Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not get it. They are a delegation from which--- view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: Yes, it is from Kisumu County but from which institution? view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In our tradition as the Senate, I would like to take this opportunity to welcome the delegation from the great Kisumu County. Kisumu County is not only great because it is our headquarters but it is also the entry point in to the whole of East Africa. Actually, it should be the commercial centre for the whole of East Africa. I am happy to welcome this delegation. I hope that during their stay here, they will gain something from the debates. This Senate is very vibrant. I find it very interesting because almost every Senator, ... view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also stand to support; the Statement being sought by Sen. Sifuna. This disease called “grabiosis” is such a serious disease in our country that you find greedy leaders seizing any empty land. I was told by a pilot when I was flying in a chopper that there are some leaders when they are carried in the chopper and they see an open land, they tell the pilot: “Can you take the coordinates of this area?” They want to know who the owner is so that they can come and grab that land. This is ... view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. This is a great day for the Senate. The Senate Majority Leader has left. I would have liked to congratulate him because he is eloquent. He is a young man who I think will go far. He narrated exactly what happened in an eloquent manner. Devolution was inherited from Independence. At Independence, we had two parties; the Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) and the Kenya African National Union (KANU). KADU advocated for what was then called majimbo system, which in its application was actually devolution. At Independence, we had a majimbo Constitution ... view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: was not devolving resources to the grassroots. It became a skewed way of allocating resources to mashinani . That is why in Parliament, when Hon. (Eng.) Karue introduced a Bill to create the Constituencies Development Funds (CDF), it became the only thing for Members of Parliament (MPs) to do in their constituencies. It became popular that most MPs were judged by how they used CDF, yet it was small amounts of money. That is why when delegates from all over the country converged at the Bomas of Kenya, they came out with proposals to have a new Constitution which created ... view
• 28 Mar 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
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: This Senate has a long way to go. We need to put it back to where it was in the Bomas Draft Constitution. Let us make the Senate the ‘Upper’ House. Madam Temporary Speaker, your Office is powerful. That Office should defend devolution the way Sen. Cheruiyot was explaining here. Your Office can make a big difference. Make a target to ensure that there are changes, so that the Senate takes its place which the National Assembly cannot do by becoming the ‘Upper’ House. This should be a place moderation for Bills. We should do away with majoritarian dictatorship. The ... view
• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was not given---. view
• 22 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT AWARE THAT the communities around the lake rely on fishing as their main economic activity, their source of food and employment; CONCERNED THAT the fishermen have reported harassment from the Ugandan security personnel, including arbitrary arrests and imposition of unreasonable fines; FURTHER CONCERNED THAT in November, 2021 the Kenya International Boundaries office formed a Joint Committee with the Ugandan authorities that did not effectively delineate the boundaries that would have helped avoid conflict between the two Countries; NOW THEREFORE the Senate resolves that- a) The Ministry of ... view