Christine Oduor Ombaka

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 541 to 550 of 574.

• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: During induction and handing over, the outgoing students’ leaders briefed the incoming students’ leaders on the status of the various issues affecting the students’ welfare and the level of engagement with the university management. Other than the water shortage that was reported on the night of 27th and 28th October, 2012, the students had not presented any other grievances to the university management. So, the students did not have any adequate leadership at that time. view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, well, this is what I was asked to present. I do not know how you want me to summarize, but I am giving you the full report, the way I was asked by the Chair to present it. So, just give me time to do it because she has just given it to me and I am trying to get the gist of the argument. view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, after the disturbance had taken place, the Committee carried out investigation, compiled and submitted a report that was tabled and discussed before the University Council. Let me just jump over some issues. The Committee identified 17 students who played the leading role in planning, mobilizing fellow students and executing the strike that resulted in the destruction of facilities and looting of university property. The Committee found that the action by the students was contrary to the rules and regulations governing the Students Council and discipline. The rules and regulations that the students were found to have contravened ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: September, 2013. The last student’s suspension for four academic years was upheld. Five students remain expelled. These are the five that were in question. One of the five expelled students had re-appealed against the Senate’s decision. The university is in the process of constituting an appeals committee under statue 14(3)(1) and (2). The students will be informed of the outcome of the appeal process once they meet. The report ends here, but says that immediately the University College was set up on 15th July, 2008, it faced a number of challenges just like any other new institution. However, most of ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I will take those comments to the Committee. Let me say that the five students who had been expelled have a right to appeal. So far, they have not. Those who appealed, their cases have been handled and so I think they have a right to appeal. They just have not taken action to do so but there is a committee that has been set up by the university that will listen to their appeals. So, what is important right now is that the five expelled students can appeal. They have a chance to come ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to support this Motion. However, I would like to highlight the fact that this country is poor. Our country is so poor that many children below the age of five years die. This is because they lack milk, medical care and so on. This is an indicator of a country that is so poor. When for every 1,000 children born 120 of them die before attaining the age of five years, that is a bad indicator for a nation like Kenya. Our country, therefore, falls under those countries that are impoverished, or countries ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: The other thing I see is that most senior members who travel in Business Class do so because of their positions. They are so used to being there. They travel all the time. That is why when retirement comes; these are the people who go home to die. They die because they are not used to that sort of life. For a long time in their career they have been treated so well--- view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Yes, they go home to die because when they retire after enjoying good life they have no means of transport. view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: No, I want to insist on that because--- view
• 23 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: When they become senior citizens they go home and they will not have any means to travel as comfortable--- view