Christine Oduor Ombaka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. Just like most Members here, I would like to applaud the Committee that has come up with this Report. The audit report on the funds for political parties is a good thing because it demonstrates, first and foremost, that parties are ready to have their books audited. That is good. What may be said about parties and that money is given to them and they do not account for it does not arise. So, it is a good step that shows that parties are ready to be transparent and have the ... view
• 7 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: works that can help small parties get something. What is critical in every party is to be able to sell themselves, their policy, their agenda and what they want to do when you take over leadership. They need to be supported to spread their word because they may be better than bigger parties, anyway. Small parties grow into bigger ones. So, we need to encourage small parties. We should not lose hope but when their funds and their formula works well for them, why not give them funds to improve and grow! At the same time bigger parties must also ... view
• 24 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance and the Mover for giving me an opportunity to contribute. I have three points, one, schools need to be expanded therefore, we need more land because looking at schools there are so many structures required. We need teachers houses, classrooms, dormitories, playing ground and library. These are very important institutions and land is required. I am speaking on this matter because in Siaya there is a school which needs more land because they want to construct a dormitory for girls. It is a day school and the girls are ... view
• 24 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this chance. I also want to support this Motion because it is a good thing dealing with the young people who are in the Jua Kali sector where we have neglected young people a lot. Most young people do not have jobs. The jobs that they have are within the Jua Kali sector. The sector has been neglected; we leave the young people to learn skills on their own without knowing how much more skills they need and how they get the training other than the fact that it is through experience that ... view
• 24 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: something to do. I do support this. I believe it will go a long way in improving our economy and that of their families. I hope to contribute further in another forum. Thank you. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Report before us. It is an indication that the work that Members of Parliament do on the ground is audited just like any other and that those who feel that Members of Parliament are corrupt are misguided. The Members of Parliament are doing a good job and we see the good job that has been done by the NG-CDF money. The NG-CDF is a household name. Everybody knows about the NG-CDF and the work it does particularly in the education sector. It cannot be forgotten. ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: In the last Parliament, I worked closely with my Member. I am the County Woman Representative for Siaya and we worked very closely when it came to education. Many schools that were grass thatched and mud walled are not there anymore just because the NG-CDF have played a very important part in improving these schools. A number of girls and boys who are orphans and could not go to school were supported. You are aware that Siaya is one of those counties that are affected by the virus and as a result, we have a lot of orphans and many ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The only challenge that I see with the NG-CDF when it comes to bursaries is that the money is far too little. When a secondary school is charging Kshs50,000 per year and the NG- CDF can only give Kshs5,000 in that year, then the Kshss45,000 left is supposed to be raised by the parents. It is ridiculous because that child will not go to school. While you are spending Kshs5,000 on every child that deserves bursary, the money is like getting lost. The children are not going to school. They are dropping out. They are not being sustained and are ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I worked with my Member of Parliament very closely on that. Whenever he had a list of students who needed support in terms of bursaries, I would come up with my list so that one child would not benefit from two funds. We were then sure that the bursary he disbursed and the one I disbursed were not supporting one child. There was no confusion. This is why I would urge the Members to work closely with CWRs because they too have bursary funds and if we worked together as a team, many children in that constituency would complete their ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The other thing still within the education sector is the fact that money is too little and we require more money to be put in the kitty. The hopes and expectations are very high. It is just not bursary that children need. They need text books, uniforms and they come to us for all that. view