James Opiyo Wandayi

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Leader of the Minority Party, what is out of order? Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I just want to seek your indulgence. I have certain preliminary issues I need to raise. I want to...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I think we should be a little more patient on this matter which is very important. This is the first time this House, since 2010, is dealing with a Motion for the impeachment of a Cabinet Secretary. It is the first time we...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. From the outset, I will go straight to the point and declare that I support the Motion. I thank Hon. Jack Wamboka, the initiator of the Motion, most profusely. Hon. Jack Wamboka, history will be very kind to you....

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) I support this Motion and I appeal to all my colleagues to send a message home today regardless of our political affiliations by sending this Cabinet Secretary home. That would earn us a lot of respect as an institution of Parliament. Let us, for once,...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Yes, Hon. Wandayi. Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I have keenly listened to the Member for Turkana Central, but I got the gist of what he was trying to say at the tail end....

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I would like to clarify further that upon this Bill becoming an Act of Parliament, the old selection panel will stand dissolved. But that does not stop members currently serving in that panel from applying or from being considered as members of...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, for the benefit of Members, allow me to clarify this. The two coalitions engaged in extensive consultations regarding this Bill, and we have agreed, in principle, to only consider the amendments proposed by the Joint Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) at...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, you know this is not really far- fetched. There are Members who spoke to this Motion and expressed very extremist views and to imagine that they can be the jury is very difficult. Anyway, that was the wisdom of the framers of the...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, this is a difficult moment. I agree with Hon. Ichung’wah that the time was very short for these nominations. There was immense interest from all Members virtually who wanted to be on this Select Committee. As a matter of fact, at one point,...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Speaker Yes, Hon. Wandayi. Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I have keenly listened to the Member for Turkana Central, but I got the gist of what he was trying to say at the tail end....

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I would like to clarify further that upon this Bill becoming an Act of Parliament, the old selection panel will stand dissolved. But that does not stop members currently serving in that panel from applying or from being considered as members of...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, for the benefit of Members, allow me to clarify this. The two coalitions engaged in extensive consultations regarding this Bill, and we have agreed, in principle, to only consider the amendments proposed by the Joint Justice and Legal Affairs Committee (JLAC) at...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, you know this is not really far- fetched. There are Members who spoke to this Motion and expressed very extremist views and to imagine that they can be the jury is very difficult. Anyway, that was the wisdom of the framers of the...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, this is a difficult moment. I agree with Hon. Ichung’wah that the time was very short for these nominations. There was immense interest from all Members virtually who wanted to be on this Select Committee. As a matter of fact, at one point,...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I agree with your advice. The matter is clearly an issue of public notoriety and since schools are opening next week on Monday, the able Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education can comment on it. They should have opened this week on...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, UDA) Hon. Speaker, I agree with your advice. The matter is clearly an issue of public notoriety and since schools are opening next week on Monday, the able Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education can comment on it. They should have opened this week on...

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

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

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) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

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) 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, Hon. Speaker.

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) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

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) 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, Hon. Speaker.

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) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

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) 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...