James Opiyo Wandayi

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me once again add my voice to this matter. I see us losing the point, really, because in my view as we speak, there is even no accused person in court, we only have a suspect. I am hoping there will...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugenya, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to make some short comments on this Motion. First, this is, perhaps, the third time this House is being asked to approve the appointment of an audit firm to audit the books of the Auditor-General. The last two such Motions...

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

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I, ordinarily would not wish to interrupt Hon. Ichung’wah. However, I am rather concerned that if we allow the trajectory that he has taken on this matter, it would be tantamount to giving him room to start gagging committees and their chairpersons....

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me once again add my voice to this matter. I see us losing the point, really, because in my view as we speak, there is even no accused person in court, we only have a suspect. I am hoping there will...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, let me make a few comments on this matter. First and foremost, I must admit that I was taken aback when I read in the media that a Motion about these bipartisan engagements had been forwarded to the Office of the Speaker. That...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, let me make a few comments on this matter. First and foremost, I must admit that I was taken aback when I read in the media that a Motion about these bipartisan engagements had been forwarded to the Office of the Speaker. That...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Keynan, please, give me time to prosecute my matter. You have no right whatsoever to try and guide the Speaker who is very experienced. Let me start by saying that the contents of my letter to you plus the attendance 13th April 2023 NATIONAL...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) No, he is just being a good Member.

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

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, the trajectory you are allowing this debate to take is very dangerous. First and foremost, Hon. Keynan, instead of addressing you, is continuously addressing me and that is against the Standing Orders. But more importantly, Hon. Keynan is insinuating that some of us...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) If you did not hear that, you can check the Hansard. We cannot allow this House to degenerate in the manner you are making it.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Wanjala, just hold on. Hon. Speaker, I keep on pleading with you that you need to rein in on the conduct of Members of this House. It is unbecoming conduct. There have been several references to the ODM party. I want to be on...

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

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) No, I am not opening anything. You know Hon. Speaker, this is a House of rules, record and procedures. It behoves all of us to ensure that the House conducts itself with respect. I have been pleading with you – not once or twice but...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) What I am requesting you is to indicate to the Minority Coalition when exactly you intend to communicate on the matter we wrote to you about. That is what I am requesting.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, without saying much, the plain reading of these Standing Orders will tell you what the Minority coalition or the Majority coalition, whichever the case, needs to do. It is simply to communicate to the Speaker the decision they have taken. In fact, for...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, clearly you are ambushing me.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I do not need to get them. I shall demonstrate from my submission shortly.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) But you never told me you would open up debate on this matter.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Yes.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Keynan, please, give me time to prosecute my matter. You have no right whatsoever to try and guide the Speaker who is very experienced. Let me start by saying that the contents of my letter to you plus the attendance 13th April 2023 NATIONAL...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) No, he is just being a good Member.

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

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, the trajectory you are allowing this debate to take is very dangerous. First and foremost, Hon. Keynan, instead of addressing you, is continuously addressing me and that is against the Standing Orders. But more importantly, Hon. Keynan is insinuating that some of us...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) If you did not hear that, you can check the Hansard. We cannot allow this House to degenerate in the manner you are making it.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Wanjala, just hold on. Hon. Speaker, I keep on pleading with you that you need to rein in on the conduct of Members of this House. It is unbecoming conduct. There have been several references to the ODM party. I want to be on...

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

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) No, I am not opening anything. You know Hon. Speaker, this is a House of rules, record and procedures. It behoves all of us to ensure that the House conducts itself with respect. I have been pleading with you – not once or twice but...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) What I am requesting you is to indicate to the Minority Coalition when exactly you intend to communicate on the matter we wrote to you about. That is what I am requesting.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, without saying much, the plain reading of these Standing Orders will tell you what the Minority coalition or the Majority coalition, whichever the case, needs to do. It is simply to communicate to the Speaker the decision they have taken. In fact, for...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, clearly you are ambushing me.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I do not need to get them. I shall demonstrate from my submission shortly.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) But you never told me you would open up debate on this matter.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Yes.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon Speaker. Bwana Waziri, as a follow-up to the question originally asked by Hon. Munene, I must appreciate the speed with which your Ministry dispatched the Internal Affairs Unit and the IPOA to carry out investigations on the fatal shooting of...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon Speaker. Bwana Waziri, as a follow-up to the question originally asked by Hon. Munene, I must appreciate the speed with which your Ministry dispatched the Internal Affairs Unit and the IPOA to carry out investigations on the fatal shooting of...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 33 (1) , I rise to seek leave for adjournment of the House in order to discuss a definite matter of urgent national importance regarding the deteriorating state of the economy and the developing...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Of course, yes. 11th April 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 10

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me also lend my voice to this Motion, which has been ably moved by the Chairperson of the Committee, by stating, from the outset, that I support it. I support it in principle because this co-operation has been useful...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) How many minutes do I have? Twenty minutes?

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

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM)

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM)are predisposed to steal public money, and he has to remove them. On the other hand, the statement from KRA yesterday disputed this fact. Who do we believe? Is it the Chairperson of the Board of Directors, the KRA or the Commissioner-General, KRA? If we are...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. (Dr.) Pukose knows that I have been in this House long enough. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) You can scrutinise it. I also have extra copies here for Hon. (Dr.) Pukose and the rest. My time is not even halfway. Even if we were to assume that KRA is right in their suggestion that they ever achieve their target, where is the...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I was getting worried that Hon. Chepkonga is usurping your power and mandate. I am very much relevant because I am talking about failure of the Government of Kenya to meet its financial obligations, which failure is attributable to possible theft of...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me say this: If you find this letter inadmissible, you can simply go ahead and expunge it. However, I cannot withdraw it. You know very well. You know I am the last person who can do irregular things. This letter is...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, you can only withdraw a statement you have made on the Floor of the House if it is inappropriate; you cannot withdraw a document. If it is inadmissible, you just expunge it. Therefore, I am not withdrawing anything. I conclude now.

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Fine. Fine. Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me conclude. We cannot run away from the problems we are facing as a country. The Government in power cannot run away from the problems that face the country by continuously scapegoating and buck-passing to the old regime. There...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, it is not my wish to interrupt my friend, Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah. But is it really in order for the Member to demonise street action while he knows clearly that it is through such action that we got freedoms and rights that...

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

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, we need decorum in this House. What has my Motion got to do with people who are evading taxes? What has my Motion got to do with people who are demonstrating whilst exercising their rights under Article 37 of the Constitution? More...

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

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I really plead with you to ensure that this House maintains decorum. Even though I may understand the obsession that my good friend Hon. Owen Baya has with the so-called past regime, we must not misrepresent facts. He has just been on...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) This is important, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was the Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee where I was overseeing the accounts of the Executive.

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

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I was listening keenly to my good friend, Hon. Sigei, who is a former Provincial Commissioner (PC) and a very respectable personality in this country. He asked me to give suggestions on how we can go about improving the situation. I am...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Hon. Speaker, let me join my colleagues in expressing my condolences on my own behalf, on behalf of the people of Ugunja, and on behalf of the Minority Coalition in general, to the family of the late Mhe. Kulow Hassan, friends and constituents of Banissa....

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 33 (1) , I rise to seek leave for adjournment of the House in order to discuss a definite matter of urgent national importance regarding the deteriorating state of the economy and the developing...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Of course, yes. 11th April 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 10

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me also lend my voice to this Motion, which has been ably moved by the Chairperson of the Committee, by stating, from the outset, that I support it. I support it in principle because this co-operation has been useful...

Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Ugunja, ODM) How many minutes do I have? Twenty minutes?