Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, the county assemblies play the critical role of oversight on county executives. Therefore, nothing should be allowed to take place which tends to undermine the authority or the capacity of the county assemblies to perform that important function. I, therefore, want to agree with one major 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
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I wanted to say has, in a way, been overtaken by what Sen. Murkomen has said. But essentially if you go by the Statement on the Order Paper, the budget ceilings are actually said to be imposed by the CRA. I would like the Chairman to address this issue and state categorically who should be imposing ceilings on the spending by assemblies. view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first, I want to thank the Senator for Mandera and I want to associate myself fully with the sentiments he has expressed on the security situation in his county. Situations of insecurity are far too many and far too frequent. In all these situations, innocent Kenyans, human beings, God’s creations lose their lives without any justification whatsoever. They also lose large amounts of property. We have seen this in Tana River, Kitui, Bungoma, Westgate in Nairobi, Mombasa, Wajir, Garissa and Mandera. You will recall in an earlier incident in Mandera, Kenyans were lined up and executed ... view
• 12 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Indeed, he discussed this matter with me and explained the difficulties they are experiencing in obtaining all the information as sought. We also appreciate that some of the issues relate to matters of policy and so on. We have generally accepted that if he can provide the information next week, it would be perfectly in order, with your approval. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to seek further clarification. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in Senate: I just wanted to know from the Chairperson of the Committee, if he met any of the county leaders, including, for example, the governor, the local leadership or the Senator for the county and what their views regarding the state of affairs at the university are. view
• 10 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education, concerning the perennial problem of cancellation or withholding of schools examination results in Kenya which has shuttered the hopes, aspirations and careers of many children especially in Kisii County. The Chairperson should address the following specific issues:- (1) Give the number of schools whose results for the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) 2014 were cancelled, per county. (2) State the reasons for the cancellation or withholding of those results. view
• 10 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for that direction. (3) To explain whether the school heads and candidates of affected schools were accorded an opportunity to be heard before the results were cancelled. 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
• 10 Mar 2015 in Senate: I agree with the sentiments you are expressing from the Chair. This is a matter which affects the lives and the future of our children. Some of them would want to put plans in place so that they resit examinations this year. Two weeks would be too long. view
• 5 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have already addressed some of my concerns through your direction. However, I want to support Sen. Kembi-Gitura from Murang’a and to stress the fact that there is a lot of anxiety out there. Tea farmers, in particular, have been waiting for the outcome of their Petition. I am aware that the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries has done some work on this. I am 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