Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Nov 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is not a good reflection for the House to be left in abeyance. We know they may have been consulting for the good of the House but could our two leaders be requested to do these consultations earlier rather than hold us in suspense? view
• 29 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for this opportunity. First of all, I take this early opportunity to thank Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale for the kind words that he said in reference to myself. I feel very humbled. This Motion is about devolution and how to strengthen it in order to meet the hopes and aspirations of Kenyans wherever they live. One of the major functions of Senators is to oversight the work of the county governments; to oversight their programmes, activities and projects so that we can ensure the resources allocated are properly and effectively utilized to meet ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I may be late, but I want to makes some comments on the Petition by Sen. Wangari. view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am a very disturbed person. We are talking about drought. We are being told that there is drought. Here, we are talking about drought, water shortage and starvation. Kenyans are starving but when you read this answer, it is talking about an Inter-Ministerial Technical Committee being formed to investigate. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with the request that the Cabinet Secretary be invited so that he can give us a direct answer on what mitigation efforts are in place to help Kenyans who are starving. view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have a lot of respect for the Senate Majority Leader and the manner in which he has led us in this House. However, on this occasion, I think he has underestimated the significance of what we are talking about. We are talking about the situation where Kenyans are starving, livestock dying and there is shortage of water. This House has a right and, in fact, I take an objection that the Senate Majority Leader is trying to intimidate the Chair of this House to the extent that the Chair The electronic version of the Senate ... view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 9 of the Bill be amended – (a) by deleting paragraph (c) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph- (c) approval of national physical development plans on recommendation of Parliament; and (b) in paragraph (e) by inserting the words “in consultation with National Land Commission and county governments.” Immediately after the words “levels of planning”. 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
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move: THAT Clause 12 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph- (c) advising the Cabinet Secretary on formulating national physical planning policies, guidelines and standards. This amendment rectifies the duplication of roles that existed between the Office of the Cabinet Secretary and that of the National Director of Physical Planning. view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 13 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph- (b) approving county physical development plans on recommendation of the county assembly; The justification for this amendment is to clarify the role of the county assembly in approval of plans as envisaged under Article 185 (3) of the Constitution and section 110(3) of the County Governments Act, 2012. The county assemblies have a role to play prior to approval of any plan. view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move: THAT Clause 22 of the Bill be amended by deleting sub-clause (3) and substituting therefor the following new sub-clause- (3) Upon incorporation of the proposed changes by the National Physical Planning Consultative Forum, the plan shall be submitted to the Cabinet Secretary who shall cause it to be placed before Parliament for approval. The amendment is intended to correct an error that led the approval of the National Physical Development Plan to the Cabinet. The proposal was not in line with the approval procedures for public policies vide in the entire nation. ... view
• 9 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman,Sir, what Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., is saying is correct. There was a disagreement and we have not reconciled the amendment. So, we do not know what to do in the circumstances. view