Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 941 to 950 of 1088.

• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is professionally done. It is done after taking all the various factors into account including costing of the various items and an accurate prediction of the trend of cost of building material. This is the basis on which these figures are arrived at. view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of Bills of Quantities is a matter we have discussed at considerable length at various forums. The basis of arriving at these Bills of Quantities is a number of manuals, specifications and codes that were prepared very many years ago. I have given information to this House before that we are beginning to revise some of these manuals so that we can bring them to speed with the current situation. As a matter of fact, this morning, we were at the Kenya School of Monetary Studies with professionals from the private sector, the ... view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a matter of fact, right now there is a team comprising of professionals from various disciplines out in Garissa. They will be able to give us a report on the quality of works delivered so that we can proceed to complete the balance of the works. view
• 24 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I oblige and will do that and even for ESPs. view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution on this Draft Constitution--- view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I want to say from the outset that I support the Draft Constitution as it is, because I believe that it meets the wishes and aspirations of the majority of the Kenyan people. I also believe that there are provisions in this Draft Constitution to address many of the major challenges that we have faced as a country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have all travelled a very long, difficult and painful journey. Along this journey, people have lost their lives, others have been jailed, detained and others have been clobbered and maimed while others have fled this country in ... view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Draft for the following specific reasons: That this Constitution has been written by the people of Kenya themselves; that it is a product of their collective views and it is an expression of their wishes and aspirations. It recognizes the sovereignty of the people themselves and the fact that power belongs to the people or otherwise, it is vested in the people themselves. The main characteristic of this Constitution is the dual citizenship. This Constitution brings welcome news to many Kenyans, especially our brothers, sisters, daughters and sons in the diaspora; the news ... view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On the Bill of Rights, this is extremely detailed and very comprehensive leaving nothing completely to chance. I want to read Clause 19(2):- view
• 10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In this country, we have expressed our desire to achieve rapid and high rate of growth. We have talked about equal opportunities for everybody. We have talked about equity in distribution of national resources. We have also talked about improving the quality of life of our people. All that will come to nothing, unless we sit down and agree on a new Constitution that gives us a guarantee on all those aspects of our lives. If we do not pass it, we will not achieve what we desire to achieve. It is for that ... view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to contribute to this Bill. It is my desire that we reduce the prices of basic commodities in order to make them affordable to the common person. I am aware that life has become unbearable in respect to certain categories of our population. Some families cannot afford food, shelter and medical care. I believe there is a strong case for intervention by the Government by way of ensuring that there are subsidies, especially for food. People will ask: What does that mean? Does it mean higher taxes? Does it mean certain categories of our ... view