Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 May 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I can see that some of us still have ideas on the improvements they want to do on amendments and that is their right. As per our Constitution, they have a right to do amendments. However, I hope that the amendments which will be made at the Committee stage will not dilute this Bill and take us back again to some dictatorial regimes or to some powers deciding who will be our chairman and commissioners of the electoral commission. view
• 29 May 2024 in Senate: Right now, there are details on how a selection committee will be selected. I also hope that these improvements suggested here will be for the good and we shall never have a situation where we go back again to the situation of 2007 of fighting again. view
• 29 May 2024 in Senate: Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 29 May 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I appreciate the information given to me by my colleague and we have been friends for a long time in this Parliament. I appreciate the amendments and I will not oppose them. view
• 29 May 2024 in Senate: Sen. Mungatana has mentioned the delimitation of the boundaries will be taken to the National Assembly and I am concerned about that. It says then it will be taken back to the commission without coming to the Senate. view
• 29 May 2024 in Senate: I do not support that provision in the NADCO Bill. I hope that expanding it to include the Senate will enrich it, rather than dilute it. I appreciate that quite a number of amendments being proposed are good. view
• 29 May 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I did not like some of them that were being proposed by Sen. Cherarkey, which are retrospective. They are taking us back. I did not stand here to criticize any Senator. I support the NADCO report. I also support my colleagues who have contributed before me and suggested amendments to it. I support. Thank you. view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to thank my Deputy Minority Leader, Sen. Wambua, for bringing to the attention of this House the issue of the dam being constructed downstream of Tana River. This is affecting Tharaka Nithi and Kitui counties. The issues he has mentioned, including public participation, cannot be gainsaid. These are important issues. There were concerns of public participation regarding Koru-Soin Dam between Kericho and Kisumu counties. Their ancestral land was being affected. First of all, there was a hurry to implement the project without consulting the people. Donors are very sensitive when people complain ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we know the economic benefits the country will get from such a dam. It first controls flooding downstream. Secondly, it can be used to produce electricity and, thirdly, it can also be used to produce drinking water for the population. Fourthly, it can also be used as a tourist attraction like the Aswan Dam in Egypt. They draw water from our Lake Victoria and they use it to attract tourism in that area. There have big hotels constructed around it with boats. This attracts many tourists from all the world who go to see Aswan Dam. ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not wish to contribute to that. view