James Opiyo Wandayi

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, I wanted to comment in respect to both NIS and the IEBC additional requests.

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, without being seen to belittle the work of NIS, we know the enormous task that it has on its hands as regards to protecting this country. I still have a serious problem. The reasons being given as to why this additional Kshs300 million is required this...

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, let me just conclude.

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, we risk creating a situation where we continue to pump money to NIS which we have no capacity to audit and for which they are accountable to no one. That creates an avenue for misuse and, more so, at this time of the electioneering period.

Hon. Wandayi I was going to justify my statement, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, I wish you could allow me to make my point. What I meant is that the National Intelligence Service does not break down their activities in a manner that this House can….

Hon. Wandayi That is the point.

Hon. Wandayi Let me continue, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, I wanted to comment in respect to both NIS and the IEBC additional requests.

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, without being seen to belittle the work of NIS, we know the enormous task that it has on its hands as regards to protecting this country. I still have a serious problem. The reasons being given as to why this additional Kshs300 million is required this...

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, let me just conclude.

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, we risk creating a situation where we continue to pump money to NIS which we have no capacity to audit and for which they are accountable to no one. That creates an avenue for misuse and, more so, at this time of the electioneering period.

Hon. Wandayi I was going to justify my statement, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, I wish you could allow me to make my point. What I meant is that the National Intelligence Service does not break down their activities in a manner that this House can….

Hon. Wandayi That is the point.

Hon. Wandayi Let me continue, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. First, I want to say that this Report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a good piece of literature. I am saying it is a good piece of literature in the sense that Kenyans who have...

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. First, I want to say that this Report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is a good piece of literature. I am saying it is a good piece of literature in the sense that Kenyans who have...

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to pick from where Hon. (Eng.) Gumbo has left. The matters raised in the Petition read by Hon. Midiwo touch on various areas beyond the mandate of those two Committees. The EABL manages the East African Malting Company that contracts farmers to...

Hon. Wandayi On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Deputy Speaker, I seek your indulgence and, perhaps, request that you invoke your powers under Standing Order No.1. Last week, if I am not wrong, there was a Motion before this House to reduce the publication period of a Motion which is now listed as Order No.13....

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Deputy Speaker, when the Motion to limit or shorten the publication period of this amendment Bill was brought before this House and we passed it unanimously, there was reason for that. If you look at today’s Order Paper, you will find that this Bill is listed as...

Hon. Wandayi Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I will talk generally about the four petitions. I have listened to the able Chair talk and appreciate the work he and his Committee are doing. There is a problem generally with the management of road infrastructure in this country. I want to...

Hon. Wandayi Thank you, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity so that I can also contribute to this Motion on the Report of the PAC on Government Accounts for the 2013/2014 Financial Year. Hon. Speaker, I will largely associate myself with the sentiments already expressed by my colleagues. As I say...

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, those were my personal amendment proposals. I filed the proposals way back in April 2015. It is important to put this in context because what Hon. Duale is trying to do is very dangerous. I am a very active Member of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture,...

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, I insisted that we needed to have a complete report but because I was overruled, I insisted on filing amendments which drew heavily from the sections of that report. Because the final report of the KPMG has since come out, my view is that my amendments...

Hon. Wandayi On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, I am just seeking your guidance. You have just seen two members of CORD cross the Floor formally at the prompting of Hon. Duale--- (Loud consultations)

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Speaker, I am not necessarily new. However, the issue here is that I know every Member of this House is free to sit anywhere. That much I am aware of. However, the manner in which those two Members have crossed the Floor is such that it amounts...

Hon. Wandayi Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am rising on a serious note. As you know, I hardly engage in --- Hon. WandayiWednesday 2nd December, 2015(A) The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Cheboi): Ordinarily, you rise not on a very serious note but today you are. Hon. Wandayi Hon. Temporary Deputy...

Hon. Wandayi Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. At the outset, I oppose this proposed Bill. This is one of the most unpopular Bills that one can ever think of in this country. The question of the election date...

Hon. Wandayi Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to reiterate the fact that the Office of the Auditor-General is one of those constitutional offices that are independent as provided for in the Constitution. It is important that we allow this office to exercise the independence that the Constitution...