Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, about three weeks ago, I sought a Statement from the Chairman of the Committee on Education, Information and Technology regarding a large number of Kenyans who have been locked out of employment by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). I was promised that the Statement would be issued last week. This has not happened. I stand to find out why this has not happened and when I should expect the Statement. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I accept the spirit of that Statement. But I urge that even as the Chair prepares to issue that Statement, he should be aware that there are Kenyans out there who are very anxious, they would like to know about their future. They have rights. I urge my colleague to issue the Statement next Thursday as he has promised. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion and say that we are actually staring at a crisis which has the potential to derail devolution. This is a crisis which could shutter the dreams of Kenyans and their aspirations. The questions people are raising out there is whether the SRC is an agent sent to destroy devolution. That is now what is on people’s mind. We, as a country, all agreed that we need devolution to work so that we could achieve fair distribution of resources across the country. Through devolution, we can achieve faster and more efficient ... view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: aspirations. The MCAs are mandated in particular to oversight the executive and ensure that there are adequate checks and balances at that level. They also scrutinize and interrogate the budget. They also interrogate plans of the county assemblies and make sure that they are within acceptable limits. They also co-ordinate development activities within their wards. They also make laws for the county. More importantly, these are the people who provide the link between the county government, the national government and the people at the ground. This is an important link because we are all serving people at the ground. We ... view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, they should also be provided with offices. Right now, some of them are operating from bars. They meet people from their areas of jurisdiction in bars and their own houses. That is not appropriate. We need to provide them with an environment which is conducive and enables them to listen to their voters and serve them more effectively. We also need to provide them with housing or some kind of house allowance. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, finally, I think that the country cannot afford this kind of crisis. We cannot have a situation where elected people are forced to go on recess in some form of protest. The SRC must resolve this quickly, so that the country does not suffer anymore and devolution can effectively be achieved and realized for the benefit of all our people. view
• 15 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support. view
• 1 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to thank Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, the Senator for West Pokot, for his initiative to bring Motions to this House, which seek to involve the people in matters touching on their own welfare. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this particular Motion by Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo calls for a formal recognition of the role of wazee wa mitaa. It reminds us to appreciate the critical role played by village elders in our various communities and counties. The Motion, of course, is seeking to accommodate the structure of village elders, which already exists anyway, so ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to make very few remarks on this. First, I want to congratulate you on your election as the Temporary Speaker, today. I am sure that you are equal to the task and I wish you well. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs for the good work that they are doing. My position is that I would have wished to see more money sent to the counties. Because in the counties, that is where the majority of ... view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to second this Motion. I want to start by congratulating my friend, the Senator for Kajiado County, for the interest he has taken in issues of infrastructure and particularly the initiative he has taken to bring this Motion here. Roads are very important to us and in fact, the performance of county governments will largely be measured by how many roads they construct and how many roads they will be able to rehabilitate and how effectively they will maintain the entire network of county roads or all those roads falling within ... view