James Opiyo Wandayi

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I rise to second the Motion as moved by the Leader of the Majority Party. Since tomorrow is a public holiday, we need to recover the day we shall have lost tomorrow. More importantly, there are businesses before us that we need dispensed...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) I also would like to appeal to my colleagues to turn out in their large numbers. We want this House on Thursday to be full to the brim so that we can speak in one accord and in one voice in defence of the defenceless...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I just want to thank you very much.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. This afternoon, I stand before this House a very happy man. Today you have made history. You have put this House on the pedestal of a transformative institution; an institution that adheres to the rule of law and constitutionalism....

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, let me join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. This is the way forward. Regions the world over are consolidating their markets for competitiveness. Therefore, we can no longer just sit back and say that it is enough for us to stay alone...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Or a sentence. That is good enough. I hope I will not be very far from that because I was also around when these things happened. The salient feature of this Bill is essentially the reconstitution of IEBC by and large. To take over from...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Why would someone raise a point of order on such an obvious matter? Coming back to this Bill, it is very progressive… (Hon. Naomi Waqo consulted with Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah) The Deputy Majority Whip, I am addressing the Leader of the Majority Party on a...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Why? I have not even spoken, I am laying the foundation.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) I am asking if there were to be a vacancy in the Office of the President and that of the Deputy President at the same time.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) It is very clear, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second the Bill. Thank you very much. (Laughter)

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to second this Bill. I want to thank my good friend, the Deputy Minority Whip, who was on standby to perform this onerous task in my absence. Now that I am back, I have taken charge....

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) It is totally unreasonable to require two years to understand your work. If you give them a three-year term, they will only work for one year because they will need two years to learn. It does not make sense. What kind of absurdity is this?...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) I withdraw the word “bullshit” and instead say “unreasonable”.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) What kind of a manager would you be if you required two years to be inducted into your work?

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Let me join my colleagues in extending my condolences and those of the entire Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition Parliamentary Group to the immediate family, friends and relatives of the late General Francis Omondi Ogolla. It was unfortunate that I was unable to attend the...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise on two issues. One, given the anxiety that has engulfed the nation following that helicopter incident, I do not think it would be proper for the House to continue with business as usual without clarity being provided on...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I suppose I have 10 minutes or more. I am not sure. I seek your advice on the number of minutes that I have to contribute to this Bill. Let...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I hope Hon. Opiyo does not have grabbed land.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, for sure Wandayi and land grabbing cannot be in one sentence. What the Leader of the Majority Party is saying is extremely serious. Is it possible that you could persuade him to name this officer? This House cannot continue to operate in...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Can you compel him to name the said police officer?

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) The saga surrounding the death of Inspector Nyamato raises more fundamental issues. It is not just about him but any other Kenyan officer who might find himself in a similar situation in future. Through the Chair, the relevant persons should take this matter a little...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, thank you very much for your indulgence. On my own behalf and that of my colleagues, I wish to take this opportunity to welcome the members of the House Business Committee (HBC) of Kisumu County Assembly, who are seated in the Speaker’s Gallery...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me join my two colleagues, Hon. Sarah Korere and Hon. Mwangi Kiunjuri, in expressing my disgust at those incessant acts of banditry and cattle or livestock theft in those areas. I really want to subscribe to their...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) I am on a point of order.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) It is never too late. The Speaker can always review orders and directions. I want to plead with you to review the directions that you have 11th April 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 25 Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM)be tantamount to reducing the stature of this...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) I am on a point of order. You cannot interrupt me. Stop that gentleman from making noise. This is a matter of urgent national importance and of serious gravity. It has to be prosecuted in a manner that is contemplated in the Standing Orders. Anything...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is not a laughing matter. This is a very serious matter.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want us to be orderly. With all the tremendous possible respect, Standing Order 33 is so clear. I will read it for the avoidance of doubt because we are not in a hurry. It states: “ (1) Any Member...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Leader of the Minority Party, what is your point of order? Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I can see the dilemma you find yourself in concerning the matter raised by Hon. Kamket. It is...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I hear the Chairman of the Committee, who is also an accomplished medical doctor. With all due respect, all that Hon. Pukose is saying is pure academics. We know for sure that even the Ksh70,000 you are offering the intern doctors is not...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I was saying that a few minutes ago, I faced serious challenges and difficulties accessing Parliament. The gate facing County Hall is blockaded by multitudes of doctors clad in lab coats and other attires. I have listened to the Chairman of the Committee,...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise on a point of order under Standing Order 142. This concerns the concurrence of both Houses in terms of processing Bills.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, actually I rose on a point of order under Standing Order 142, together with Article 110, Sub-Article 4 of the Constitution. 20th March 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 9 Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM)Speaker both the Standing Orders and the Constitution are silent on...