Christine Oduor Ombaka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: media, churches and many places. People talked about HIV/AIDS. Again, people were scared of the disease to the extent that it was not very easy to talk about HIV/AIDS. Therefore, the name “HIV/AIDS” was not used all the time; people used other names in reference to the disease. Still, there was a lot of public education going on. Today, it is a little easier to talk about HIV/AIDS and a lot of people are quite aware about the disease, even though it has not come down to the expectations. The amendment proposed here that we need to include public education ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also stand here to support this amendment Bill on PPP. This is a new concept. To me, it is a very positive one in the sense that governments have always worked on their own. They have always done things on their own. view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I was saying that in the past, the Government has always worked on its own without partnering with the private sector. It has set its own standards. The standards of governments have never been that professional. Many people think that whatever is private is more of an expert and better than what the government does. When you look at hospitals, one prefers to go to a private hospital, a private university, or some institution that is privately run. So, there is a kind of a standard that private institutions or organisations set. Now, if you are going to have the ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: also a great opportunity to do the right thing the right way working together in partnership with the private sector. I do not have much to say on this. So far so good. This is a good way and we are moving towards the right direction for our county governments. With those few remarks, I want to support this Bill. Thank you. view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Cattle rustling has been described as barbaric, primitive and a criminal offence because lives are lost. Not only are lives lost, but property and homes are burnt during that process, children, women and men are killed, animals get lost and families get poorer and poorer because it has effect on their economy. Therefore, for that reason, the Government has the responsibility to take care of its citizens. All over the world, the Government is responsible for taking care of its citizens by providing security and ensuring that they are safe. Over the years, this ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for your opportunity. My observation about primary schools is that these are institutions where so much money is poured in. There is so much money that goes to primary schools through the Ministry, parents, donors and friends of schools. So, there is need to have bursars. Primary schools are neglected. They do not have key people that look after the resources that go to them. Bursars are hardly there. Sometimes the people who manage the funds for the schools are called clerks. They are never called bursars. They are just clerks, people who have ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: One thing I would like to highlight is, in the recruitment of school bursars, we should not just for go for education level that they are trained financial managers or controllers but they must also have codes of conduct. Where do they come from? Some of them are transferred from one school to another and some are recruited by the boards of the schools. But they never carry with them codes of conduct. They are definitely qualified because they can manage. But do who knows their background? These are the people who embezzle funds. These are the people who run ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: we have school book donation. But these books do not last long; within a week books are lost. What are the roles of bursars? They are not only to look after money, but also what the money buys for that school. I feel it is important to recruit professional bursars so that the money is utilised adequately, properly and accurately. But they must also carry with them the code of conduct that ensures that these are good people that can manage school funds. How do we know that they can manage school funds? How do we know that the money ... view
• 24 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view
• 24 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. view