Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Feb 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. First and foremost, I stand to support this Motion. I do so because of the integrity of the membership. The people who have been elected here, of them are very experienced, like Sen. Ibrahim Roba. He has been a governor, he has been an MP, and he has a lot of experience. I also look at you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Your background and your experience in politics, having been Secretary General of the ruling party, and so on, Madam, you are fit to guide us. I do not want to describe every ... view
• 11 Feb 2025 in Senate: I am quite concerned that the National Assembly has become a graveyard for legislation which is passed here in the Senate, and they go there and they find a slaughter house and die there. I do not know whether fighting them will be the solution. However, I would have suggested that when you are elected to this onerous position of the Senate Business Committee, you should develop some relationship with the National Assembly. Help us to create an amicable atmosphere where our Motions and our legislation do not stand as cattle to be slaughtered in the National Assembly. I hope ... view
• 11 Feb 2025 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to conclude by saying that I support this Motion. I want to urge the people who have been appointed to the SBC to work well and create an amicable relationship with the other House so that we can find an amicable way of working. They also need us because they now want us to support them in the National The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 11 Feb 2025 in Senate: Government Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF), which has been declared unconstitutional. Let us support them and get something from them. If it is killed in court, it is not our fault. Let us get ours, which is legitimate, but also support theirs, which is illegitimate. Let it be killed elsewhere, not by us. It should be give and take. I hope our people will do the necessary diplomacy to make sure that we gain from some of these positions. They require us as much as we require them. Thank you. view
• 3 Dec 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I just want to comment on the issue raised by Sen. Onyonka. This issue of our people disappearing in foreign lands is caused by various factors. It starts from home through The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 3 Dec 2024 in Senate: some of the recruiting agents. I do not know whether due diligence is done on them, how they are selected, or it is the regulations that are there. view
• 3 Dec 2024 in Senate: The Standing Committee on Labour and Social Protection needs to investigate thoroughly and find out if the laws regulating some of these agencies are weak. If so, then let us find ways of strengthening them. If it is the enforcement that is bringing problems, let us find ways of strengthening the enforcement and also follow up with the Government agencies who are supposed to take care of enforcement. view
• 3 Dec 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is also due diligence on those who are going to employ these people. Some of them are crooks. We are aware that internationally, there are companies and people who are taking people to the slaughter for the harvest of human organs. This happens. How can it be that somebody has disappeared? How can a Kenyan just disappear without being located in a foreign land yet we have embassies with all the people and some are in charge of intelligence and labour? view
• 3 Dec 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before our people are allowed to go and seek employment in those foreign lands, the embassies should do some due diligence on their destinations. It should also be mandatory that Kenyans working abroad are all registered with our embassies. The embassies should have records of each and every Kenyan working in those countries. view
• 3 Dec 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I went to Qatar and the embassy there only has records of a few Kenyans. They are pleading with Kenyans to register with them because they do not know them. These issues only come up when somebody has gotten into trouble, or has been involved in some incidences, then the embassy is now asked to get involved. Kenyans should be aware that when they go to foreign lands, they are exposed because those are not our people. view