Chris Obure

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 981 to 990 of 1088.

• 11 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Today, Kenyans everywhere are proud because they can point at some striking development projects being undertaken around them. When most Kenyans speak of development, they are, probably, referring to a road which has been constructed in their area. To a lesser extent, they are referring to rural electrification projects which they have seen in their areas. Development and maintenance of roads in Kenya in recent years has been a huge success story. This has also been the Government’s greatest achievement and success in recent years. view
• 11 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: It is a success because once roads have been constructed, they are measurable. They can be seen in every part of our country. Roads can also be felt when we drive on them. The reason we have been successful is because the Government has been prepared to invest large sums of money in the development and maintenance of roads in recent years. We must be prepared to sustain these levels of investment in the road sector if we are to sustain the current momentum. We should strive, not only to develop roads, but also to ensure that they are in ... view
• 11 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support. view
• 6 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Speaker do now leave the Chair. First, I wish to express and acknowledge my appreciation to the hon. Members of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing with whom we have worked harmoniously and effectively. I thank them for their contribution and the interest they have shown in our work at the Ministry of Public Works. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry’s vision is to be the leading institution in the construction and maintenance of Government buildings and other public works in this country. The Ministry’s ... view
• 6 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said, we will also build district hospitals and footbridges around the country. view
• 6 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to conclude by emphasizing the critical role played by my Ministry--- view
• 6 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: I beg to move, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 6 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want to start by thanking hon. Members for the interest they have demonstrated in the area of public works. I want to thank them for the very useful and valuable contributions that they have made. I want to assure them that we have listened very carefully. All officers from my Ministry are here. They have listened and taken note of the various comments, suggestions and criticisms which have been leveled. I want to assure hon. Members that we are serious. We want to improve on what we do and ... view
• 6 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: We are in the process of acquiring more facilities for Presidential visits. Hopefully, we will buy new daises, carpets and other amenities because right now, our officers in the field experience many problems because you will find the President visiting one part of the country, the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs visiting another and the Prime Minister visiting yet another part of the country. The facilities are hardly enough. We have only been allowed a small portion of funds to add to what is presently available. We hope that at some point, we will come back to this House ... view
• 6 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- view