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Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Speaker, whereas I have no personal issue with anybody on that list, is the Member in order to mislead the House by saying that the list reflects diversity when we have a Chairman and Vice Chairman coming from the same region? Hon. Speaker, is...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to thank the House for the opportunity to serve and deal with that big problem in our universities. It is the commitment of the Committee that I chair that we are going to try to ensure that we...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) It is now headed to the grave. It cannot pay its employees. Students cannot be sustained on campus and they cannot graduate. 4th December 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 94 Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K)Pensioners cannot access their pension. That is why we are saying that...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Yes.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Indeed, receiving such compliments from a ranking Member like yourself is not a mean feat. I want the House to also note that as at now we are at seven reports and in terms of performance, I think we have...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Temporary Speaker, you should recall that the Committee I chair brought this issue to this House when Moi University closed indefinitely. We summoned them to the Committee and listened to their problems. The problems are grave. The problems bedevilling Moi University are not small....

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Speaker, I would like to bring to the attention of the House that I submitted a question to the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Labour concerning irregular employment practices at the Kenya Revenue

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to thank the House for the opportunity to serve and deal with that big problem in our universities. It is the commitment of the Committee that I chair that we are going to try to ensure that we...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) It is now headed to the grave. It cannot pay its employees. Students cannot be sustained on campus and they cannot graduate. 4th December 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 94 Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K)Pensioners cannot access their pension. That is why we are saying that...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Yes.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Indeed, receiving such compliments from a ranking Member like yourself is not a mean feat. I want the House to also note that as at now we are at seven reports and in terms of performance, I think we have...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Temporary Speaker, you should recall that the Committee I chair brought this issue to this House when Moi University closed indefinitely. We summoned them to the Committee and listened to their problems. The problems are grave. The problems bedevilling Moi University are not small....

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am always very committed to the business of this House. I was with the delegation from South Sudan, the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee and his team. I am very sorry to have delayed. Hon. Temporary Speaker, pursuant to the...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Temporary Speaker, about three months ago, I requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence concerning recruitment in Bumula Constituency. That debate was so heated in this House because more Members and, therefore, more constituencies, were affected. The Chairman...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) No! I am talking about Rongo University. It has four on-going construction projects. The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology has five stalled projects over a span of six years. They stand incomplete to date. That results in loss of Government funds and...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education on its Examination of the Reports of the Auditor- General on the Financial Statements of State Corporations (Nyanza Region) for...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) No! I am talking about Rongo University. It has four on-going construction projects. The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga University of Science and Technology has five stalled projects over a span of six years. They stand incomplete to date. That results in loss of Government funds and...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Investments Committee on Governance and Education on its Examination of the Reports of the Auditor- General on the Financial Statements of State Corporations (Nyanza Region) for...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker and the Chairman. May God bless you. Give one of the Hon. Members of the Public Investment Committee on Education and Governance, Hon. Kakai, just one minute.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank my brother, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research. At least, we are headed somewhere. My committee already ordered a forensic audit on this university through the Office of the Auditor-General.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) National Assembly PIC on Education and Governance.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) The Committee I chair ordered a forensic audit on this university. I am sure at the end of the day we are going to get somewhere. But as we do that, the student is fundamental in this entire matrix. Students are complaining that this university...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Speaker, yesterday, you guided that today in the morning, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education would bring a response regarding the opening of Moi University.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Melly. Hon. Speaker, I seek your indulgence so that we can open that university. Thank you.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Speaker, as you are aware, Article 118 of the Constitution requires this House to facilitate public participation in its legislative and other businesses of the House. The issue of public participation is a sensitive matter which has often attracted debate and court challenges. Indeed,...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker and the Chairman. May God bless you. Give one of the Hon. Members of the Public Investment Committee on Education and Governance, Hon. Kakai, just one minute.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank my brother, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education and Research. At least, we are headed somewhere. My committee already ordered a forensic audit on this university through the Office of the Auditor-General.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) National Assembly PIC on Education and Governance.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) The Committee I chair ordered a forensic audit on this university. I am sure at the end of the day we are going to get somewhere. But as we do that, the student is fundamental in this entire matrix. Students are complaining that this university...

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Speaker, yesterday, you guided that today in the morning, the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Education would bring a response regarding the opening of Moi University.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Melly. Hon. Speaker, I seek your indulgence so that we can open that university. Thank you.

Hon. Wanami Wamboka (Bumula, DAP-K) Hon. Speaker, as you are aware, Article 118 of the Constitution requires this House to facilitate public participation in its legislative and other businesses of the House. The issue of public participation is a sensitive matter which has often attracted debate and court challenges. Indeed,...