Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also commend the Joint Select Committee for approving this electronic voting system and electronic transmission of results. I hear people talking about manual voting and electronic voting running side by side. This is very dangerous. Last time, during the voting or election, all the electronic voting machines or, BVRs failed. They were not working. It is very surprising that a day or two later, all of them were okay. They were working. Introducing the manual voting system is a sure way of going to rig elections again. There is another item I want to talk ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also commend the Joint Select Committee for approving this electronic voting system and electronic transmission of results. I hear people talking about manual voting and electronic voting running side by side. This is very dangerous. Last time, during the voting or election, all the electronic voting machines or, BVRs failed. They were not working. It is very surprising that a day or two later, all of them were okay. They were working. Introducing the manual voting system is a sure way of going to rig elections again. There is another item I want to talk ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity to contribute to this noble Bill. I knew Mzee Jomo Kenyatta personally. He was a very humble and kind man. He was a very great friend of my father. I am very sure that this mausoleum needs to be opened to the members of the public. This is because a lot of things need to be included in that mausoleum so that it epitomises the history of struggle for independence of this country. Jomo Kenyatta actually represented the optimization of the struggle for independence for this country. He was a pioneer. ... view
• 17 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Finally, the people who were saying that he should be buried at home prevailed and my father was buried at home. Initially, we also established a mausoleum. The mausoleum which was established was run by the family. It was our own initiative to make it a mausoleum and it took a very big resource from us. It drained us a lot. Now, the mausoleum has been taken over by the Government and we hope it will expand it. We have established a museum besides it which reflects more or less the Luo culture and the traditional things Luos used to ... view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. While I agree that the role of the Controller of Budget is prescribed in the Constitution, there is nothing prohibiting the Controller of Budget from enforcing the ceilings. Ceilings are determined by Parliament. Parliament does not have the capacity to enforce adherence to the ceilings. I support the amendment because it will ensure that when the Controller is on a day to day basis controlling the budget, he or she ensures that those expenditures do not exceed the particular ceilings which are already determined by Parliament. view
• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. This is a great moment for me to speak about a Bill which has been very dear to my heart over a long time. I want to remind Members that in the Seventh Parliament - and Hon. Dalmas will bear me witness - if you dared mention anything about affirmative action or women, you would be booed to the extent that you would not make any further statement. It was very difficult. We want Kenyans to accept that our country has undergone a revolution. Kenya has changed and those who ... view
• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am proud of the 9th, 10th and 11th Parliaments. They became friendlier until we adopted the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. Women are very diligent in financial management. If you want to manage your affairs, property and finances well at home, you rely on your wife. She will give you the best guidance and will avoid wastefulness. This has also been proved in public life. We have a few women in public life who are involved in scams, but if you compare them to the men, they are like a drop in the ocean. The number of ... view
• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: In our traditional societies, women owned land. For instance, in the Luo community, if you wanted to know whether you belong there or not, you would be asked to identify the demarcation of your mother’s land because land belonged to women. You belong to that particular place if your mother had land on which she used to farm. Traditionally, in our community, a lot of clans were named after women because they were very respectable and they participated in counselling and leadership once they became mature enough. view
• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: This Bill is giving timelines. This was a very hot issue even in the constitutional debate in terms of whether women should be given an endless affirmative action. In the wisdom of the drafters of the Constitution and this Parliament, it was agreed that women shall be given 20 years affirmative action. I do not know why some people are jittery about extension for another 10 The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: years because it is only meant to ensure that we bring women to a level where they will fully meet the constitutional recommendation. view