Christine Oduor Ombaka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Right now in the villages, we see young boys and girls with good grades such as B+, A plain or A-. Such people should go to university. Students who should continue with education are in the villages herding cattle and if you ask them why they are at home with such good grades, they will tell you they have no money. So, 100 per cent transition will address their plight and many of them will go to school. I support this Motion because it is good for the nation and it is going to empower everybody in this country to ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I thank you for giving me this opportunity. I support. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I take this opportunity to also celebrate the heroes that we have had in recent times. We are proud of Eliud Kipchoge and other leaders that have followed suit. We do not forget. I would like us never to forget that we used to have the East African Safari Rally which is no longer there. Maybe it is coming back. As I was growing up, we used to admire Joginder Singh. That was a name. It has since disappeared. I would like us to recall the great men and women of ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I want to make a few comments. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: One, while compiling a report like this one, having been out to look for information about Kenyans living in Saudi Arabia or any other country, where Kenyans have suffered a lot, you start by knowing how many have suffered. Saudi Arabia is a name that sends cold shivers down your spine when you mention it to somebody and tell him to go and look for a job. I have tried to get a job for certain young people and they keep telling me to help them get jobs elsewhere, but not in Saudi Arabia because of the things they see ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: The stories are hideous and scaring. The last one I saw of Saudi Arabia was two weeks ago. It was a video that captured a young man blindfolded, his hands tied on his back as he was being stabbed and kicked. He was not able to scream because his mouth was gagged. I never slept for a week. Up to now, when I think about it, I feel very sad. There are many of those cases. How come Saudi Arabia stands alone as a country that torture Kenyans? We have Kenyans living in Canada, in America and in other countries. ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: The Report is too good from what we hear or read. It is extremely too good. At least, there should have been a case or two on violence. What happened, who killed and were the people arrested? What did Saudi Arabia do to the perpetrators of violence? I needed to see a section on violence against Kenyans, but not a rosy report where things are very good, labour conditions are good, people are paid much and people live in many places. But what about those who suffer? Even if they went to Saudi Arabia illegally, the fact remains that they ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: between this year and the next one, many Kenyans got jobs in Saudi Arabia and this number returned because they retired or because they were unhappy with the conditions under which they were working. How many women went to Saudi Arabia? Those statistics look small and may not look very serious, but they tell a lot of the stories that we want to know. So, you lack statistics of those who have come back because they are dissatisfied with the terms and conditions under which they work. You fail to tell us how many are in different positions that are ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: When we say we do not support this Report, it is because we fail to get what we know or what we have been told before. You went there to tell us how we should take more Kenyans to Saudi Arabia, but you did not tell us how safe they are. That is the biggest worry for me. I will not support this Report until some of those questions are answered. view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I oppose. view