Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 May 2023 in Senate: These days, if you go to a public hospital people say, ‘ah!’. How could colonialists be better than us? This is really surprising. Even public schools used to be better than private schools. There is something wrong which we have to look at. view
• 31 May 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 31 May 2023 in Senate: In the old days, if you went to King George VI Hospital, it was much better than Nairobi Hospital. Now, people have to go to private hospitals. I hope the university hospitals will take the lead to help us make public hospitals better than private hospitals. The hospital in Eldoret is taking the lead. Let the hospital in KU serve students and members of the public efficiently. view
• 30 May 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to support this Motion. First, it is important that the presence of the Senate is felt. Kenyans should know what the Senate does and the Senate Mashinani is one of the ways we can come closer to the people in order for them to understand what we do. Turkana County is very important. I used to work in the Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision, before I became a Member of Parliament (MP). In my position, I was in charge of a programme in Turkana County funded by the ... view
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• 30 May 2023 in Senate: They also have many animals. There is no reason why these animals cannot be turned into an economic activity, instead of leaving them there to overgraze on fragile land. The land is very fertile and it can be used to grow crops through irrigation. We used to do irrigation in Katilu Irrigation Scheme and it was very productive. If the water in Turkana County can be utilised on land for agricultural production, Turkana County can feed Kenya. They can also have abattoirs and sell meat in the Middle East, just as my colleague, Sen. Omogeni, was saying. The Government – ... view
• 30 May 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was referring to the Senate Minority Leader in the House. If Sen. Cherarkey does not think that the Senate Minority Leader is our party leader in the Senate, then I will teach him on why that is the case. However, let my thoughts not be disrupted. I conclude my speech by supporting the Senate to hold its sitting in Turkana County because we shall learn a lot. Turkana County has oil which is yet to be exploited. Also, it has water resources. The Government needs to invest more to develop the infrastructure so that our country ... view
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• 30 May 2023 in Senate: We need to direct the Equalization Fund to these areas so that we can bring them up to speed. This is because these areas have been neglected right from the colonial times. Our independent Governments did not give them the due consideration that they needed. Now it is time for counties like Turkana to be brought up so that we exploit the mass resources that they have. We also need to bring up the people up to speed and learn about their rich culture which should not be left to die. This culture must be built and improved. We must ... view
• 3 May 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. At the onset, I must state that I am a Member of this Committee of Devolution and Inter- Governmental Relations. I must also state that I am one of those Senators who visited Tharaka Nithi County in both Chuka and Kathwana. It is a very sorry state of affairs. view