Chris Obure

Sen. Obure

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your permission, I beg to give notice of the following Motions:- (Laughter)

Order, Senators! That is the end of that particular statement. Let us go back to Order No.5 – Papers. PAPERS LAID REPORTS OF VARIOUS SESSIONS OF THE ACP PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY AND THE ACP-EU JOINT PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, we all know about the armed confrontation, which often occurs between the two communities; the Turkanas and Pokots. This causes a lot of destruction and anxiety among the residents in the area. We have citizens who have come up with an initiative to try and...

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, several county governments have recently complained on delayed disbursement of shareable revenue and other dues by the national Government. The delays have allegedly caused the county governments to default on their statutory obligations and commitments. The delays have disrupted implementation of planned activities by...

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget

Sen. Obure That is all right, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

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Sen. Obure Order, Sen. Kagwe. I thought you protested just a few minutes ago?

Sen. ObureNovember 18, 2015 SENATEDEBATES RISING INTEREST RATES AND STABILITY OF SMALL BANKS IN THE COUNTRY

Sen. ObureNovember 18, 2015 SENATEDEBATES

Sen. Obure On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to draw your attention to the fact that this request for a Statement from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was made in May, six months ago. It is very disappointing that six months later, IEBC has...

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I meant the Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights.

Sen. ObureNovember 12, 2015 SENATEDEBATES November 12, 2015 SENATEDEBATES November 12, 2015 SENATEDEBATES

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the occasion of the last conference involving tea stakeholders, it became apparently clear that there were far too many taxes imposed on tea. We were told that there are 42 different levies. It was also demonstrated that there is one particular tax – the...

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Sen. Obure Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I want to thank you for welcoming members of the various delegations, including staff from the counties, who have made a visit to the Senate. I am particularly delighted that Members and staff of Nyamira County...

Sen. Obure Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Vice Chairperson will issue it. November 4, 2015 SENATEDEBATES

Sen. Obure Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think we are really in a dilemma. On one hand, we understand that the impeachment Committee was not able to start its work until yesterday because of the appeal that had been made to the High Court and on the other...

Sen. Obure On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Did you notice that we have enjoyed relative peace in this House until Sen. Murkomen arrived?