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Joshua Oron Odongo
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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 Health committee.
- Member of the National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity committee.
Committee reports
Reports produced by the committees Joshua Oron Odongo sits on.
- Report On The Assessment Of Utilization Of Funds By Social Health Authority And Challenges Faced By Medical Facilities
- Report On Consideration Of The Health (amendment) Bill (na Bill No. 56 Of 2024)
- Report On The Harmonization Of The Proposed Amendments To The Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill, 2022
- Report On Consideration Of The Presidential Memorandum Of Referral On The Cancer Prevention And Control (amendment) (no. 2) Bill
- Report On Consideration Of The Kenya Institute Of Primate Research (na Bill No. 52 Of 2024)
- Report On Approval Hearings Of Dr. Oluga Fredrick As Principal Secretary, State Department For Medical Services
- Report On Consideration Of The Medical Social Workers Bill (na Bill No. 22 Of 2024)
- Report On The Digital Health Bill, Na Bill No. 57 Of 2023
- Report On The Social Health Insurance Bill, Na Bill No. 58 Of 2023
- Report On Community Health Workers Bill (na Bill No.53 Of 2022) By Health Committee
- Report On The Approval Of Nominee For Appointment As The Director-general For Health
- Report Of The Departmental On Health On The Report Of The Xxiv Figo World Congress Of Gynaecology And Obstetrics In Paris Conven
- Report Of The Departmental Committee On Health On Its Consideration The Inquiry Into Alleged Fraudulent Payments Of Medical
- Report Of The Departmental On Health On The Report Of The Experimential Learning Visit On The Harm Reduction Programme
- Report Of The Health Committee On The Cancer Prevention And Control Amendment No2 Bill Na Bill No45 Of 2022
- Report Of The Committee On Health On Statute Law (miscellaneous Amendment) Bill 2022
- Report On Ratification Of The African Union Treaty For The Establishment Of The African Medicines Agency (ama)
- Report On The Approval Hearing Of Nominees For The Principal Secretaries For Ministry Of Health
Topics this member is active on
Policy areas drawn from this member's certified verbatim Hansard contributions.
- Basic Education 1 1 interventions
- Budget & Finance 1 1 interventions
- Taxation 1 1 interventions
- Teachers & Education Workforce 1 1 interventions
Parliamentary Activity
Hon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Hon. Speaker, thank you for giving me the opportunity to welcome Koru Girls High School from Muhoroni in Kisumu County. I take this opportunity to welcome them on behalf of Hon. K’Oyoo. Koru Girls is one of our best schools in the county, constituency...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity to also add my voice in welcoming Maranda High School. I am an alumnus of Maranda High School. That is where I started from. Maranda High School students, dream on. This is where you should be aiming...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to reply. As you can see, the Bill is very rich. It is rich in responses, in contributions and also in the impact that it will have on the lives of many Kenyans. This...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Can I give the Hon. Member a chance to contribute first then I continue? The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Omboko Milemba) Yes. Hon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Thank you.
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I said, this Bill is a game changer. It provides a pathway for many young people, middle-aged persons and older Kenyans who have acquired skills over time but are stuck in specific jobs and positions. It will enable...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, in conclusion, I want to encourage Members that when this Bill comes up in the Committee of the whole House, we give it full support so that we see its logical conclusion. Let us see these amendments entrenched in law so...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that the Industrial Training (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 50 of 2024) be now read a Second Time. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this Bill was first published in November 2024 and first read on 20th...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity to welcome the Corine Fountain Comprehensive School from Karachuonyo and all other schools here today. On behalf of Hon. Adipo Okuome, Member for Karachuonyo, I 12th August 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 3 Hon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central,...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My Question to the Cabinet Secretary regards a 9.5 kilometre road called Tom Mboya Road in Kisumu. Hon. Speaker, this road was awarded in 2021, but up to now, a third has been paid for. A balance of Ksh450 million...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, given that this Motion was exhaustively discussed yesterday, I beg to reply. I do not know whether there is any other Member…
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, this Report is very important as it highlights some of the inequalities in employment across government departments. Yesterday, the only issue that was raised concerned the use of the term "Kalenjin" in the report regarding the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital,...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Hon. Speaker, thank you for allowing me to welcome one of my best-performing schools, the Aga Khan School. This is one of the oldest schools in my constituency. The students are here on a study trip. I welcome them and I advise the students...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 259D (2) , I rise to pay glowing tribute to the late Hon. (Rev.) Kennedy Nyagudi, the former Member of Parliament for the then Kisumu Town West Constituency. Hon. Nyagudi passed away on Sunday, 23rd March 2025, while...
Official Hansard sourceHon. Joshua Oron (Kisumu Central, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Hon. Temporary Speaker, this is request for a statement regarding the settlement and land tenure for squatters in Boma Slums and Ol-Jorai Farm. I am asking it on behalf of Hon. Ariko Namoit, Member of Parliament for Turkana South...
Official Hansard sourceBills Sponsored
Joshua Oron Odongo has sponsored 2 bills.
The Technical and Vocational Education and Training (Amendment) Bill
2025Voting Record
Voting History: 9
Petitions
No petitions recorded yet.
Questions
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain why the Administrative units in Kanyakwar Location, Nyalenda Location, Obunga Sub-Location, Kanyakwar Sub-Location, Dunga Sub-Location and Lower Milimani Sub-Location have not been operationalized despite having being gazette on 21st July 2017? (ii) provide a definite timeline when these administrative units will be fully operational in order to ensure that the local population gains convenient access to essential National Government Services in the area to Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration 19 Mar 2024 Pending Source ↗
- Could the Cabinet Secretary – (i) explain why the teachers from Kudho Secondary School, Kudho Primary School and Obinju Kanyakwar Primary School are yet to receive their enhanced House Allowances yet their counterparts in other constituencies such as Kisumu West and Kisumu East are getting the said allowances? (ii) provide timelines within which the affected teachers will receive their enhanced House Allowances? to Cabinet Secretary for Education 28 Feb 2024 Answered Source ↗
- (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain measures the Ministry has in place to mitigate the continued release of effluent and other pollutants into Lake Victoria leading to damage and loss of the marine biodiversity? (ii) What steps is the Ministry taking to assess the extent of damage that chemicals discharged into the lake from (iii) What steps has the Ministry taken to eradicate or control the the safety of the fish consumed by Kenyans? (iv) What action is the Ministry taking to ensure the env to Cabinet Secretary for Environment and Forestry 22 Nov 2022 Source ↗
Statements
- Tribute to the former Member of Parliament for Kisumu West Constituency, the late Hon. (Rev.) Kennedy Nyagudi. request 2 Apr 2025
- the re-settlement of squatters in Boma Slums in Eldoret and Ol Jorai Farm in Naivasha request 4 Dec 2024
- the delay in the operationalisation of administrative units in Kisumu Central Constituency request 19 Nov 2024
Papers Laid
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