Tom Mboya Odege

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I just wanted to take the responsibility of reporting back to the Committee. I would also like to inform the House that we had a round of checks on transformers when we realised that there are thousands of faulty transformers...

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) I stand to support the two-thirds proposal. We know the witch-hunting that happens at county levels. If we lower this, no work will happen in counties and blackmail will be the order of the day. So, I support the two-thirds proposal. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon....

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I just wanted to take the responsibility of reporting back to the Committee. I would also like to inform the House that we had a round of checks on transformers when we realised that there are thousands of faulty transformers...

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) I stand to support the two-thirds proposal. We know the witch-hunting that happens at county levels. If we lower this, no work will happen in counties and blackmail will be the order of the day. So, I support the two-thirds proposal. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon....

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to the Budget Estimates. I have tried to scan all the issues related to the proposed Budget. There are a number of issues that I want to raise. The most unfortunate thing is...

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Lands regarding the leasing of land parcel LR No. 17955: Muhuru/Kadem/Macalder/498 by the County Government...

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Allow me to join my colleagues in debating the President’s Address made on Thursday last week. As I add my voice to the debate, allow me to congratulate our President for the eloquent presentation he made in this House. He...

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) On infrastructure, there is no single country in the world which can move from third world to developed status without roads. If we do not develop our roads up to rural areas, there is no single day we will say we are developed. The President...

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) Yes.

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am well informed. I want to thank her for coming out very clearly. We cannot dream of a healthy country if the county governments do not fix healthcare issues at the county level. We must demand for...

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) Thank you, the response is fairly good. The only area of concern is the speed - how Kenya Power is responding to replace the faulty lines. This was also reported at Masaba and they said they will improve power connectivity in Nyatike. If this is...

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy 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 Energy regarding the state of the infrastructure of Kenya Power within Nyatike Constituency and...

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Allow me to congratulate my brother for coming up with this timely Bill. As a country, we have lagged behind for so long. We are trying to classify and ring-fence social work for the professionals. This has already been done...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to react to the Speech that was delivered by the Head of State in this House. There is a number of positive aspects that I picked from the Speech. For the first time, the President appeared before us here with...

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) I am from the constituency where Macalder sits. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to support the Statement by my County Women Representative from Migori County. I would like to inform the House that we have a Petition with the Departmental Committee on Environment,...

Hon. Tom Odege (Nyatike, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this chance to add my voice to the Supplementary Appropriation (No.2) Bill. I wish to declare my support on the following grounds: One, by committing to confirm all the workers who are currently on either probation or contracts...