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06/03/2025

Remarks by Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Hon Opiyo Wandayi during the on-going East African Petroleum Conference and Exhibition (EAPCE’25) in Da es Salaam.

13/12/2024

Is the church disowning the Ruto administration because Luos are now his perceived supporters? Is the church being dishonest in its pastoral duties? Is the church now selectively applying the doctrines of the Bible?

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13/12/2024

CS Hon Opiyo Wandayi joined fellow Kenyans, led by H.E. President Dr. William Samoei Ruto, CGH, in celebrating this year’s Jamhuri Day at Uhuru Gardens, Nairobi.

This year’s theme highlights Kenya’s strides in innovation and sustainability. Within the Energy and Petroleum sector, we celebrate the milestones achieved in enhancing energy access, promoting clean energy solutions, and driving economic growth.

May the spirit of Jamhuri Day inspire us to power Kenya’s future with resilience, innovation, and collaboration.

Happy Jamhuri Day!

10/11/2024

Energy & Petroleum Cabinet Secretary Hon. Opiyo Wandayi, officially commissioned rural electrification projects in Rongai, Kuresoi South & Kuresoi North Constituencies all by REREC. The CS was joined by CEO Dr. Rose Mkalama and area members of parliament Hon. Mutai Kipronoh (MP for Kuresoi North), Hon. Chebor Paul Kibet (MP for Rongai), Hon. Tonui Joseph (MP for Kuresoi South), and Hon. Liza Chelule, the Nakuru County Women Representative.

04/11/2024

Public Agencies within the Energy and Petroleum docket are trailblazing in the effort to returning to profitability. His Excellency the President highlighted this fact in his speech during the swearing of the Deputy President. Congratulations to KPLC, KENGEN and REREC for their competence and excellent management of public investments in the energy sector which helps government sustain economic growth. The energy sector led by Hon Opiyo Wandayi remains socially responsible and accountable because profitability leads to improved public sector capacity resulting in reinvestment of money realized in improving and expanding the grid thus enhancing universal access while improving governance which is essential if private businesses are to invest, expand and prosper and create employment.

24/10/2024

This 35MW Geothermal Power Plant will enable us to meet our commitment under the Paris agreement of 2015 on climate change. By enhancing our installed capacity from green energy, we shall be working towards global warming mitigation. - Hon. Opiyo Wandayi, CS Energy and Petroleum during the groundbreaking of 35 MW Orpower 22 Power Plant at the Menengai Geothermal Project

10/10/2024

20/09/2024

Energy CS Hon Opiyo Wandayi, EGH is today scheduled to launch the Nyamchodhre Market Electrification Project in Awendo Constituency under auspices of the GoK Last Mile Electricity Program. towards connecting more businesses and households to the national electricity grid in Kenya.

17/08/2024

WANDAYI PROMISES TO WORK FOR ALL KENYANS

Sidindi 16 Aug 2024: Energy and Petroleum Cabinet Secretary returned to his Ugunja home-turf for the first time today since his appointment into Cabinet and pledged to work hard to deliver on his mandate.

He said that he will help President William Ruto deliver on his agenda and that he will not discriminate against any region in his quest to fulfil his constitutional obligation as a Cabinet Secretary.

“I will serve all Kenyans, that is the requirement in law”, he said. He told the gathering at Sidindi that he was upto the task and that he will work tirelessly to ensure every corner of the country is connected with electricity.

“We have to ensure all Kenyans have electricity connected in their homes”, he said.

He said time had come when Luo Nyanza was part of government and that this should serve as the beginning of this new phenomenon. “Never again shall the Luo Nyanza region be left out of government. We pay taxes and have the right to serve in government”, he said.
He thanked President Ruto for appointing into his cabinet and promised to help him deliver. “I also want to thank my Party Leader Hon. Raila Odinga for proposing my name and those of my other colleagues in ODM to serve in President Ruto’s administration”, he said.

Interior and Coordination of National Government PS Dr. Raymond Omollo and legislators Samuel Atandi (Alego Usonga), Elisha Odhiambo (Gem), Onyango Koyoo (Muhoroni), Johnson Naicca (Mumias West), Dr. Lillian Gogo ( Rangwe), Tindi Mwale (Butere) and a host of MCAs from Siaya County attended the event.

08/08/2024

Immediate former MP for Ugunja and Minority Leader in the National Assembly Hon Wandayi gives an emotional thank-you to the voters and people of Ugunja as he relinquishes Minority Leadership and hands-over to Hon Junet Mohammed (Suna East) in the plenary on evening of Thursday 7th August 2024.

08/08/2024

FULL SPEECH: Hon Opiyo Wandayi as he delivered his farewell speech to colleague Members of the 13th parliament on Wednesday 7th August 2024.

03/08/2024

03/08/2024

Hon Opiyo Wandayi appears before the Committee on Appointments

𝐍𝐎𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐄 𝐂𝐀𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐄𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐂𝐑𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐘, 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐅 𝐄𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐆𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐏𝐄𝐓𝐑𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐔𝐌, 𝐇𝐎𝐍. 𝐉𝐀𝐌𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐏𝐈𝐘𝐎 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐘𝐈, 𝐈𝐒 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝟏𝟒𝐓𝐇 𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐈𝐃𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐑 𝐁𝐄𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐄 𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐈𝐍𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐀𝐋 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐈𝐍𝐆𝐒

The National Assembly’s Committee on Appointments Chaired by Speaker, the Rt. Hon. (Dr.) Moses Wetang’ula. The Committee continues to vet CS Nominees for several Cabinet Positions.

The Committee is currently engaging Hon. Opiyo Wandayi who has been proposed to take leadership at the helm of the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum. He has been serving the National Assembly in the capacity of the Leader of Minority Party.

He holds a Masters in Business Administration, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology;

23/07/2024

The position of the ODM Party on the proposed national dialogue and the proposed broadbased and inclusive government as restated by Hon Opiyo Wandayi, Leader of Minority Party and ODM Secretary for Political Affairs.

18/07/2024

Under coordination of the Minority Leader Hon Opiyo Wandayi, the Azimio-One Kenya Coalition held its parliamentary group meeting yesterday in preparation for resumption of regular parliamentary sittings on July 23rd.

25/06/2024

Rising on a point of order in the plennary early this morning, Minority Leader Hon Opiyo Wandayi strongly protests the abduction of Gabriel Oguda in the middle of the night by people believed to be state agents. Oguda, a policy analyst at the Office of the Minority Leader, a Daily Nation columnist and social media satirist, was violently kidnapped in his family home at 2.30am by hooded officers in two unmarked vehicles.

24/06/2024

Wandayi: This is the position of Azimio-One Kenya Coalition ahead of third reading of the Finance Bill 2024.

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55 likes, 3 comments. “As we move to the committee of the whole house stage where MPs will review the Finance Bill clause by clause, here is the position of Azimio-One Kenya Coalition.”