National Assembly
Edward Oku Kaunya
Official identity source · observed 30 Jul 2026
Official Background
Education
- Friboury University Phd In Political Science 2011 to 2013
- University Of Nairobi MA. International Studies 2009 to 2010
- University Of Nairobi Bachelor Of Arts 1985 to 1988
- KCSE/KCPE 1977 to 1984
Career & Experience
- National Assembly MP, Teso North 2017 to 2022
- Ministry Of Interior – Office Of The President Public Administrator 1989 to 2010
Primary source · verified observation 30 Jul 2026
Current Positions
A member of the 13th Parliament
2022 General Election
Who is standing for this seat in 2027 will appear here once the IEBC clears candidates. Nominations close and clearance is published in the months before the August 2027 vote, so there is nothing official to show yet.
Committee Membership
- Member of the Administration and Internal Security committee.
- Member of the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity committee.
Committee reports
Reports produced by the committees Edward Oku Kaunya sits on.
- Report Of The National Cohesion And Equal Opportunity Committee On Peace And Security Engagement In Isiolo County
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Registration Of Persons (amendment) Bill, 2025
- Report Of The Select Committee On National Cohesion And Equal Opportunity On Its Consideration Of Nominees For Appointment To Th
- Bill scrutiny Report Of Dc Administration & Internal Security On The National Police Service (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 39 Of 2025)
- Report On Employment Diversity Audit In Public Institutions
- Budget / appropriations Report On Budget Implementation For The Fy 24/25 With Respect To Ten Government Agencies
- Joint Report Of Three Committees (incl. National Cohesion) On The Fact Finding Mission To Boni Forest In Lamu County
- General / other Joint Report Of Three Committees (incl. Dc Admin & Internal Security) On The Fact Finding Mission To Boni Forest In Lamu County
- Vetting / approval Report On Consideration Of Nominees For Appointment To The National Police Service Commission
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Assumption Of The Office Of President And Transition Of Executive Authority Bill, 2025
- General / other Report On Training And Experiential Learning Visit With Ipoa In South Africa
- Report Of The National Cohesion And Equal Opportunity On Employment Diversity Audit In Public Institutions
- General / other Report On The Sixty -seven Session Of The Commission On Narcotic Drugs Held From 14th -22nd March 2024 In Vienna,austria
- Vetting / approval Report On Approval Hearing Of Nominees For Appointment As Members Of The National Police Service Commission
- General / other Report On Approval Hearings Of Principal Secretary, State Department For National Government Coordination
- Bill scrutiny Report On Consideration Of The Assembly And Demonstration Bill (na Bill No. 28 Of 2024)
- General / other Report On Id4africa Annual General Meeting (agm) Held From 21st May To 24th May 2024 In Cape Town, South Africa
- Bill scrutiny Report On Births And Deaths Registration (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 37 Of 2024)
- Second Report Of The Committee On National Cohesion On The Employment Diversity Audit In Public Institutions
- Bill scrutiny Report On Departmental Committe On Administration And Internal Security Of The National Police Commission (amendment) Bill, 24
- Bill scrutiny Report On The Governments ( Amendment) Bill, 2023(senate Bills No. 25 Of 2023 Of Departmental Committee On Adminstration And Int
- Vetting / approval Report On Vetting Of Nominees To The Independent Policing Oversight Authority Board
- Vetting / approval Report On The Approval Hearing Of Mr. Douglas Kanja, Nominee For Appointment As Inspector-general Of Police
- Report On The Consideration Of The National Cohesion And Integration Bill (na Bill No. 74 Of 2023)
- Report On Departmental Committee On Administration And Internal Security On The Inquiry Into The State Of Securityin The Six Cou
How this compares
18 264th of 348
Ahead of 23% · median 47
7 145th of 348
Ahead of 43% · median 7
1 41st of 348
Ahead of 77% · median 0
7 140th of 348
Ahead of 54% · median 6
motions counted as moved, not seconded
0
What these numbers don’t measure
- Committee work
- Parliament publishes no committee attendance for either House, so nobody can count it — us included.
- Constituency work
- Funerals, harambees, schools, casework. Recorded nowhere we can read.
- Whether it worked
- We can count questions asked, not answers given.
- Speaking often isn’t speaking well. Use these to ask Edward Oku Kaunya better questions — not to grade them.
18 counted contributions in this Parliament, 3 of them in 2026.
Named by other members: 17
Other members named Edward Oku Kaunya in 17 passages of debate across 9 sittings, by 6 different members.
This counts the times somebody else named Edward Oku Kaunya in debate. It is not a contribution — a contribution is something Edward Oku Kaunya said — and the two are never added together.
Parliamentary Activity
Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. As a member of the Committee, I agree with our Chairman that the nominees presented are generally qualified under the law. I especially wish to highlight the diversity of this Commission's members. They are from...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the National Police Service (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2025) , be now read a Second Time. The Bill was read a First Time on Wednesday, 24th September 2025 and was committed to the Departmental Committee on...
Official Hansard sourceThank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I will ask this question on behalf of Hon. Mary Emaase of Teso South, as she is away and has requested me to do so. This road also touches both Teso North and Teso South. Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary...
Official Hansard sourceThank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The Cabinet Secretary has attempted to respond to the question. However, he did not clarify when the additional pavement layers will be implemented. I would also like to highlight that this road has been the cause of several accidents, with people losing their lives...
Official Hansard sourceThank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. On 16th of October, the Chairman gave a response to a statement I had requested through the Departmental Committee on Education. In the response to the statement, I had demanded to know why the equipment for Chamasiri Technical and...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding the delayed delivery of modern training equipment to Chamasiri Technical and Vocational College. Chamasiri Technical and Vocational College (TVC) was...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Speaker. My Question to the Cabinet Secretary for Education is 102/2023: Could the Cabinet Secretary:
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Hon. Speaker. I will ask one supplementary question. First and foremost, I want to say that the response is largely satisfactory. However, my supplementary question relates to the shortage of staff. There is an acute understaffing of teachers, especially in Teso North and Butula in Busia County. The...
Official Hansard sourceBills Sponsored
Edward Oku Kaunya has sponsored 1 bill.
Voting Records
Voting Records: 7
Motions
No motions recorded yet.
Petitions
No petitions recorded yet.
Questions
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain why the construction of Tokakakile Bridge was abandoned and has remained incomplete for the last five years, thereby hampering mobility and exposing residents to cases of insecurity? (ii) state the measures the Ministry is pursuing to ensure the completion of construction of the Bridge clarify whether sufficient funds will be available to complete the bridge in the 2023/24 financial year? to Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport 26 Jun 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) state the quantity of subsidized fertilizer acquired by the Government for purposes of the year’s planting season and further provide details including criteria on how the subsidized fertilizer was distributed among the 290 constituencies and the 47 Counties? (ii) state the timelines within which farmers in Busia County will receive the subsidized fertilizer in view of the fact that no fertilizer was allocated to the County? to Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development 26 Jun 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) clarify whether the current domiciling of Junior Secondary Schools in primary schools is a temporary arrangement or learners will later be relocated to premises in secondary schools, and if so, when will they be relocated? (ii) provide information on the amount of public funds that were channeled towards construction of classrooms in secondary schools earmarked for Junior Secondary Schools countrywide and indicate the fate of those facilities given that Junior S to Cabinet Secretary for Education 30 Mar 2023 Answered Source ↗
- – Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) consider incorporating the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) into the 8-4-4 curriculum as a way of addressing the challenges that have affected smooth transitioning from 8-4-4 to the CBC system? (ii) confirm whether the Ministry will meet the full costs of implementing the CBC, particularly purchase of resources necessary for carrying out CBC lessons? (iii) state the measures that the Ministry is taking to ensure that all the 1.2 million Grade 7 learners trans to Cabinet Secretary for Education 15 Mar 2023 Pending Source ↗
- (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the reasons why Mr. Gabriel Akimwanary Obasie of ID No. 7230285 was unlawfully dismissed by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) on 19th February 2018? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain when Mr. Obasie will be reinstated to his position and paid outstanding salaries and benefits for the period he has been out of employment, as well as compensation for the unwarranted violation of his labour rights guaranteed in Article 41 of the Constit to Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection 1 Mar 2023 Dropped Source ↗
- (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the reason and circumstances that led to the unlawful dismissal of Mr. Gabriel Akimwanary Obasie of ID No. 7230285 from National Industrial Training Authority on 19th February 2022? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary indicate when the officer when the officer will be reinstated back to office and paid his salaries arrears and other benefits for the period he was out of employment? (To be replied before the Departmental Committee on Labour) to Cabinet Secretary for Laboure and Social Protection 16 Nov 2022 Source ↗
Statements
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