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James Nyikal Wambura

National Assembly

James Nyikal Wambura

Constituency Seme
Party Orange Democratic Movement
Status Elected
Term Sep 2022 – Present
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Activity (last 12 months)

Policy focus

  • Statements38%
  • Questions & Answers34%
  • Committee Reports10%
  • Parliamentary Procedures9%
  • Motions5%
  • Legislation & Bills3%

Background

Career & Experience

Member of Parliament (Started: 2022-08-16) - 2027-07-29

Current Positions

A member of the 13th Parliament from September 8, 2022 to Present

Performance Scorecard

38.3 / 100 overall performance score
Top 3% of the National Assembly Ranked 13 of 348
  • Contributions 355 ↑ above avg 18.9/100
    House average: 84.2
  • Bills 6 ↑ above avg 7.7/100
    House average: 0.6
  • Committees 3 ↑ above avg 60.0/100
    House average: 2.3
  • Initiative 0 ↓ below avg 0.0/100
    House average: 0.9
  • Division participation 9 ↑ above avg 90.0/100
    House average: 6.8
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Committee Membership

  • The Chair of the HEALTH committee.
  • A member of the LIAISON committee.

Parliamentary Activity

James Nyikal Wambura has made 10 speeches this year and a total of 777 speeches in the 13th Parliament.

Motions 21st February 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
Procedural Matter MOTION OF ADJOURNMENT ON A MATTER OF URGENT NATIONAL IMPORTANCE CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. What we are discussing is not the concept. On that we are agreed. The CBC is a good concept. What we are discussing is planning and implementation. In my mind, that is where the...
Education & Skills Development 21st February 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
Procedural Matter MOTION OF ADJOURNMENT ON A MATTER OF URGENT NATIONAL IMPORTANCE CHALLENGES IN IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETENCY-BASED CURRICULUM

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. What we are discussing is not the concept. On that we are agreed. The CBC is a good concept. What we are discussing is planning and implementation. In my mind, that is where the...
Plenary Contribution 16th February 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Thursday, 16th February, 2023 - Afternoon Sitting

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute. This is a very important scheme. Once you establish any scheme that touches on health, you should have a system of ensuring that every person who should get it, gets it and that...
Parliamentary Procedures 15th February 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
motion_debate LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON MOTIONS

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome back my colleagues after a long recess. I was not here yesterday. My point of order is: this is an extremely important Motion. Maybe I should have raised this point of order even...
Motions 15th February 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
motion_debate LIMITATION OF DEBATE ON MOTIONS

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to welcome back my colleagues after a long recess. I was not here yesterday. My point of order is: this is an extremely important Motion. Maybe I should have raised this point of order even...
Statements 23rd November 2022
1 speech in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to comment on these Statements. I will first comment on the Statement by Hon. Protus Akujah on the Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) beneficiaries and the exploitation by bank agents. The HSNP is part...
Questions & Answers 23rd November 2022
2 speeches in 2 contributions
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to comment on these Statements. I will first comment on the Statement by Hon. Protus Akujah on the Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) beneficiaries and the exploitation by bank agents. The HSNP is part...
Question Time ORDINARY QUESTIONS

Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I wish to make the debate and process today as constitutional as possible. I want to acknowledge that every time we make lists appointing people, we must be alive to the constitutional requirement. Therefore, I second and hope you...
Statements 22nd November 2022
1 speech in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support two of the Petitions. One is on the Athi River pollution. I see a broader issue here. All the rivers that pass through urban centres, in cities or towns are actually exposed to the same problem...
Questions & Answers 22nd November 2022
1 speech in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to support two of the Petitions. One is on the Athi River pollution. I see a broader issue here. All the rivers that pass through urban centres, in cities or towns are actually exposed to the same problem...
Parliamentary Procedures 17th November 2022
1 speech in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Hon. (Dr.) James Nyikal (Seme, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I, the undersigned, on behalf of the Nyanza-Western caucus of Internally Displaced Persons, draw the attention of the House to the following: THAT, in the aftermath of the contested 2007 General Election, the country witnessed unprecedented post-election violence which among...
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Bills Sponsored

James Nyikal Wambura has sponsored 6 bills.

The Kenya Medical Research Institute Bill

2025

THE HEALTH(AMENDMENT) BILL,2024

2024
Notes: Source: https://www.parliament.go.ke/sites/default/files/2025-06/THE%20HEALTH%28AMENDMENT%29%20BILL%2C2024.pdf

The Kenya Institute of Primate Research Bill, 2024

2024
Status: Second reading [AI-verified 2026-06-21 · chunks: 313405 · conf 0.90]
Notes: Source: https://www.parliament.go.ke/sites/default/files/2025-07/THE%20KENYA%20INSTITUTE%20OF%20PRIMATE%20RESEARCH%20BILL%2C%202024.pdf

The Medical Social Workers Bill

2024
Status: Pending at the Committee Stage

Health (Amendment) Bill, 2022

2022
Status: Committee of the Whole [AI-verified 2026-06-21 · chunks: 578054 · conf 0.90]
Notes: Source: https://www.parliament.go.ke/sites/default/files/2023-04/Health%20%28Amendment%29%20Bill%2C%202022.pdf

Voting Record

5Ayes
4Noes
0Abstain / Spoilt
9Divisions attended

Voting History: 9

Date
Vote
Decision
February 20, 2024
The Affordable Housing Bill, 2023
No
June 20, 2023
Finance Bill 2023 — 35% top income tax band
Yes
June 14, 2023
The Finance Bill, 2023
Yes
July 1, 2025
The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 4 of 2025
Yes
June 25, 2024
Consideration of Report of the Committee of the Whole Finance Bill 2024
No
June 22, 2023
Finance Bill 2023 - 2nd Reading
No
May 2, 2024
CS Linturi Impeachment Motion
Yes
October 8, 2024
Rigathi Gachagua Impeachment
Yes
June 20, 2024
Finance Bill 2024 (2nd Reading)
No

Motions

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Petitions

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Questions

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Statements

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Papers Laid

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