mwananchi Report that was released the other day caused a lot of heat and emotions in the country. It hit quite a number of us in our constituencies. But because we now have a Bill that has institutionalised training and capacity building, we hope that it will allow our Members to move forward. All along, many ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Bill and ask the Members to support it. Thank you. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. The import of the amendment is to reinforce the position that any jurisdiction can only have one accreditation assessment body and there should not be any other. That is the international practice, and that is why we are introducing specifically the term in Kenya. I urge Members to approve so that we give it the teeth it requires to make it relevant and discharge its mandate. I thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to convince my neighbour to accept the Committee’s amendment. It has 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
• 2 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: been informed by the nature and spirit of the Constitution which indicates that services should be brought closer to the people as much as possible. view