Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 831 to 840 of 1088.

• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, once this is law enacted, it will spell the death of the pretenders and the quacks. There is a provision under Chapter 3(1) of this Bill for the establishment of the Engineers Registration Board. This is the one that will enforce this Bill; the Engineers Registration Board. The Board has been mandated under this new law to set standards for engineers; standards in the area of management, standards in marketing, standards in safety, standards on environment issues and more importantly standards on professional ethics and integrity. This is very important. Therefore, this Board has been ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the issue of training and continuing professional development is very important in any profession. Learning is a continuing process. We do not achieve all we need to achieve just because we have passed examinations; you have obtained your degree or degrees. That is not the end of life. During the entire time, we must endeavour to update ourselves, familiarise ourselves with new technological developments in our fields. This is why I appreciate the philosophy of this Bill; to promote training and continuing professional development on the part of all the engineers. This is very important. view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of sharing knowledge and skills. Many people who have worked for long periods of time have accumulated lots of experience and skills. This is something they can share with others. Therefore, I appreciate the philosophy of the Bill that this is becoming mandatory that engineers practising in Kenya will be required to promote the younger ones and share knowledge with the younger ones by providing them with work in their workshops, industries and work places, so that the younger ones can learn from the seniors in the industry. This has been provided for in this ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in our stage of development today, particularly considering the position we occupy in our region, we should be leaders. By now, we should have moved into a new level of exporting professional services. I think we can export professional services – accountancy, engineering and legal services – to the neighboring countries and to the region. This is very important and we believe that this Bill will provide the framework for doing that by developing a disciplined engineering profession, encouraging people to share knowledge, encouraging people to acquire more knowledge and to understand what happens globally. ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is my conviction that this Bill is long overdue and, therefore, I second it and appeal to hon. Members in this House to ensure its passage into law. view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to make brief comments on this Motion. First, I would like to congratulate the CIOC for the hard work and for bringing this Motion to this House. The fact that this Motion is before this House is sufficient testimony that the reform agenda is clearly underway. Nobody could imagine this a few years ago. Appointment to public offices is something that Kenyans were used to hear on the radio at 1.00 p.m. news. The fact that we have reached this stage where, as a House, we are now being asked ... view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have looked at the quality of people, their qualifications and what they have done before. These are people who are very highly qualified. They have special skills and have distinguished themselves in the society. Therefore, I want to support their appointment. I also want to mention something about the Chairperson; Mr. Sharad Rao, whom I know personally. He has had an outstanding career and distinguished service as the Deputy Public Prosecutor. He did a very good job at the time, but I also know him as a man who distinguished himself as a sports ... view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the previous speaker, Prof. Saitoti. We have seen some of these interviews, because the whole process is transparent and open. However, I agree that we can be a bit more civil. Let us not use this forum to humiliate people who have served this nation. They may not be the most qualified people, but I think we can do it better and a bit more professionally. view
• 1 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, overall, I support the work of the Committee and the names proposed and this Motion. view