Chris Obure

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• 19 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Senator for Marsabit, Sen. Hargura, has raised a very grave matter. He has talked about the emergence of cancer in his county which has claimed the lives of more than 500 people. This is attributed to the activities of oil exploration and projects of that nature which are being undertaken at national scale. Serious action needs to be urgently taken. I do not know what the Senate is going to do, but we cannot just sit by when citizens of a county are dying at such a rate. This matter should be reported not just ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I happen to be a Member of that Select Committee. I want to confirm that the assignment given to that Committee proved to be massive. It involved consultations with a number of institutions, including the Transition Authority (TA), Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development and so on. The assignment also entails travelling to counties to look at the facilities available and engage with stakeholders, governors and the county assemblies. I want to take this opportunity to acknowledge the commitment and the devotion demonstrated by the Chairman of that Select Committee, Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki ... view
• 19 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Chairperson of Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation, Sen. Chiaba, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation on visits to Lamu and Nakuru Counties, laid on the table of the House on Wednesday, 29th July, 2015. This Report documents the visits by the Senate Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation to the two counties of Lamu and Nakuru during the months of May and June 2015, respectfully. The visits were undertaken in fulfillment of the constitutional role of ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am quite satisfied with the level of preparation as enumerated in the answer by the Vice Chairperson. However, I asked for the number of people who have been registered so far, compared with the projected figures by the IEBC. He has not covered that. In addition, I asked why election materials are sourced abroad, when they could actually be ably supplied locally. That has not been touched. I would request that the Vice Chairperson responds to parts (2), (3) and (4) of my statement. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, I thank Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. for the tremendous effort in responding to this question. However, even in his own admission, he has skipped certain parts of the information requested. For example, on the crisis relating to financing of the IEBC activities, we had specifically requested the IEBC to tell us what challenges they may be having. I would have expected him to take this opportunity to explain to us the starving of funds and all these questions, so that this Senate can try and find a way of helping them. They have not even done so. Mr. ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in Senate: seconded. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to draw your attention to the fact that this request for a Statement from the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) was made in May, six months ago. It is very disappointing that six months later, IEBC has been unable to give us a Statement. I would like the Chair to explain why he allows this state of affairs to persist. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I meant the Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. First, I thank the Mover and the Seconder of the Motion for the manner in which they have made their presentations. I acknowledge that the quality of debate on this subject has been very high having listened to all the Senators who contributed. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the question of gender inequality is a problem of the entire Kenyan society. We must begin by acknowledging that this problem exists and we The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view
• 11 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the occasion of the last conference involving tea stakeholders, it became apparently clear that there were far too many taxes imposed on tea. We were told that there are 42 different levies. It was also demonstrated that there is one particular tax – the Ad valorem tax -which has a very negative impact. From the time this tax was introduced, at the end of 2012, tea sales dropped drastically. Teas from neighbouring countries, which sell their tea through the Mombasa Auction, started gaining at the expense of Kenyan tea. This was demonstrated to have contributed to ... view