Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wanted to raise my point of order soon after Sen. Kagwe but the opportunity did not come my way. I know that the matter raised is of a huge concern but some of us are not Members of the Joint Committee, so we did not have the opportunity to understand what was going on. I wanted to know whether Sen. Kagwe could highlight what he considers to be inadequately covered so that we are on the same plane. view
• 23 Jun 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This matter has been discussed fully in the Committee on Land and Natural Resources of which I am a Member. The response is ready, but as you can see, the person who sought the response is Sen. Khaniri, who is also the Vice Chairperson of that Committee. Therefore, he cannot answer his own question. In the circumstances, the Chairperson has requested that I seek your indulgence because he wants to answer this question himself, taking into consideration its significance and the interest that it is likely to generate around the country. He has, therefore, requested ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in Senate: The Chairperson will be available on Tuesday, next week. view
• 23 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion. This Motion is about peace, national cohesion and harmony among Kenyans in the future. It is also about what we need to do to truly actualize devolution and enhance the devolution agenda. During the last referendum on the Constitution, Kenyans chose this Constitution and devolution is, in fact, the centre piece of it. Devolution gives hope to our people everywhere in the country because it promises to bring equality among all the people of Kenya, improve service delivery and reduce marginalization which many Kenyans have ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill on equitable allocation of revenue among county governments. The Kshs259 billion proposed in this Bill to be divided among the 47 counties is, in fact, nearly equal to the Kshs258 billion that this Senate considered adequate to meet the needs of counties two years ago in the Financial Year 2013/2014. Since then, Senators transferred a number of key functions from the national Government to counties. Unfortunately, the marching resources have not been transferred which means counties will not be enabled to perform those functions. My ... view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the efforts of these two Kenyans who brought this matter to the attention of the Senate. Just last weekend, I attended the funeral of an old class mate of mine who has been practicing as a lawyer. view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I know that you are about to give some direction on this. However, I recall that in the Tenth Parliament, the then Committee on Health showed a lot of concern. It drew up a Bill regarding the view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to the provisions of the Standing Orders 45(2)(b), I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights regarding the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). In the Statement, the Chairperson should address the following: (1) State what programme of action the IEBC has put in place in preparation for the next general election. (2) Provide the number of people who are registered as voters so far in each of the 47 counties and how these numbers compare with the IEBC projected targets. (3) ... view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, three weeks is long but acceptable under the circumstances which he has pointed. view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what Sen. Musila is raising here is a very fundamental matter. This is an issue which is really of great concern to many of us representing counties. This is a very important and attractive programme intended to provide relief to very deserving citizens. Every time we go out to the counties, we encounter these old people in very poor shape and you find that they are not benefitting from these programmes. You begin to wonder who then would be benefitting from this programme if the kind of people that I see are not. I want to ... view