Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me also take this opportunity to sincerely thank the Committee under the able chairmanship of the outgoing Member of Parliament for Mvita and the incoming Governor of County 001, Mombasa Raha. I hope that when you get...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is indeed a great honour for most of us to sit in this august House. Out of a population of close to 50 million Kenyans, if you are among the 349 Members who sit in this House, you are...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I want to echo the sentiments of my colleagues, that indeed the National Treasury has continuously and without shame abused Article 223 of the Constitution, in respect to supplementary budgets. We have a few weeks to the...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As you are about to make that momentous decision, there are a few facts that we need to put in mind. I totally agree with the Members who have expressed themselves on the matter of public students in private universities,...

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Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I stand to second the Report presented by the Chair of the Committee on behalf of the Committee. I also take this opportunity to thank Members of the Committee under the able leadership...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support. It is a matter of concern that has been raised before, especially the wordings of how the Treaty Making and Ratification Act is actually designed and formulated. They bring us the treaties when they have already...

Hon. Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to contribute to the amendment Bill on the Floor of this House today. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, payment of taxes is a responsibility of every citizen in any jurisdiction or any country. That is why all...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Speaker, the Nominees were presented to this House on 12th April and committed to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. They got their tax compliance on 19th or 12th May, a month, or several months later after applying for the job....

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. The fight against corruption will remain the cornerstone that will save this country. This country has enumerable resources, but we have been unable to take-off because of ethics and corruption...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) It is a moral and integrity issue, Hon. Speaker. You refuse to pay taxes then you apply to become a Speaker hopefully, in the next Parliament; and when we say you do not qualify because you have not paid taxes, in the morning, you...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I request not to speak to this particular Bill. Thank you. May 11, 2022 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 5

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I was indicating, the Bill is fairly comprehensive and it contains issues that I had been told to come and articulate on this Floor. I have mentioned a few. As I continue, when we go to Clause...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Children Bill. At the outset, I must admit that it is voluminous. So, it is not possible to deal on its every aspect. We need to appreciate the important role...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Let me indicate that I am a founder member of the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Co-operatives. I am told it was hived off from the Departmental Committee on Finance and National...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Indeed, it is a sad situation. This crisis ought to never have happened. It is an unnecessary mess. For this to have happened, it is symptomatic of an epitome of failed planning. Obviously, it became apparent that Russia was going...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, despite the fact that you have asked Hon. Sankok to withdraw some line of argument that seems to have no basis at all, he seems to continue in the same line of argument, which is surely disrespectful to the Office...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Hon. Sankok is exceptionally quiet today; something must be seriously wrong with his system. I actually noticed this in the morning when I saw him; he did not look like the vibrant Sankok we know. Indeed, it is a good...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Any amendment to the elections laws at this particular time needs to be looked at very carefully to ensure that it does not disenfranchise or harm any particular participant; more so those contesting any elective post. It is...

Hon. (Dr.) Wilberforce Oundo (Funyula, ODM) Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the interest of national unity and for the benefit of our colleagues from that region, I unreservedly withdraw and apologise. There was no harm meant. It was a pun. As I was saying, some areas are far flung. It...