National Assembly
Edward Oku Kaunya
Current Positions
A member of the 13th Parliament
2022 General Election
Full candidate results — opponents & margin — from the IEBC per-candidate forms.
Committee Membership
- Member of the Administration and Internal Security committee.
- Member of the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity committee.
Committee reports
Reports produced by the committees Edward Oku Kaunya sits on.
- Report On Consideration Of The Registration Of Persons (amendment) Bill, 2025
- Report Of Dc Administration & Internal Security On The National Police Service (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 39 Of 2025)
- Report On Budget Implementation For The Fy 24/25 With Respect To Ten Government Agencies
- Joint Report Of Three Committees (incl. Dc Admin & Internal Security) On The Fact Finding Mission To Boni Forest In Lamu County
- Report On Consideration Of The Assumption Of The Office Of President And Transition Of Executive Authority Bill, 2025
- Report On Training And Experiential Learning Visit With Ipoa In South Africa
- Report On Consideration Of Nominees For Appointment To The National Police Service Commission
- Report On The Sixty -seven Session Of The Commission On Narcotic Drugs Held From 14th -22nd March 2024 In Vienna,austria
- Report On Approval Hearing Of Nominees For Appointment As Members Of The National Police Service Commission
- Report On Approval Hearings Of Principal Secretary, State Department For National Government Coordination
- Report On Consideration Of The Assembly And Demonstration Bill (na Bill No. 28 Of 2024)
- Report On Births And Deaths Registration (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 37 Of 2024)
- Report On Id4africa Annual General Meeting (agm) Held From 21st May To 24th May 2024 In Cape Town, South Africa
- Report On The Governments ( Amendment) Bill, 2023(senate Bills No. 25 Of 2023 Of Departmental Committee On Adminstration And Int
- Report On Departmental Committe On Administration And Internal Security Of The National Police Commission (amendment) Bill, 24
- Report On Vetting Of Nominees To The Independent Policing Oversight Authority Board
- Report On Departmental Committee On Administration And Internal Security On The Inquiry Into The State Of Securityin The Six Cou
- Report On The Approval Hearing Of Mr. Douglas Kanja, Nominee For Appointment As Inspector-general Of Police
- Report Of The Administration And Internal Security Committee - On Approval Hearing Of Ms Anne Njoki Wangombe Nominee
- Report On Vetting Of Nominee To The National Police Service Commission By Administration And Internal Security Committee
- Report Of The Committee On Administration On Statute Law (miscellaneous Amendment) Bill 2022
- Report On The Approval Hearing Of Nominees For Principal Secretaries
Parliamentary Activity
Hon. Oku Kaunya (Teso North, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security, I would like to ask that we give the response in the first week after recess. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. 1st July...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Oku Kaunya (Teso North, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. On behalf of the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security, I would like to ask that we give the response in the first week after recess. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. 1st July...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Oku Kaunya (Teso North, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. As a member of the Committee, I agree with our Chairman that the nominees presented are generally qualified under the law. I especially wish to highlight the diversity of...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Oku Kaunya (Teso North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the National Police Service (Amendment) Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 39 of 2025) , be now read a Second Time. The Bill was read a First Time on Wednesday, 24th September 2025 and was...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Oku Kaunya (Teso North, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I will ask this question on behalf of Hon. Mary Emaase of Teso South, as she is away and has requested me to do so. This road also touches both Teso North and Teso South. Hon. Speaker, I...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Oku Kaunya (Teso North, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. The Cabinet Secretary has attempted to respond to the question. However, he did not clarify when the additional pavement layers will be implemented. I would also like to highlight that this road has been the cause of several...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Oku Kaunya (Teso North, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. On 16th of October, the Chairman gave a response to a statement I had requested through the Departmental Committee on Education. In the response to the statement, I had demanded to know why...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Oku Kaunya (Teso North, ODM) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I wish to request for a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding the delayed delivery of modern training equipment to Chamasiri Technical and Vocational College. Chamasiri...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Oku Kaunya (Teso North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My Question to the Cabinet Secretary for Education is 102/2023: Could the Cabinet Secretary:
Official Hansard sourceHon. Oku Kaunya (Teso North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will ask one supplementary question. First and foremost, I want to say that the response is largely satisfactory. However, my supplementary question relates to the shortage of staff. There is an acute understaffing of teachers, especially in Teso North...
Official Hansard sourceBills Sponsored
Edward Oku Kaunya has sponsored 1 bill.
Voting Record
Voting History: 7
Motions
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Petitions
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Questions
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain why the construction of Tokakakile Bridge was abandoned and has remained incomplete for the last five years, thereby hampering mobility and exposing residents to cases of insecurity? (ii) state the measures the Ministry is pursuing to ensure the completion of construction of the Bridge clarify whether sufficient funds will be available to complete the bridge in the 2023/24 financial year? to Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport 26 Jun 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) state the quantity of subsidized fertilizer acquired by the Government for purposes of the year’s planting season and further provide details including criteria on how the subsidized fertilizer was distributed among the 290 constituencies and the 47 Counties? (ii) state the timelines within which farmers in Busia County will receive the subsidized fertilizer in view of the fact that no fertilizer was allocated to the County? to Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development 26 Jun 2023 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) clarify whether the current domiciling of Junior Secondary Schools in primary schools is a temporary arrangement or learners will later be relocated to premises in secondary schools, and if so, when will they be relocated? (ii) provide information on the amount of public funds that were channeled towards construction of classrooms in secondary schools earmarked for Junior Secondary Schools countrywide and indicate the fate of those facilities given that Junior S to Cabinet Secretary for Education 30 Mar 2023 Answered Source ↗
- – Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) consider incorporating the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) into the 8-4-4 curriculum as a way of addressing the challenges that have affected smooth transitioning from 8-4-4 to the CBC system? (ii) confirm whether the Ministry will meet the full costs of implementing the CBC, particularly purchase of resources necessary for carrying out CBC lessons? (iii) state the measures that the Ministry is taking to ensure that all the 1.2 million Grade 7 learners trans to Cabinet Secretary for Education 15 Mar 2023 Pending Source ↗
- (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the reasons why Mr. Gabriel Akimwanary Obasie of ID No. 7230285 was unlawfully dismissed by the National Industrial Training Authority (NITA) on 19th February 2018? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain when Mr. Obasie will be reinstated to his position and paid outstanding salaries and benefits for the period he has been out of employment, as well as compensation for the unwarranted violation of his labour rights guaranteed in Article 41 of the Constit to Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection 1 Mar 2023 Dropped Source ↗
- (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the reason and circumstances that led to the unlawful dismissal of Mr. Gabriel Akimwanary Obasie of ID No. 7230285 from National Industrial Training Authority on 19th February 2022? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary indicate when the officer when the officer will be reinstated back to office and paid his salaries arrears and other benefits for the period he was out of employment? (To be replied before the Departmental Committee on Labour) to Cabinet Secretary for Laboure and Social Protection 16 Nov 2022 Source ↗
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