Christine Oduor Ombaka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: than never before. The two-thirds gender principle tries to control the number of people that come to Parliament so that we do not have one gender that dominates politics and the House. So, the women must be brought on board because, historically, women were never there before. If they were there, they were too few to have a voice or an impact. That is why the two-thirds gender rule will equalise both genders. The women and men will be there, not only in the National Assembly, but also in the Senate and county levels. These are political positions that have ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute. First, I want to say that the speech of the President is full of flowery and religious The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. This is a very good Bill. Drug addiction is dangerous not only to sportsmen and women, but to anyone who consumes them anywhere in the world. This is a good Bill simply because it is protecting the heroes of this nation. These are people that we admire who have brought gold medals to us, earned a lot of money and brought success stories to us. We need to protect them because they contribute to the name of this nation as the country continues to be admired worldwide. In trying to protect ... view
• 29 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. It is a matter of semantics. The word “partner” is foreign to us. The word “spouse” has more meaning to African people because it has implications for real time marriage where one is a husband and the other a wife. Therefore, you are spouses. However, partnership looks like come-we-stay. It is not very much African. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support this Motion. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Cancer is a national disaster just like HIV/AIDS, which was declared a national disaster in 1999 by retired President Moi. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: The recommendation in this Motion is that oncologists need to be trained so that we can devolve them. This is a wonderful recommendation. I would like to add that it should not be a one-time training, but it must constantly go on year in, year out, so that we can build on the oncologists that we have and get more to support the treatment of cancer. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Secondly, home-based care is necessary because many cancer patients are at home. They are suffering and dying at home. Their families are suffering because of the trauma that they go through. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I want to highlight the importance of an ID first by saying that it makes you a Kenyan. People know that you are a Kenyan. Without an ID, you are stateless and nobody can tell whether you are a Kenyan or not. Therefore, it is a very important document that every Kenyan must own. However, there are challenges in terms of gender issues. The women of this country, including myself, have had a huge challenge in getting IDs. Up to now, I am using my passport because it is ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Older women in the village suffer greatly. When you send them money through Mpes a, they use relatives’ telephone numbers to get the money because they do not have telephone lines because they do not have Ids. When you send them money through Mpesa using somebody else’s mobile line, the recipient of the money takes part of the money. That is why it is important The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view