Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 581 to 590 of 1088.

• 20 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with the position that you have advised, but I would say that this matter, perhaps, goes beyond even the mandate of this Committee. The truth of the matter is that the Ministry in charge of roads makes a budget, which is agreed upon by everybody. Unfortunately, at the time of releasing funds, sufficient funds are not available to meet the requirements of that budget. So, it is really a matter which will involve other Committees of this House, including the Budget Committee, Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs and so on, so that ... view
• 20 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the next response that I want to give is much shorter. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is in response to an issue raised by the Senator for Narok, Sen. ole Ntutu, regarding the status of roads in Narok Town. Sen. ole Ntutu wanted in particular to know the name of the contractor who was awarded the contract, the position or status of that project and what the Government is doing to ensure that the project is completed. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sorry to inform Sen. Ntutu that the Ministry is not responsible for repair ... view
• 20 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in the absence of the Chair of the Committee on Energy, Roads and Transportation, I wish to say that I have listened to Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, the Senator for Kakamega and the matters he has raised are indeed matters of concern and we will treat them as urgent. We will try and bring a report by Wednesday. view
• 20 Mar 2014 in Senate: Yes, that is correct. In the absence of the Chair for the Committee on Energy, I wish to state that we will try and get a response to Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale’s concerns by Wednesday next week. view
• 20 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to thank Sen. (Prof.) Lesan for recognizing that the aged in our society are becoming increasingly vulnerable since so many of them face severe hardships. Many of them face very unique challenges 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
• 18 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to start by thanking Sen. (Dr.) Zani for bringing this Motion to this House at this very appropriate time. I support the Motion. Kenyans are concerned about what is happening in our universities and other institutions of learning. Smooth running and order appears to have given way to chaos, confusion, protests, strikes and confrontation of all kinds. In these institutions, learning has been disrupted, research work has also stalled and nothing is moving. We cannot afford this waste. We cannot afford the number of man-hours being lost. The students are getting ... view
• 13 Mar 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We should take the business of this House seriously. We are slowly undermining the dignity of this House by the manner we conduct ourselves. We all have a duty to ensure that we recover our dignity and conduct business in this House in a manner which is befitting the Upper House. view
• 13 Mar 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion which was very ably moved by Sen. (Dr.) Kuti. I am very impressed with the process that has been put into motion to give us these two names. The process has been very open and transparent. This is a process that has been subjected to scrutiny in all the stages. Therefore, I want to say that it is a very democratic process. That is the way it should be when appointing people expected to serve in public service. The process has given us qualified and ... view
• 13 Mar 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stand to second the Motion moved by the Vice Chairperson of the Committee, hon. Sen. Mwazo. I want to start by thanking Members of the Committee for putting together a very useful Report which documents the activities of the three institutions that the Committee visited; the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA), the Kenya Petroleum Refineries (KPR) as well as the KPC. I also want to thank hon. Mwazo for the elaborate manner in which he has moved this Motion. I will start with the KPA. The mandate of the KPA is to promote global ... view
• 13 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to thank Sen. (Dr.) Kuti for that information and agree that Isiolo will be a good location for a new refinery. It should be a modern refinery that will meet our requirements and the requirements of our neighbouring countries. I beg to second. view