OUNDO, WILBERFORCE OJIAMBO

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, my good colleague is debating a very important Bill that touches on the lifestyle of so many people. I rise under Standing Order 35. Looking around the Chamber, we obviously do not have quorum to debate such an important Bill. I, therefore, seek your guidance.

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, as we amend the First Schedule, could the Vice-Chairperson explain to us the status of implementing County Aggregation Industrial Parks (CAIPs) ? I can see that in quite a number of counties, there is a standard amount of about Ksh105 million and yet, there were some budgetary...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai) : What is your point of clarification? It is a deletion. There is nothing to clarify, Hon. Oundo. Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I totally agree that there is nothing to clarify. For those of us who...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I must take this opportunity to laud the Senate for bringing the Bill to this House. We hope that the Senate will concur with the amendments we have made so that we can expeditiously complete this process. It has been a long period since the days of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Through you, we probably need to request the Parliamentary Service Commission to repair microphones so that I do not have to keep on shifting and, nowadays, you have told us to go digital by using the gadgets. I hope you will be kind and gracious...

I was not alerted. So, in that score, I support. May I expand by saying that we also bond county governments to invest in sugarcane production. With those very many remarks, I support the Motion.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to second the Motion by the Public Accounts Committee of the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya in its Report proposing the appointment of an audit firm to audit the Auditor-General. This House, by dint of the Constitution of Kenya, appropriates funds...

Hon. Speaker, I represent one of the constituencies that are badly affected by the the so-called…Sory! Let me call it “bad manners” of our Ugandan neighbours. Hardly a week ends without reports of arrests. Actually, they are not even arrests. They are abductions. The Ugandans come all the way to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me also join my fellow Kenyans in congratulating the 11 athletes who brought us medals. I also congratulate all the other members of the entourage who accompanied the entire team to Paris for the Olympic Games. It is worth noting, and I want to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the Departmental Committee on Regional Integration on the Report of the Inspection Visit to the Semi-Autonomous Organs of the African Community in Uganda. Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me start by declaring that I come from a border constituency...

Whichever pleases you, can I stand on Standing Order 35 and request that we either have the numbers or defer debate under Standing Order 96? A quorum at 35 or debate on 96, given the importance of the Motion whose Question has been proposed, noting the central role of public...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Due to the importance of the debate on the Motion at hand, I stand under Standing Order 96 to move that debate be now adjourned to a later date so that we can debate it exhaustively when we are ready. I move that the debate...

Thank you Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to the Motion about Mental Health that was moved by our able Member of the ODM team, Hon. Mishi Mboko. For many years, many of us never understood and appreciated the issue of mental health. It is only...

Hon. Speaker, when we resumed this Session after the day never to forget…. Hon. Speaker It is the day not to remember! (Laughter) The day we will never forget. Hon. Speaker, there was a Question directed to the same Committee concerning transport facilitation for various National Government Administration Officers (NGAO)...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand here to support the Report of the Committee on Appointments. While I may have many reservations about some proposed nominees, it will be utterly unfair to contradict what a Committee mandated by this Parliament and the Constitution of Kenya has done. It has done...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I sincerely thank the Chairperson of the Select Committee on the National Government Constituency Development Fund for picking this out. Honestly speaking, it is an irregular, illegal, and unwarranted interference in the implementation of an Act of Parliament that has completely nothing to do with...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support the Division of Revenue (Amendment) Bill 2024, that has been necessitated by factors which this House is a complicit party in the oath of all misfortune. We ought not to be here; we ought to have read the signs of time and...

I am firmly aware. For record purposes, Dr Makali Mulu and all of us know that we already have audited accounts for 2022/2023 Financial Year, which have already been laid before this House. If the House takes an inordinately long time to review and approve, then we cannot punish the...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let the matter rest, but it is a point of debate. I think the people of Kenya have heard and will decide whom to believe. As I conclude, it is important as a country that we look at how we handle our matters because we...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the 2nd Report of the Public Investments Committee on Social Services, Administration and Agriculture on the consideration of the Auditor- General’s reports on the financial statements of State corporations. When you look at the Report, the State departments...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, as much as the amendment to Clause 29 is timely and appropriate, I am worried that the time given for compliance is an open-ended cheque, meaning that the licensee may just play a ping-pong game while undertaking operations without complying. I suggest that there must be a...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I agree to some extent with my good friend with a red cap. I remember Kibra. I totally agree. If you look at the intent and wording of the clause, it seems to resolve disputes between the cotton farmer, the co- operative societies and other members. In...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I have very nostalgic memories of collection centres, which we used to call stores in my constituency. It was one of the leading areas in cotton growing and the way it was designed, it was owned by the co- operative societies. Those who are going to grow...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I can see the good intention of the Committee, as pronounced through the Chairperson. However, I am afraid the issue of tax incentives is clearly stipulated in the Constitution and Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. I do not know under what powers can a Cabinet Secretary for...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also stand to make my few comments on the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2024. We have found ourselves in uncharted waters. It is an unprecedented situation that we have found ourselves in. This is the first time in Kenya – it could be in many...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support the Supplementary Bill, 2024.It is, indeed, an interesting situation we find ourselves in. It is unprecedented because we are preparing a Supplementary Bill even before we implement the Bill that we passed just a few days ago. This goes to tell us the...

Okay, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me repeat. The Budget Appropriation Committee has clearly told us the budget cuts is Ksh146 billion. We were told that the impounded Finance Bill was to raise Ksh364 billion. There has been no explanation on how we are going to raise the difference of close...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Before we went for recess and the fires that happened on the 25th, I had requested for a statement from the Departmental Committee on Defence that is chaired by Hon. Tongoyo. We had agreed that he would submit the statement once we resumed sittings yesterday. I...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. When we were enacting the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, we were extremely careful. We knew that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. That is why Chapter 6, on Integrity and Leadership, was inserted in the Constitution. Unfortunately, we proceeded to prepare an Act of Parliament...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Temporary Speaker, I just want to sincerely sympathize with my colleague who happens to be my brother-in-law for the loss he almost suffered for refusing to listen to the electorate. I think he has learnt his lesson and he will live to work properly. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.