Chris Obure

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation, I wish to respond to the various questions raised by Sen. Ndiema, the Senator for Trans Nzoia County. His request is in six parts: October 29, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Ndiema is clearly raising concerns about the basis or criteria which Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) applies in allocating resources. To a large extent, I am personally quite sympathetic with the concerns Sen. Ndiema is raising. I request the Committee, in our next meeting,...

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Sen. Obure

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation, I wish to respond to the various questions raised by Sen. Ndiema, the Senator for Trans Nzoia County. His request is in six parts: October 29, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Ndiema is clearly raising concerns about the basis or criteria which Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) applies in allocating resources. To a large extent, I am personally quite sympathetic with the concerns Sen. Ndiema is raising. I request the Committee, in our next meeting,...

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Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will respond to the request by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale---

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am ready for it.

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to seek your indulgence. When Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale requested for this Statement, hon. Wetangula rode on that and sought additional information. Unfortunately, the additional information that Sen. Wetangula sought is not ready. With your indulgence, we want to answer it when we get...

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Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to give my support to this Motion. I was privileged to be among Members of the Committee that did this work. There is no doubt that a lot has changed since we embraced this new political dispensation about five or six years ago....

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak on this very important Motion. Along with my colleagues, I wish to congratulate the team that we appointed to look into these issues. It was a quality team with reflected the face of Kenya. It was a...

Your time is up but I am giving you one minute to wind up.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My comments go to all other amendments that have been proposed. The issue of approving constitutional office holders is very important, because the Senate at the end is the guarantor of the Constitution. These constitutional commissions and independent offices have been given a specific...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me add my voice in supporting this particular proposal for amendment. First, I would like to congratulate and commend the team that worked on this proposal. This team has a lot of experience and wealth of knowledge. It is important for us to...

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Time is up Sen. (Dr.) Machage. One minute you wind up.

Nashukuru, Bw. Naibu Spika. Kusudi taifa letu tulijenge sote kwa dhati na kwa uangalifu, tukuze uchumi bora, maendeleo yawe ya kisasa na bora, watoto wafundishwe bila walimu kuenda mgomo, watu wapate matibabu kwa wakati uliofaa, tusiwe na vifo ambavyo havifai kama juzi wakati mgonjwa aliachwa ndani ya ambulansi kwa masaa...

Maybe now you can be able to withdraw the one you said that nakuonea.

Mheshimiwa Naibu Spika, nashukuru. Wewe ni mtu mwenye hekima na huna uonevu hata kidogo.

Asante sana nashukuru. Sen. Mukiite.

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would also like to join my colleagues to add my voice to this very important Motion by the Select Committee on the Constitutional and Legal Review that was laid before this House on the 23rd September 2015. The Committee did a...

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Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, what the Senator for Vihiga County has raised is a very common occurrence. It happens everyday. We know that citizens have a fundamental right to healthcare. I would like the Chairperson of the Committee, when they eventually responds; to state what specific legal provisions exist...

Sen. Obureattention to the business of this House as part of our individual and collective commitment to the duty of this House.I also report that the issues which were discussed at the Health Kamukunji this morning were very important. In fact, this was one of the best meetings I have...

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Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has raised a matter which is close to the hearts of many people in that region. We will try as much as possible as a Committee to ensure that we get a response for him in two weeks’...

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you, for giving me this opportunity. I begin by thanking the Chairperson for reading this Statement. I am totally dissatisfied by what the Cabinet Secretary has outlined in the contents of that letter. I wish to seek further clarification on the following issues:-

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I want to support the sentiments expressed by that petitioner, Mr. Gesicho. You will recall that as far back as May 2014, I sought a statement from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) in respect to this particular matter, asking for some specific...

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Sen. Obure On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. It is a follow up on what my colleague, Sen. Musila has said. Five Statements were scheduled to be issued today. Not a single one has been issued. You can also see that the mood in this House is...

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Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am glad to hear that the answer is available. For that matter, why would the Vice Chairperson not give out the answer tomorrow?

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the light of the fact that the particular Member of that Committee makes a lot of effort, I will accept the proposed date of Tuesday.

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to support the position on the sentiments you have expressed to Members of the Committee on Health. As a matter of fact, this Order Paper has been available to us since morning and any one of the Members of that Committee should have...

Sen. Obure Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. Murkomen and his Committee for laying the Report on the Table of the House. I believe that the Report contains important and very fundamental recommendations. It is important that we understand the rationale for these recommendations. It is also important...