Oginga Oburu

Sen. (Dr.) OburuFebruary, 18, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 34

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise first on Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on a matter of countywide concern regarding the plight of 580 health workers whose employment at the Siaya County Referral Hospital...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the onset, I want to join my colleagues in celebrating the great sons and daughters of Busia County. I have never known, but from the list that you have read, Busia has one of the most illustrious sons and daughters. I...

You have one minute to conclude your thoughts, hon. Senator. Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Mr. Speaker, Sir, the lake is supposed to be a Common User Facility (CUF) . Uganda practises CUF with the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) because they manage the lake jointly. Why can the East Africans not...

Sen. Tabitha, you have the Floor.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to pick up from what our “Youth Leader” said. That is when you were a Minister of the EAC between 2008 and

Sen. (Dr.) OburuWe could easily move into Uganda. There used to be a roadblock showing that you were getting into Uganda. During colonial times, the currency used to be one. Why are we not doing better than the colonialists? Uganda and Kenya were more or less one because we were...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to make a comment on the Statement sought by Sen. Okiya Omtatah on the ring road around Lake Victoria. This is a road which is long overdue. Speaking about this road started immediately after Independence. The road was supposed to...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to comment on the statement sought by the Senator for Murang’a County, Hon. Nyutu. It reminds me of the colonial edict, where citizens of this country used to be shot at randomly under the pretext that they were trespassing the...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.56 (1) (b) to make a Statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on Energy for the Third Quarter of the Fourth Session covering the period commencing 1st May to 31st August, 2025. September 24, 2025 SENATE...