Christine Oduor Ombaka

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• 19 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Lastly, I want to say that the bit about examination is interesting. It is a good point. It is an examinable curriculum, but there should also be the practical part of it. It will be interesting. I am a teacher. I would like to be part of the curriculum making process and ensure that the training curriculum is examinable, not only theoretically, but also practically. We should test the level of road signs knowledge among school children, and the level of safety consciousness among drivers at practical level. This is a very good Motion and, therefore, I laud the Member ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I support this Bill because it touches the hearts of many people at the county level. The position of county attorney is long overdue. It is part and parcel of devolution. It is a mirror image of the national Government. This position will help counties in being organised legally. As it has already been said by many Members, counties are in a total mess. Lots of the messes that they go through would be saved if there was a county attorney to advise them in time. You see the ... view
• 4 Jun 2019 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 9 May 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. As I support, I want to indicate that part of our concern as a Committee was that we wanted to include the youth who are competent. We were seeking to balance. I think we are in agreement that five years is a little low and, 10 years would still do justice. So, I support. view
• 27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. I support this Motion because of the importance of village elders. Village elders are very critical in running of village affairs. These are people who mobilise communities during health crisis like Kick Polio Out campaigns. They are the ones who mobilise people and educate them on health matters. These are people who identify orphans. They also identify thugs in the village. People use them for various activities. Even researchers – I have used them myself – use them for research purposes. When I want to meet women of a particular group ... view
• 27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: It is important that they are recognised as people playing a very important role in the society. That recognition is very important. They also need some identification. Who are the village elders? How do we recognise them? We need to identify them to work with them. Normally, they are people who are just simply doing voluntary work and are so committed to their work. They are also elderly in a way. They are not young people. So, their health is critical. We need to pay them properly. We need to look after them. They need to be identified and cared ... view
• 27 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you for the opportunity view
• 20 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to talk about my professor. Professor comes from Siaya and fortunately, again, he comes from my ward, that is, Yala Township. I have known him for a long time and currently he is the chair of the board of Saint Mary’s Yala. The school has improved tremendously ever since he became the Chair. Every time we have Parents’ Day in that school, literally every parent turns up because they want to hear from him. They cherish what he tells them. He believes in education. So, even at the village level, Professor ... view
• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. This is a wonderful Motion that we all would love to see implemented. We have travelled to many countries in Africa and it has been difficult to get in some. I had an experience of going to Benin early this year and we did not need any passports or visas. It was easy and wonderful. We loved it. Because we had plenty of time there, we wanted to go to the next country Togo for a weekend. We wanted to go to its Capital City, Lome. It was not ... view
• 19 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: The other point is on security. We are still afraid to indulge in free market and movement with other countries in Africa because of insecurity. If you look at what is going on in America, you will find that Africans travel and settle there. However, Africans have now over flooded the states in America. The President of that country is not comfortable with migration issues. Many Africans are being repatriated and the green card is being controlled. There is a challenge of foreigners settling in that country. Are we likely to experience that? As we discuss this Motion, we need ... view