Topics detected in Tom Odhiambo Ojienda's contributions
Follow Tom Odhiambo OjiendaOfficial Background
Education
- University of South Africa Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) 2006 to 2010
- King's College London, University of London Masters of Laws (LL.M.) 1993 to 1994
- Kenya School of Law Postgraduate Diploma in Law (ATP) 1992 to 1993
- Alliance Française de Paris Diploma in French - Diplôme de Langue Française 1992 to 1992
- University of Nairobi Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) 1988 to 1992
- Machakos School Kenya Advanced Certificate of Education (KACE) 1986 to 1987
- Machakos School Kenya Certificate of Education (KCE) 1981 to 1985
Career & Experience
- Prof. Tom Ojienda & Associates Managing Partner 2012 to present
- Moi University, School of Law Associate Professor of Public Law 2010 to 2022
- Judicial Service Commission (JSC) Commissioner 2014 to 2019
- Truth Justice & Reconciliation Commission (TJRC) Commissioner 2009 to 2013
- International Bar Association (IBA) Council Member 2006 to 2014
- Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) Vice President & Financial Secretary 2006 to 2014
- Land Acquisition Compensation Tribunal Chairman 2008 to 2012
- National Environment Tribunal Member 2008 to 2009
- American Biographical Institute Member, Research Board of Advisors 2006 to present
- East Africa Law Society (EALS) President 2006 to 2008
- East Africa Law Society (EALS) Vice President 2005 to 2007
- Law Society of Kenya (LSK) Chairman (President) 2005 to 2007
- Council of Legal Education (CLE) Council Member 2003 to 2005
- Kenya Industrial Property Institute (KIPI) Board Member 2002 to 2004
- Public Law Institute Board Member 2001 to 2003
- Moi University, School of Law Lecturer/ Senior Lecturer 1997 to 2009
- Odhiambo & Odhiambo Advocates Managing Partner 1994 to present
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
- Vice-Chairperson of the National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations committee.
- Member of the Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries committee.
- Member of the Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights committee.
Committee reports
Reports produced by the committees Tom Odhiambo Ojienda sits on.
- Petition Report Of The Jlahrc On A Petition By Laban Omusudi On Recall Of President Or Governor Through Citizen Iniative
- Annual / periodic Report On The Sessional Paper No. 1 Of 2025 On Foreign Policy Of Kenya
- Bill scrutiny Report On Livestock Protection Bill
- Petition Report Of Jlahrc On A Petition By Hon Maina
- Bill scrutiny Plant Varieties (amendment) Bill, 2025 (senate Bills No. 4 Of 2025)
- Bill scrutiny Standing Committee On Agriculture, Livestock And Fisheries Report On The Nuts And Oil Crops Bill, 2023 (senate Bills No.47 Of 20
- Report On National Assembly Amendments To The Coffee Bill
- Petition Petition Report By Ms. Christine Njoki Mweru Regarding Incomplete Investigations And Failure To Arrest And Prosecute Suspect
- General / other Standing Committee On Justice, Legal Affairs And Human Rights Report On Consideration Of The Kenya Policy On Public Participatio
- Bill scrutiny Standing Committee On Justice, Legal Affairs And Human Rights Report On Consideration Of The County Civic Education Bill,2024
- Petition Report - Restraining County Governments From Hiring Law Firms - With Annexures
- Petition Report On The Petition On The Ethics And Anti-corruption Graft Investigation On The West Kano Irrigation Scheme
- Petition Report On Catastrophic Maize Disease In Bomet For The Last 12 Years
- Report Of The Independent Electoral And Boundaries Commission (amendment) Bill (national Assembly Bills No. 10 Of 2024)
- Bill scrutiny Report Of The Sugar Bill 2022, ( National Assembly Bill, No. 34 Of 2022)
- Bill scrutiny Report On The Tea ( Amendment) Bill, 2023 ( Senate Bills No. 1 Of 2023)
- General / other Sc-national Security Breport On Cattle Rustling And Loss Of Lives And Property In Lorroki And Malaso Divisions Of Samburu Centra
- Bill scrutiny Report On The Public Holidays ( Amendment) Bill, ( Senate Bills No 31 Of 2023)
- Bill scrutiny Report On The Standimg Committeee On Jlahrc On The Houses Of Parliament(bicameral Relatins) Bill, 2023
- Sc Report On Coffee Bill, 2023
- Bill scrutiny Report On The Prevention Of Livestock And Produce Theft Bill ( Senate Bills No 12 Of 2023
- Bill scrutiny Report On The Agriculture And Food Authority Amendment Bill,2023(senate Bills No. 13 Of 2023)
- Agriculture Committee Report -agricultural And Livestock Extension Services Bill, 2022
- Bill scrutiny Standing Committee On Agriculture Livestock And Fisheries Report On The Cotton Industry Development Bill (senate Bills No 5 Of 2
- Jlahrc - Report On The Petition By The Kipsigis Community Clans Organization Regarding Land Injustices Against The Community
How this compares
291 44th of 67
Ahead of 34% · median 435
16 39th of 67
Ahead of 40% · median 17
1 26th of 67
Ahead of 33% · median 1
185 6th of 67
Ahead of 91% · median 54
motions counted as moved, not seconded
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 Tom Odhiambo Ojienda better questions — not to grade them.
Topics this member is active on
Policy areas drawn from this member's certified verbatim Hansard contributions.
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Parliamentary Activity
Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will proceed to ask the Question as follows-
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda Odhiambo, SC Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have one supplementary question that arises from part (a) of the question that I asked this year. CS, at response No.4, you state that the County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs) so far, five out of 17 have been...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on a matter of countrywide concern regarding the state of compliance with fair labour standards within the private...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof) Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Madam Temporary Speaker, what we have gone through should provoke us to amend the Powers and Privileges Act to copy what happens in other Commonwealth countries. In Australia, under Section 7 (1) of the Parliamentary Privileges Act, Parliament has been given powers to impose a...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Question No:008 GOVERNMENT FUNDED EXTRACURRICULAR AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN KISUMU COUNTY
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Yes, thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I have no doubt that Cabinet Secretary Ogamba is one of the best performing Cabinet Secretaries. Since his tenure, we have seen a lot of improvement in the educational sector. I have two interconnected questions; Cabinet Secretary...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I commend the statement by the Law Professor and neighbour, Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda, regarding lay-offs at Muhoroni Sugar Company. We must be told what happened. The only problem I have with the statement is that he has it localized...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have four Statements this afternoon. I would like to start with the Statement on agricultural land restoration in Kisumu County. INITIATIVES TO RESTORE DEGRADED AGRICULTURAL LAND IN KISUMU COUNTY February, 12, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 14
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Mr. Speaker, Sir, my second Statement is on criminal gang activities and public security in Kisumu County. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on a matter of...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development the following Question-
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Just one question. Hon. Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, on page four, you have indicated the allocation to pyrethrum at Kshs105 million in the Financial Year 2024/2025. Could the Cabinet Secretary clarify whether there are earnings from pyrethrum, if any?...
Official Hansard sourceBills Sponsored
Tom Odhiambo Ojienda has sponsored 1 bill.
The Sports (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 45)
2024Voting Record
Voting History: 20
Petitions
No petitions recorded yet.
Questions
No questions recorded yet.
Statements
- the state of compliance with fair labour standards within the private industrial establishments in Kisumu County request 30 Apr 2026
- Land rates and single business permit enforcement in Kisumu County request 2 Apr 2026
- Mass layoff of employees at Muhoroni Sugar Company request 3 Mar 2026
- Death of fish in fish cages in Lake Victoria request 18 Feb 2026
- criminal activities and public security in Kisumu County request 12 Feb 2026
- Delays in the completion of the Kisumu International Convention Centre (KICC) request 12 Feb 2026
- Criminal gang activity and public security in Kisumu County request 12 Feb 2026
- Enhancement and performance of Kisumu International Airport request 12 Feb 2026
- On-going initiatives aimed at restoring degraded agricultural land in Kisumu County request 12 Feb 2026
- Establishment and operation of Child Protection Units in Kisumu County request 11 Feb 2026
- Rising incidents of drug abuse and the effectiveness of prevention and rehabilitation programmes in Kisumu County request 11 Feb 2026
- Staffing gaps in critical healthcare facilities in Kisumu County. request 11 Feb 2026
- Rampant and uncontrolled dumping of garbage in markets within Kisumu County request 25 Nov 2025
- the compensation of traders at Kibuye Market in Kisumu County for losses incurred as a result of the recent strong winds and heavy rains request 13 Nov 2025
- Compensation of traders at Kibuye Market in Kisumu County who incurred losses due to adverse weather conditions request 12 Nov 2025
Papers Laid
- Audit Reports of the following Municipalities for Financial Years 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 5 Dec 2024
- Reports of the Select Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds on the Consideration of the Audit Reports of the following County Bursary Funds for the Financial Years 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 5 Dec 2024
- Reports of the Select Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds on the Consideration of the Audit Reports of the following County Bursary Funds for the 5 Dec 2024
- Financial Years 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022- 5 Dec 2024
- Kapsabet County Referral Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Karatina Sub County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Kilifi Health Improvement Fund 5 Dec 2024
- Kinango Sub-County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Kwale Sub County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Longisa County Referral Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Lunga Sub County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Migori County Level 4 Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Msambweni Sub-County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Mt. Kenya Sub County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Mukurweini Sub County Hospital 5 Dec 2024