Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 971 to 980 of 1537.

• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the main issue generally lies in the original Bill. Probably, the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, in my understanding, seems to clear the ambiguity or the difficulties contained in the Act. Instead of the word “and”, which presupposes that for a Clerk to be removed, he must have breached all those, he has brought in the word “or”. In my limited understanding, it means in any of those, the Clerk can be disciplined or removed on the basis of flouting any of the provisions or the issue stated between (a) and ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Probably, I might not have written instructions, but I have moral instructions. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I want to request the Chairperson to withdraw this amendment because it has the import of creating a third layer, which is not anticipated in the Constitution. Thank you. view
• 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