Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is important for a country to accept the truth, reality and live the talk. Democracy is a process; it is not an event. An election is not conducted on the day of the election; it is a process....

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Let me continue and answer my in-law later, as I conclude. We must learn from history. Henry Kissinger said that a nationalist leader who does not learn from history is in danger of spiraling into anarchy. It will be unfair. Believing what happened in...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Precisely. My plea to the Chairperson is that in the review--- (Hon. Joseph Emathe rose on a point of order)

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Temporary Speaker. I would request the Chairperson of the Committee, in responding to this matter, to be very deliberate in his answer. You have rightly distinguished between dumping excess labour and brain drain. Indeed, sending people to the Middle East is an...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also thank the Chairperson for the effort he has made to present the response to the request for a Statement. However, honestly speaking, this is like a defence Statement written by KUDURA Power East Africa Ltd. It obviously...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Member for Gem is completely misinformed concerning this subject matter. KUDURA Power East Africa Ltd., produces power using solar panels, and thereafter, distributes and charges them. They do not sell to Kenya Power. He is completely misinformed. He should have...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Yes. They produce the power. They have signed agreements with the consumers directly. It is a pure monopoly that is exploitative. I expected the State department to clearly say they note Ksh83 per Kilowatt hour tariff is extremely exorbitant, and they would make efforts...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, ultimately, our country is very complicated. The better you leave things as they are, the better it is for posterity and a good life. We are not interested in the stakeholders or the exploiters. We all want the exploitation to come...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Precisely. My plea to the Chairperson is that in the review--- (Hon. Joseph Emathe rose on a point of order)

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Temporary Speaker. I would request the Chairperson of the Committee, in responding to this matter, to be very deliberate in his answer. You have rightly distinguished between dumping excess labour and brain drain. Indeed, sending people to the Middle East is an...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also thank the Chairperson for the effort he has made to present the response to the request for a Statement. However, honestly speaking, this is like a defence Statement written by KUDURA Power East Africa Ltd. It obviously...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Member for Gem is completely misinformed concerning this subject matter. KUDURA Power East Africa Ltd., produces power using solar panels, and thereafter, distributes and charges them. They do not sell to Kenya Power. He is completely misinformed. He should have...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Yes. They produce the power. They have signed agreements with the consumers directly. It is a pure monopoly that is exploitative. I expected the State department to clearly say they note Ksh83 per Kilowatt hour tariff is extremely exorbitant, and they would make efforts...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, ultimately, our country is very complicated. The better you leave things as they are, the better it is for posterity and a good life. We are not interested in the stakeholders or the exploiters. We all want the exploitation to come...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Yes, that is on paper.

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I come from a constituency that borders Uganda. It is a unique situation whereby three quarters of people from my ancestry are in Uganda. Of course, this also applies to the Maasai in Tanzania. I do not know what measures the ministry...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I concur with the sentiments of Hon. Bowen. The truth of the matter is that our universities are limping. The 29th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 18 Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM)Government or the Executive does not have the capacity to...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, what happened in Hon. Mugabe’s place, Likuyani, is a cultural practice amongst the Luhya community. Where I come from, it is called Osola, which when translated means to take revenge against a confirmed assailant who causes death. I had a similar crisis...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I concur with the sentiments of Hon. Bowen. The truth of the matter is that our universities are limping. The 29th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 18 Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM)Government or the Executive does not have the capacity to...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, what happened in Hon. Mugabe’s place, Likuyani, is a cultural practice amongst the Luhya community. Where I come from, it is called Osola, which when translated means to take revenge against a confirmed assailant who causes death. I had a similar crisis...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I concur with the sentiments of Hon. Bowen. The truth of the matter is that our universities are limping. The 29th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 18 Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM)Government or the Executive does not have the capacity to...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, what happened in Hon. Mugabe’s place, Likuyani, is a cultural practice amongst the Luhya community. Where I come from, it is called Osola, which when translated means to take revenge against a confirmed assailant who causes death. I had a similar crisis...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, the amendment under (b) is not clear. Probably, the Chairlady can explain a little bit. What problem are they trying to cure by saying: (2) “Despite sub-section (1) , nothing in this Act confers upon 29th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me also stand here to support the Motion that has been moved by our good colleague, in respect of discharging the Public Transport (Motorcycle Regulation) Bill, (Senate Bill No. 38 of 2023) . Let me go on record...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, this amendment might be well-intentioned, but it has all the hallmarks of fraud being committed. We will have people who will become professional caregivers just to live and hang on vulnerable persons. They will be unpaid, deficient and unsupported caregivers. They...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am not contributing to this.

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) I understand, I have been here for some time.

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me join the Committee in adopting its report to annul these specific regulations. During the last term, I sat on the same Committee. If any aspect of the law-making process is shamelessly, routinely, and brazenly abused by the Executive, it...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The beauty about our current Standing Orders is that I will still have my five minutes when the matter is slated for debate in the next sitting. As my colleagues have done so far, I also stand to support...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary. I stand in solidarity with my friend in his Petition concerning land issues in his constituency. The issue of land conflicts has been clearly picked out in the Njonjo Commission Report, the Ndungú Report, the National Land Policy, and subsequent...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill that seeks to rectify the omission that was occasioned when we passed the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill. We should have picked this issue out but, sometimes, the process is rushed in this House and some...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support Sessional Paper No.1 of 2025 on Kenyan Foreign Policy. As a country, we must leverage our strategic location, history and our connections. Our foreign policy should, first and foremost, be for the benefit of...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.