Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

Hon (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my behalf and that of the people of Funyula, I sincerely thank the National Assembly and the Parliament of Kenya in general for dedicating time and resources to ensure that our colleague Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi, recovers and can go...

Hon (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my behalf and that of the people of Funyula, I sincerely thank the National Assembly and the Parliament of Kenya in general for dedicating time and resources to ensure that our colleague Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi, recovers and can go...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, the issue of boundary disputes is very interesting. We have one country, Kenya, yet we face boundary disputes. I am not certain who has declared a boundary dispute in Busia County with Sirisia constituency in Bungoma, which we have not. I am...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, the issue of boundary disputes is very interesting. We have one country, Kenya, yet we face boundary disputes. I am not certain who has declared a boundary dispute in Busia County with Sirisia constituency in Bungoma, which we have not. I am...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want Sir George to listen carefully and convey this message to the IEBC. The integrity of an election is not determined on the day of counting. Allow me to paint a very clear, well-orchestrated scheme being played at...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want Sir George to listen carefully and convey this message to the IEBC. The integrity of an election is not determined on the day of counting. Allow me to paint a very clear, well-orchestrated scheme being played at...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity you have given me to lend a word in the consideration of a nominee for appointment as High Commissioner to Canada, a Motion moved by the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations. Before...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity you have given me to lend a word in the consideration of a nominee for appointment as High Commissioner to Canada, a Motion moved by the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations. Before...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was very careful with my words. I did not mention any Member in a manner that would warrant a substantive Motion. I have been very clear. This is my Second Term in this House. Luckily enough, I had...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was very careful with my words. I did not mention any Member in a manner that would warrant a substantive Motion. I have been very clear. This is my Second Term in this House. Luckily enough, I had...

Hon (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On my behalf and that of the people of Funyula, I sincerely thank the National Assembly and the Parliament of Kenya in general for dedicating time and resources to ensure that our colleague Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi, recovers and can go...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, the issue of boundary disputes is very interesting. We have one country, Kenya, yet we face boundary disputes. I am not certain who has declared a boundary dispute in Busia County with Sirisia constituency in Bungoma, which we have not. I am...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want Sir George to listen carefully and convey this message to the IEBC. The integrity of an election is not determined on the day of counting. Allow me to paint a very clear, well-orchestrated scheme being played at...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity you have given me to lend a word in the consideration of a nominee for appointment as High Commissioner to Canada, a Motion moved by the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence, and Foreign Relations. Before...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I was very careful with my words. I did not mention any Member in a manner that would warrant a substantive Motion. I have been very clear. This is my Second Term in this House. Luckily enough, I had...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, let me also join the Member for Mwea who has raised this concern. I declare that I have a very strong attachment to Mwea, having worked on the project that resulted in adequate water for irrigation purposes. I request that she...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, as the substantive Speaker put it yesterday, the response cannot wait. This is the planting season and fertiliser is expected. Therefore, the matter cannot wait. Is it possible for Hon. Mutunga to undertake to extract the Statement from the Ministry and...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me stick to the accolades then I can go to those obiter dicta towards the end. On behalf of the people of Funyula Constituency and Busia County as a whole, and on behalf of all the parents of...

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

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to second. (Several Hon. Members stood along the gangways)

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Let me also take this opportunity sincerely to thank the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity for its thorough job in vetting nominees for the National Cohesion and Integration Commission. The nominees are Dr Kepha Nyamweya Omae as chairperson, Ms Josephine Kirion Eragae,...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I also rise to comment on the Forest Conservation and Management (Amendment) Bill, 2025. I am reminded of a joke that rain does not come from forests; it comes from heaven. That probably lends credence to the fact that we...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am sorry, I had stepped out to attend to an emergency in my constituency. There is always an emergency. The Income Tax (Amendment) Bill is long overdue. When we introduced the Capital Gains Tax in this country, this...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you. Let me sincerely take this opportunity to thank the Departmental Committee on Health for listening to this Petition, prosecuting it, and bringing a Report to this Floor. As you are aware, Petitions often go unattended for months or years. They are already...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to welcome students from the Catholic University of Eastern Africa (CUEA) to the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya. This is the House mandated by the Constitution of Kenya to make all the...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Many of us who have known KIM for many years were really taken aback—shocked to the core—having collaborated with them in many training sessions on corporate governance and related matters. Nevertheless, this is, perhaps, also an indicator and an...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Member, do not make a speech. Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) I will not make a speech. 22nd April 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 39 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Ask...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) I have a very quick question related to teachers’ promotions. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Okay. Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) The Cabinet Secretary may not answer it right away. It may require consultation and research. We have a very unfortunate situation...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the 11th World Scout Parliamentary Union General Assembly held in

Hon (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) At times, we wish to keep quiet, but we are pushed to the wall, and we have to speak out. While several stations pass through Busia on the way to Malaba, the station at Luanda is very critical, especially to me, because it serves...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, for the reasons given by my Vice-Chairlady, I have a similar amendment to delete Clause 3. When you get to it, I will withdraw it respectfully. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Hon. Member, that is well noted. We will...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I thank the Leader of the Majority Party and the Vice-Chair of the Committee for listening to the wishes of the majority of stakeholders who came before us. The earlier draft and the initial recommendation by the Committee were discriminatory and...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I have had a discussion with the Leader of the Majority Party and the Mover of the amendments, that once the amendments under Clause 2 are carried, the proposed amendment under 6 will be rendered redundant. I do not know whether...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) We are doing very well. The voice of the people is the voice of God. Thank you, Members, for agreeing on this amendment. Thank you. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : You are supporting the amendment. Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon....

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM)I had a similar amendment which expanded the definition of “mid-stream” to include “up-stream,” following advice from the drafters that it is sometimes better to be explicit in a Bill rather than asking a reader to refer to another Bill altogether.However, in order to avoid...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed) 21st April 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 28 THE SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONES (AMENDMENT) BILL

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank Hon. Sunkuyia for this Petition, because the issue of human-wildlife conflict frequently arises and has affected us on numerous occasions. We are aware that many times it arises out of encroachment by humans towards wildlife sanctuaries. Additionally, the...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me also join my colleagues in supporting the Report by the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee on Consolidated Fund Services under the Supplementary Estimates for the 14th April 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 33 Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula,...

Hon. Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Yes, Hon. Speaker. I have raised this issue many times. What my good colleague and the Vice-Chair are saying is not factually true. I come from Busia… Hon. Speaker He did not talk about Busia. He talked about his area. So, he could be factually...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The House of Parliament is one of the arms in the Constitution of Kenya that requires respect and to be held with the esteem that it deserves. Over the years, there has been direct attack on the House of Parliament...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to also support the Report by the Departmental Committee on Defence, Intelligence and Foreign Relations on the Defence Cooperation Agreements. It is gratifying that the Government has found it fit to bring these Agreements to the...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, some people on my right side of the chamber are worried. I do not know why they are worried. Can you protect me so that their eyes do not bewitch me? The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) I gave you preference...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, let us look at the objectives of the Bill. The Memorandum of Objects and Reasons of the Bill read as follows: A framework in order to strengthen the special economic zones framework and align it with the operational requirements of large-scale...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, if God gives you a child that is differently-abled, and you buy equipment or gadgets for the purpose of aiding that child to live, what does it tell you? With those gadgets, do you hope to get another differently-abled child? Let...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I can substantiate and let you rule on record. I will pick the joint committee’s Report, and she can 9th April 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 44 Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM)also pick her report and let the House determine who...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Yes, it is to the contrary. I can extract the Report that was tabled, debated and approved by this House. I can pick it and submit it on Tuesday when the House sits again. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Peter Kaluma) I will not require...

Hon. (Dr) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker for this opportunity to likewise comment on the Basic Education (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 3 of 2025) , sponsored by a colleague from ODM Hon. Anthony Oluoch, Member for Mathare Constituency. Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Constitution of...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you. That is actually the point of concern. Education must improve someone. I remember when the parallel degree programmes were introduced in universities, I was a lecturer at The University of Nairobi. I could not have gone anywhere else. Students would come with...

Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Through my good work and the prayers of the people of Funyula before I came here, I had already acquired a PhD from the University of Nairobi and not just anywhere else. Let me also join my colleagues in...