Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I support the amendment because we used to have private factories which used to maintain roads in the sugarcane growing areas. The roads were perfectly maintained. When the function was taken over by the state, things went haywire. The roads were completely destroyed. It appears that our brothers in the “Lower House” wanted to control this through the KeRRA, so that this remains as it is. The roads now are in a poor state. Maybe cess going to the counties as a conditional grant will help improve the road network there. Personally, I would prefer privatization of ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Yes, you can inform me. view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Yes, you can inform me. view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I want to add my voice to this inclusion of farmers and millers together in the board. When farmers are involved in pricing, their interests will at least be protected and taken care of. Sometimes, when you only have millers and Government representatives sitting in the board, they exploit farmers. For instance, in zoning, there is zoning of transportation. There is zone A, zone B and so on. You will find that farmers lose tremendously on the pricing of transportation. Transport charges are high for farmers if they do not take part in pricing policies. view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I want to add my voice to this inclusion of farmers and millers together in the board. When farmers are involved in pricing, their interests will at least be protected and taken care of. Sometimes, when you only have millers and Government representatives sitting in the board, they exploit farmers. For instance, in zoning, there is zoning of transportation. There is zone A, zone B and so on. You will find that farmers lose tremendously on the pricing of transportation. Transport charges are high for farmers if they do not take part in pricing policies. view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Working together as farmers, millers and representatives of the Government in the board is very important. I want to add my voice on the importance of having farmers and millers together. I thank you. view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Working together as farmers, millers and representatives of the Government in the board is very important. I want to add my voice on the importance of having farmers and millers together. I thank you. view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: I spoke on this issue of over-restricting farmers. Introducing regulations which introduce the board to allow the farmer to sell to another zone is introducing corruption. This is another hurdle. Already the millers have agreed that if a farmer delivers cane in a zone that is not his and he has a loan with a factory in another zone, that loan is deducted and paid to that particular factory. What is this board being introduced here? view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: I spoke on this issue of over-restricting farmers. Introducing regulations which introduce the board to allow the farmer to sell to another zone is introducing corruption. This is another hurdle. Already the millers have agreed that if a farmer delivers cane in a zone that is not his and he has a loan with a factory in another zone, that loan is deducted and paid to that particular factory. What is this board being introduced here? view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, this is bureaucracy, the farmer has to apply to the board to give them permission to deliver cane in another zone because of many reasons. This is oppression of the farmers. They are already suffering from some of these regulations. view