Christine Oduor Ombaka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: We cannot afford to see many industries die. We have already seen the scandal behind sugar and how it is dying. We have seen cotton wool and coffee have died and we cannot afford to see another crop not being supported financially or killed. It is for these reasons that I believe that this country can become an area where people can live beyond their poverty level. This is one area where we can eradicate poverty. It is important that we support this Motion purposely The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: because we see the benefits of coconuts which we have hardly thought of. There is so much to learn from and the entire country depends on the coast to produce coconut. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: For these reasons, I support the Bill and acknowledge the fact that this is a wonderful product where all of us in this House should support. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you for giving me this opportunity. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Mine will be very brief. There are three areas I want to talk about. I want to talk about our offices and the facilities that we have. The offices have carpets and they are not very clean. Sometimes my personal assistant cleans it. I am sure we could have pool cleaners who can clean carpets. I have never seen a hoover that can be used to clean those carpets. They are there for years, are torn and discoloured yet we still have them. The office I occupied in the ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: paid in a manner that they too enjoy their work. They are beginning to rebel. They are feeling so bad. They feel exploited. If you cannot get your salary on time, then that person is exploiting you. The worst part of this thing is that when they do not get paid on a monthly basis, then the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) charges them. We have to pay KRA because there is a fine for not paying on time. Some of those things make us incur costs that can easily be avoided. That is as far as delay of salaries of ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: The last one is about the lounges for Members. We sit there and chat. I wish some magazines and newspapers could be put in the lounges where we sit. We can kill time by reading some of them. The libraries that we have do not need to have books only. We are modern these days. We can have books with compact discs (CDs) or video tapes that one can watch. Those are not there. We need to invest in information that comes through IT systems. Some of us can borrow and watch them at home. If we can improve our ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: The last point that I have is about the end of the financial years. I do not know whether that is how it works. It is simply unworkable when offices close, bank accounts are closed and you cannot access money that we can use for official work. Women representatives have the Affirmative Action Fund. My last experience last month was terrible. I had functions and the Cabinet Secretary was coming to my county. I needed to use some money from that account to facilitate her coming and do other activities in preparation for the visit. It was literally impossible to ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I support this Report. view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Sports is a very important activity for any human being. Promotion of rugby is a good thing; we are moving towards the right direction. Rugby has been with us for many years. I remember growing up in primary school, secondary school and up to university and rugby has always been my best. I am a fan of rugby. Some of us met our spouses through rugby because they were players of rugby. Rugby all over the world is a very popular sport. Many people admire it because of the ... view