Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. (Ms.) Jessica Mbalu) : What is out of order? Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) I did not want to interrupt my good friend, friend of my constituency; he always...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I second and support the Report and the recommendations of the Committee. There are fundamental issues that a country governed by the rule of law should never deviate from. Firstly, it was the intention of Parliament and the people of...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Colleagues have been very clear in their disgust at the poor show by the State Department of the National Treasury. I believe the Leader of the Majority Party has heard the sentiments. We have also heard the same...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for granting me opportunity to also drop a word in respect to the Health Laws (Amendment) Bill. For the entire period that I have been here and our term is almost coming to an end, I have always been uncomfortable...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to Support the Motion as read and moved by the Leader of the Majority Party in respect of documenting the history of the Parliament of Kenya. In fullness of time and unfortunately, it is not around...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Bill. As the Leader of the Majority Party has said and as my colleague in the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives has said, we had actually discussed...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Report of the Committee and acknowledge its recommendations to appoint Ms. Wangui Elizabeth Muchiri for approval by the National Assembly. It is important that a few obvious and glaring issues are raised in...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Chair of the Committee for bringing us to speed on the matter of disbursement of NG-CDF funds. If there is any Fund that is so dear to the people of Kenya, it...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. After entertainment from the good lady from Mbita, it is now time to make a few comments. The amendment to the Copyright Act is timely. Our young people, who have been very innovative in music and other things,...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand here as a Member of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. I am also a Member from Busia County, one of the biggest cotton growing regions of this country, and which for many years used to grow...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As we have always said, the source of corruption is normally at the budgeting level. That is where the money to be stolen is normally inserted. Most importantly, corruption is initiated at the tendering stage; the so called...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I join my colleagues in mourning those who have lost their lives (The recorded 132) . Floods have been a menace for many years in this country and with the climate change, we expect more disasters. I request...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) I support the amendments. My only concern is the amount set aside for capacity building, evaluation and the rest is inordinately high compared to what has been set aside for the Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) . I would imagine that an arrangement could...