Christine Oduor Ombaka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I am in support of the establishment of the National Drought Management Authority because drought is a problem we have had for many years in this country. It is a perennial problem. It is not just drought alone that is the problem. When drought strikes, there is hunger. People get emaciated. The media always publishes very stressful images. People and livestock are always brought out in the media very pathetically. That gives a very bad image of our country. I believe that the establishing of the Authority will help ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to support this Report as amended. My contribution to this is that devolution should not be a new thing. My understanding of devolution is that you bring services to the people at the grassroots. This is because some services have never been available at the grassroots and that is why many of our people come to Nairobi to seek treatment of various kinds of ailment. So, when devolution is introduced, then it is a good thing because we are going to receive the services that we have never had ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, if that is the case then we need to devolve many things. One, we need to devolve the structures of health care. The Level 2, 3 and 4 hospitals need to be removed and we just have one level straight and have all the services that we have missed over the years to be introduced there. So, just like my colleague has just said, the services that were never there need to be given under one roof and let the people on the ground access those very services. In my county which is Siaya, we have ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: leaving. The nurses are not there and even the simple cleaners sometimes are difficult to get. So, what I am supporting is that devolution is a good thing but when programmes or facilities do not have the kind of services that we have never had for a long time, then that is what needs to be devolved. So, we devolve the staff, services and everything that matters. It does not matter whether it is Level 2, 3 or 4, what matters is that the health centre must have what it takes to be a health centre. The health centres must ... view
• 24 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute on this Bill. I support it because it will help the education sector 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
• 24 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: a lot. It intends to standardize qualifications and certifications. People come with certificates from all over the world and some of them are not accredited. This has given room to a lot of cheating. People graduate from unrecognized colleges and universities and then when they come back home they are unable to get recognition, let alone get jobs. This is actually a waste of human resource. This supports the fact that there is need to harmonize all the certificates that people come with from whatever universities or colleges and so that nobody suffers because the colleges have not been recognized ... view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. First, I support it on moral grounds. 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
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: We are aware that the former Prime Minister, the Vice-President, the Speaker and the people whose names or whose positions are indicated in this Bill are people who have played a very commendable role in this society. We still remember them, whether they have left politics or not. They will form a big part of history of this country and we will never forget them. Books will be written about them and children will read about them. These are heroes of this country and they have played a key role in representing our country abroad as well. So, they are ... view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: To me, this is not debate but a natural right that they should have. We do not need to bring politics into it. Whether you are in the Opposition or not, the fact remains that these people have a history that they will leave behind that young people will emulate in life. If we do not reward them, it will be tantamount to discrimination. This is because the other people have been awarded. view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: I am talking about the former President who also signed into law his own retirement benefits. This is the case and yet he worked hand in hand with the Prime Minister. I think that looks very selfish and unfair. It is part and parcel of abuse of other people’s rights. I think we cannot argue any further on this because for those whose names are here and we are recommending to receive retirement benefits--- If we do not give them anything or reward them then it appears as if politics is a punishment. Some of them did a lot of ... view