Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Feb 2017 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to mourn our friend, the late Sen. Boy Juma Boy. First of all, I thank you and those Senators who managed to travel to Kwale to represent all of us at the funeral. On behalf of the citizens of Kisii County and myself --- view
• 14 Feb 2017 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the people of Kisii County and myself, I convey our condolences to his family and the people of Kwale whom he represented effectively with commitment and dedication. It is my prayer that the almighty God extends his grace to his entire family for comfort and courage. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view
• 1 Dec 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this request for statement was made by Sen. Gwendo and it is in respect to Rabuor-Chiga-Kibos Road in Kisumu County. I wish to respond as follows:- The Government is aware that Rabuor-Chiga-Kibos Road is in need of repair to motorable standards. On the question of whether the road could be upgraded from Class D to Class C; I would like to respond that the road was upgraded to national Government road through the special issue of the Kenya Gazette Supplement No.4 of 22nd January, 2016 and the new road classification is C853 which is under the ... view
• 1 Dec 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is no doubt whatsoever that the Government appreciates that this is an important road that serves a large section of the population in that county. It facilitates the movement of people and goods in the area and it is, therefore, an important road for purposes of the economy of that county. Earlier, I said that on 22nd January, 2016, the Government through the CS responsible for infrastructure raised this road to a higher level from Class D to Class C so that it becomes a national Government road. The objective was so that more funds ... view
• 1 Dec 2016 in Senate: Not much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, except to appreciate the kind words expressed by my former Permanent Secretary. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know she is talking about the very important road for the economy of the area. However, this is largely what informed the decision to upgrade this road from Class D to C. I am confident that now that road will attract much more funding for maintenance as opposed to the lower grade where it was only attracting a mere Kshs10 million annually as maintenance funds. I can assure the hon. Member that more resources will from now on after this new classification, be channeled for maintenance of that road. view
• 1 Dec 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also want to thank the Chairman of Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget for the clarifications he has issued. Now that Chase Bank is opened, does the Chairman have any indication whether these counties have been able to access this money? view
• 1 Dec 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to make a few remarks. First, I want to thank the Chairman of the Committee on Education, Sen. Karaba, for the report he has just presented to this House regarding the national examination results which were released today. Today, we are witnessing a new order and a milestone in the management of our national examination system. In the past, the days national examination results were released was a day of mourning, disappointment, pain and grieve for many candidates because their results would have been cancelled or withdrawn on the basis of ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want to thank the three citizens from Nyamira who have raised this petition drawing the attention of this Senate and, indeed, the general public to what is going on in Nyamira County. Those kinds of events or happenings concerning misappropriation of funds by those responsible or diversion of public funds to individuals and personal use is not only restricted to Nyamira. It happens in other counties as well. I want to urge this Senate, particularly the relevant committee to which this matter has been referred, to take a serious view and ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, open plundering that is going on. We have situations where reports are made to the effect that funds are allocated for specific projects. However, when you go down to inspect those projects that are completed and paid for, there is absolutely nothing existing on the ground. We need to grapple with this and make sure that this situation is arrested and those responsible punished. view