James Opiyo Wandayi

Thank you, very much Hon. Speaker. Hon. Members, allow me, following the Communication by the Hon. Speaker, to say a few things as I hand over the instruments of the Office of the Leader of the Minority Party to the new office holder. My tenure as the Leader of the...

Okay. I cannot end without thanking the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Dr. William Samoei Ruto, PhD, for granting me this historic opportunity to serve my country as a Cabinet Secretary in the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum. I wish to reiterate that this country is much...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. My singular duty now is to do the handover. I had reserved this other aspect for this particular moment. I want to heartily thank the people of Ugunja for having bestowed on me the honour of, indeed, being their maiden Member of Parliament and...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Wandayi. Hon. Speaker, I rise under Article 93 (2) of the Constitution.

I refer you to the provisions of Article 93 (2) of the Constitution, very briefly. If you allow me, I will read it: “The National Assembly and the Senate shall perform their respective functions in accordance with this Constitution.” If you go further to Article 108(1) of the Constitution, it...

Hon. Speaker, I second. Even though we did not discuss this in the House Business Committee (HBC) , the Leader of the Majority Party has explained to me. I think it is an innocent Motion. Therefore, I second it. As I do so, I am happy with your directive to...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes, Hon. Wandayi. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Of course, I appreciate your communication but you must also take cognisance of the huge number of amendments that have been dropped. It is good to put this in context for the benefit of the public,...

Hon. Speaker, I hear you and I am happy that we are going to vote verbally. The last time we voted here on Thursday, there was serious confusion. This is because some Members’ voices were not being heard and the media reported wrongly. Today, I want to plead with you...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Wandayi. Thank you very much for your guidance, Hon. Speaker. So far, so good. However, we are facing some challenges and I would like to seek your guidance on this. Hon. Speaker, as you can see, the House is not full. A...

Hon. Speaker, I consider the matter of the IEBC crucial. We cannot afford to delay it any further. Let us proceed in the manner proposed by the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party. I second.

Hon. Speaker, I have an issue that I need to raise now before we proceed with the debate that was going on yesterday. My attention has been drawn to a letter dated 19th June purportedly emanating from the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning and addressed to the...

As far as I am concerned, the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning, who is not elected by anybody, is purporting to supervise this House in its legislative role, something that flies in the face of the Constitution and the relevant law. So, at the very least, I...

Hon. Speaker, it is indeed, with an extremely heavy heart that I have to address you again this afternoon. If you recall, this morning I rose to plead with you to give directives to whoever is concerned to remove the blockade that is around Parliament. The situation has now turned...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, this is a Bill that has been canvassed for a long time in the two Houses. It has gone through rigorous scrutiny, and it is the right time now for us to bring it to a closure. I, therefore, support.

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. What is your point of order? Hon. Owen Baya was doing fairly well until he mentioned my name in respect of the Political Parties Fund. The Fund is not a favour to anybody or any political party. The threshold set in law has...

Hon. Speaker, let me make the following comments concerning the Finance Bill 2024. I want to pick from where Hon. Robert Mbui left. We have been around for some time. As a matter of fact, this is my 12th year in Parliament. Even before that, I was living in Kenya....

Certainly no, Hon. Speaker. How can Hon. Kamket inform me? Really? No! This raises the question of who advises this Government in terms of economics and finance management, leave alone politics. For politics, we can deal with it later. Who advises this Government, because it seems to make mistake after...

Hon. Speaker, obviously, with all the tremendous possible respect, that was not a point of order. The Chair can advance that argument when he gets time to reply. Let me proceed this way. Kenyans are already overtaxed. If you look at Kenya vis-à-vis the rest of the world, you would...

Hon. Speaker, I will leave it at that. Hon. Baya, stop holding brief for these characters. It does not help. Let me tell you from my experience in this Parliament; they will never assist you in the constituency. Hon. Speaker, where we have now reached is a situation of helplessness....

Hon. Speaker, you know I have listened keenly to the response from the very able Chair of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs – who is also my friend - Hon. Tongoyo. However, I have been left wondering. This House, under Article 95 of the Constitution, is mandated...

Hon. Speaker, I wish to second the Motion, but I want to add the following. Obviously, Members from across the political divide would want adequate time to contribute to the matter of the Finance Bill at the Second Reading stage. It was the wisdom of the House Business Committee that...

Hon. Speaker, I add my voice to this very vital matter that has been raised by the Whip of the Minority Party. Indeed, the issue of the Finance Bill is very important that we need to get it right this time around. Bearing in mind the public mood out there,...

We must, in one accord say without any equivocation that the Government of the Republic of Kenya belongs to all Kenyans. All Kenyans pay taxes, be they in Bungoma, Kakamega, Siaya, where I come from, or Nyeri counties. They are all Kenyans. Therefore, time has come. Some of us have...

Perceived, I do not know. Whatever issues are in UDA do not concern us. But you cannot stand on a public platform and be seen to be discriminating against a section of Kenyans on account of how they voted in the last elections. When I was in Siaya juzi, I...

Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I do not want to speak to this issue, but it is my duty to raise my voice on such a weighty matter. Firstly, as Azimio la Umoja–One Kenya Coalition Party in the House, it is not part of our responsibility to either meddle or attempt...

I have no idea.

Whereas I agree, Hon. Deputy Speaker, that we need to put the Question, I thank you for indulging me to say one or two things. First and foremost, I commend the work of the Budget and Appropriations Committee in the last couple of weeks…. (Hon. Ndindi Nyoro consulted with the...

Thank you very much Hon. Speaker for your indulgence. I join my two colleagues, Hon. Murugara and Hon. Esther Passaris, in welcoming the students who are seated at the galleries. Hon. Speaker, having said that, I want to equally seek your indulgence and I am trying to look around to...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Leader of the Minority Party, what is out of order? Hon. Speaker, I just want to seek your indulgence. I have certain preliminary issues I need to raise. I want to invoke Standing Order 1 to address some of them. First, is the...

Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you very much. I join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. At the onset, I agree, in totality, with the Senate in their proposed amendments to the Division of Revenue Bill. The Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee is a noble man and very good...

Hon. Speaker, I think we should be a little more patient on this matter which is very important. This is the first time this House, since 2010, is dealing with a Motion for the impeachment of a Cabinet Secretary. It is the first time we are dealing with such a...