Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Feb 2016 in Senate: It is okay, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to express my thanks and gratitude to all those who have contributed to the debate on this amendment. I am happy that it has attracted high quality debate on the entire issue of provision of education and administration of national examinations in this country. In particular, I acknowledge individually those who have made their contribution in enriching this amendment. I thank the Senator for Homa Bay, Sen. M. Kajwang, who seconded this Bill, Sen. (Dr.) Zani who gave very useful input, the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Wetangula, Sen. Karaba, Chairman of the Committee on ... view
• 23 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am scheduled to be away. Therefore, I want to conclude this today. view
• 23 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this amendment will give candidates, particularly those who feel that they were not involved in any malpractice--- In the debate which has ensued in this House, we have been told about leakages from the KNEC headquarters itself. Therefore, the candidates may not have directly participated in releasing some of the leakages. Even if some of these candidates have been punished, they have been punished unfairly. It is good that we give them an opportunity to respond through the creation of this tribunal. I thank Hon. Members. I assure them that the various proposals for the improvement ... view
• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want to appreciate the work of Sen. Murkomen in representing the country at the African Union Parliament. I also appreciate the choice of Sen. Billow, an outstanding son of this country of whom we are all proud. We have full confidence in him as a leader and what he stands for. We know that we will be very adequately represented at that Parliament through him. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do hope by this appointment, there are no intentions of removing Sen. Billow as the Chairman of Finance, Commerce and Budget Committee ... view
• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I commend the work of this Committee in particular for raising this particular amendment. Counties are spending huge amounts of money hiring consultants. This provision here will pin down the responsibility to some individual. Therefore, we are moving in the right direction by adopting this particular amendment. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: seconded. view
• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity. At the rise of the House yesterday, I had moved that the Kenya National Examinations Council (Amendment) (N0.2) Bill (Senate Bill No.14 of 2015) be read a Second Time. The principal object of this Bill is to amend the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Act in order to provide for the establishment of an independent appeals tribunal. Provision of education to citizens of this country and the manner in which examinations are administered has a direct impact on the qualifications of public officers available to discharge the functions of ... view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.45(2)(b) to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget on the delay by the National Treasury in disbursement of funds to county governments. In the Statement, the Chairperson should:- (a) State whether he is aware that several county governments have complained that the National Treasury has been delaying disbursement of funds to county governments leading to default on statutory obligations, disrupted implementation of planned activities and programmes and activities and accumulation of bills by county governments. (b) Table a schedule of disbursement of ... view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for this opportunity. I happen to be a Member of the Committee on Land and Natural Resources which dealt with this Bill. From the outset, I want to say that I have no objections, whatsoever, in having this The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view