Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 May 2017 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not know whether it was deliberate, but you have not read the last petition. view
• 25 May 2017 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not know whether it was deliberate, but you have not read the last petition. view
• 25 May 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my remarks are in relation to the petition brought by the Governor of Kisii County. In normal circumstances, you would expect that Senator of a county to know something about a petition being presented to the Senate by the Governor of his county. Unfortunately, I am hearing about this petition for the first time. This demonstrates the poor working relationship between governors and senators in some of our counties. That notwithstanding, this petition touches on the livelihood of many people in Kisii County, especially the residents of South Mugirango and its environs. The petition is seeking authority ... view
• 25 May 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my remarks are in relation to the petition brought by the Governor of Kisii County. In normal circumstances, you would expect that Senator of a county to know something about a petition being presented to the Senate by the Governor of his county. Unfortunately, I am hearing about this petition for the first time. This demonstrates the poor working relationship between governors and senators in some of our counties. That notwithstanding, this petition touches on the livelihood of many people in Kisii County, especially the residents of South Mugirango and its environs. The petition is seeking authority ... view
• 6 Apr 2017 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware of the efforts that the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson make to ensure that we get statements relating to security issues. However, I want to know if there is an established mechanism between the Office of the Clerk to ensure that we get these statements. I have heard her just talk about going to the Office of the President to pursue responses. Should we not have a mechanism that does that without necessarily having the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson going to these offices for something that they ought to do automatically? view
• 6 Apr 2017 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that this petition is important. This is because it brings into focus the plight of entrepreneurs who have conducted business with county governments, but have had their businesses collapse because of non-payment on the part of the county governments. This case is replicated all over the country. In this particular case, imagine a young company which has completed its part of the contract, in fact, they have obtained a completion certificate, but they have not been paid a whooping amount of Kshs900 million. Their property could possibly be--- view
• 6 Apr 2017 in Senate: Mr. DeputySpeaker, Sir even that is a huge amount of money. I am of the view that this matter should be exhaustively examined by the relevant Committee so that they can look at this whole scenario and make recommendations as to what ought to be done, going forward. It is possible also that this people cannot afford the cost of litigation and something ought to be done to help them. view
• 6 Apr 2017 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on a point of information. I know that my colleague, Sen. M. Kajwang, is relatively young in politics. I want to remind him that in politics we do not contemplate losing. Therefore, he should think positively because I am confident that he will win the Homa Bay County seat. view
• 4 Apr 2017 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate the two citizens from Nyamira County who are definitely vigilant and have shown interest in ensuring that the county resources are managed in a prudent manner so that services can be delivered to the people. Violation of procurement law and regulations is not restricted to Nyamira alone but is happening in all the counties. We know cases where tenders are awarded and payment effected and the procedures are followed afterwards. This is completely irregular. I am sure the citizens from Nyamira are referring to those kinds of incidents. We have also seen ... view
• 29 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming the two delegates from Nyamira County and the students from Taita Taveta County. The Senator for Nyamira is not in the House to welcome the delegation from Nyamira County because as you are aware, he is a presidential candidate. He is therefore very busy right now receiving delegations from various parts of the country and discussing strategies for his victory. I thank your office for laying facilities for the two visitors from Nyamira County--- view