OUNDO, WILBERFORCE OJIAMBO

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to sincerely thank our able Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee for moving the Report and presiding over the many endless sittings in Room 9 and other venues as we probed and reviewed the various books of accounts for various...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I do not know whether this is a slip of the tongue of my good friend and member of the Committee. He has mentioned Ojiambo and this name is famously from my constituency. This imputes wrong motive to my people of Funyula Constituency. Can he...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, thank you for this opportunity. I am thoroughly worried that a whole Senior like Hon. Chepkonga does not know the difference between basic, gross and net salary. It is very telling. If he does not understand this matter at this age and at his age, it becomes...

Hon. Temporary Chairlady, it was a consequence of amendments under Clause 4. Since it was lost, I stand to drop. (Proposed amendment by Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo dropped) 21st February 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 57 by the Chairman on Clause 42.

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to sympathise with the lost souls who died from consuming the illicit brew. There is the danger of branding some local brews as illicit simply because people have lost lives in other places. Yes, the licensing of bars is the mandate...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. You cannot ask for a point of order, Hon. Oundo. You know the rules. You are a second termer. We are still in Division. We have not finished. Go ahead, Clerk-at-the-Table. (The Bill was read a Second Time and committed to Committee of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to lend a voice on this very controversial and emotive subject of affordable housing. If you look at the Sessional Paper on the Housing Policy of 2015, it is very clear on the need for housing. Indeed, if you read deeper you...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I echo the sentiments of my colleague, Hon. Mwalimu Milemba. Hon. Speaker, Parliament is a House of debate. It has been given the task of budget- making. In the last Session, some Members had the tendency of rising under certain Standing Orders to curtail debate to...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand with the women of this country, of the world and of God. Any life lost is one too many. There is no justifiable reason or cause for anybody to attempt to kill anybody else, be it a man or woman. More so, where...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to make a point or two concerning the Conflict of Interest Bill, 2023. The issue of conflict of interest has been a matter that has been debated in this country for many years. All attempts to rein in undue influence pedalling has...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, an increase obviously raises questions. The Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee could let us know exactly what is being changed from the Bill that we passed in June so that we appreciate the reason for the increase. A whopping Ksh2 billion is not a small...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I want a reassurance from either the Chairman of the Committee or the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee that the reduction of prison services by close to Ksh300 million will not affect the welfare of the prisoners and other persons serving different sentences at the correctional...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, the Vote being reduced is captured as capital expenditure. This means that probably there was a project that was already underway. Can we have an assurance that the reduction from Ksh203 million to Ksh56 million will not lead to pending bills? This is a capital project which...

No; I want to know what it entails. A whopping increase of Ksh8 billion is not pocket change. I know it can be pocket change to some of these guys. Where we come from, this is a colossal sum of money. What does this entail? I know part of it...

Just for record purposes, I hope this money will be equitably and fairly distributed throughout the country. That is my point of concern. It is possible that this money will be concentrated in one region. The Sidokho Dam, which you and I share, will burst its banks and damage all...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. This question is for the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research. It looks like we are giving with the right hand and taking with the left hand. Looking at the capital expenditure, there is a reduction of close to Ksh5 billion. So,...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, let me also join my colleagues in expressing dissatisfaction and fear. This is a department that has many 16th November 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 49 cases of pending bills, many roads that have stalled and some were being declared politically. I do not know what plan the...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I hope both the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee are listening. When we passed the contentious Finance Bill this year, we had the impression that the money meant for housing levy was going...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, in view of the frequent power failures and outages as a result of dilapidated power transmission lines, especially in Busia, Kenyans should be given some kind of reassurance that the re-organised budget will address this perennial problem that is starting to embarrass the country. Thank you, Hon....

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The President delivered his State of the Nation Address as required by the Standing Orders and the Constitution. I do not want to comment on Hon. Fatuma’s statement because it is not honourable for men of my age to talk about undressing people. I will...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I appreciate the statement by the Cabinet Secretary concerning heightened alertness during this holiday season. I also urge him to include Busia County, and specifically Funyula Constituency in matters of heightened security surveillance. This is because of the emergence of a ragtag gang called 32 Brothers...

Yes, 32… The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration (Prof. Kithure Kindiki) : It is true. We conduct a weekly threat assessment. There is usually an increase in gang-related crimes as we head towards the festive season. Over and above the towns that I cited, we also have a...

I commend the Committee for this well- thought-out amendment because regulation-making authorities have become rogue. They are starting to misuse delegated power to make laws. I hope subsequent sections will have a penal consequence for disobeying a particular section. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. Amendment of Section 23 of No....

Hon. Temporary Speaker, in my community, we say that it is only the orange tree that has good fruits that receives all the stones thrown. When children come from school and find ripe oranges on a tree that they cannot climb because its owner may find them, they will pick...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, allow me to also join erstwhile Member of the Committee in the 12th Parliament, the one and only. It is true that we face a lot of challenges and frustrations. Indeed, at times, we empathise with Kenyans who are affected by the arbitrary introduction and imposition of...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I did not conclude consulting Hon. (Dr) Nyikal, but I will take care of myself. I stand to support the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill that is before the House. As another speaker has indicated clearly, this is not the first...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. Let me also thank Hon. Robert Mbui for bringing this matter for debate on the Floor of the House. The people of Kenya can get to know a few issues here and there about that issue. Let me also take cue from...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for this opportunity to weigh in on the Insurance (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.18 of 2023) . I stand to support the proposed amendment to the parent Act, the Insurance Act, subject to a few reservations that we will iron out as I make...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. My apologies! I had stepped out when you called me to contribute. I must laud my friend, Hon. Kandie, for bringing this amendment Bill to the floor of the House for us to ventilate and decide on the way forward. It has always been my...