Senate
Oginga Oburu
Official identity source · observed 3 Aug 2026
Topics detected in Oginga Oburu's contributions
Follow Oginga OburuOfficial Background
Education
- People's Friendship University PhD Economics 1968 to 1970
- People's Friendship University: Msc Degree Economics 1965 to 1967
- People's Friendship Universit: Bsc.Degree Economics
- Soviet Secondary School,Moscow Secondary School Certificate 1962 to 1964
Career & Experience
- East Africa Legislative Assembly MP& Commissioner 2018 to 2022
- Kenya National Assembly Nominated MP, Bondo 2013 to 2017
- Kenya National Assembly MP, Bondo Constituency and Ass. Minister Ministry of Finance 1994 to 2013
- Ministry of Planning & National Development Economist 1981 to 1994
- Kisumu Municipality Elected Councillor 1974 to 1979
Primary source · verified observation 3 Aug 2026
Current Positions
A member of the 13th Parliament
2022 General Election
Who is standing for this seat in 2027 will appear here once the IEBC clears candidates. Nominations close and clearance is published in the months before the August 2027 vote, so there is nothing official to show yet.
Committee Membership
- Chairperson of the Energy committee.
- Member of the Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations committee.
- Member of the Liaison committee.
- Member of the Powers and Privileges committee.
Committee reports
Reports produced by the committees Oginga Oburu sits on.
- Report Of The Liaison Committee On Activities Of The Fourth Session (2025)
- General / other Report To Amend On The Mandate Of County Governors Assigning Cecm Portfolio To Deputy Governors
- Petition Petition Report On Branding Public Projects With Images Of Governors And Mcas
- General / other Standing Committee On Devolution And Intergovernmental Relations Progress Report On The Operational And Leadership Crisis Affect
- General / other Standing Committee On Devolution And Intergovernmental Relations Progress Report On The Operational And Leadership Crisis Affect
- General / other Standing Committee On Devolution And Intergovernmental Relations Progress Report On The Operational And Leadership Crisis Affect
- General / other Standing Committee On Devolution And Intergovernmental Relations Progress Report On The Operational And Leadership Crisis Affect
- General / other Standing Committee On Devolution And Intergovernmental Relations Progress Report On The Operational And Leadership Crisis Affect
- General / other Standing Committee On Devolution And Intergovernmental Relations Progress Report On The Operational And Leadership Crisis Affect
- Petition Report - Restraining County Governments From Hiring Law Firms - With Annexures
- General / other Report On State Of Markets In Bungoma County
- Report On State Of Markets In Vihiga County
- General / other Report On Personal Security Concerns- Deputy Governor- Tranzoia County
- Report Of The Devolution And Intergovernmental Relations ( Amendment) Bill Senate Bills No. 12 Of 2024
- Petition Petition Report- Energy Committee- Protection Of Rights And Freedoms
- Report Of Proceedings And Resolutions Of The Inaugural Biennial Devolution Conference Held In Eldoret , Uasin Gishu County
- Bill scrutiny Report On The Energy ( Ammendment) Bill, 2023 (senate Bills No 42 Of 2023)
- Bill scrutiny Standing Committee On Devolution And Intergovernmental Relations Report On The County Boundaries Bill (senate Bills No 6 Of 2023
- General / other Report Of The Inaugural High Level Meeting Between The Senate And The Council Of Governors
- Bill scrutiny Report On County Assembly Services (amendment ) Bill Senate Bills No. 34 Of 2023
- Bill scrutiny Report On The County Boundaries Bill (senate Bills No 6 Of 2023) April 2023
- General / other Report On A Statement Sought By Sen.mwenda Gataya Mo Fire,mp,on The Relocation Of National Government Administration Services
- Devolution Committee Report -conferment Of City Status To Eldoret
- Petition Report On The Nyeri Petition Concerning Lack Of Implementation Of A Resolution To Absorb The Contracted Instructors Under The E
- Petition Report On Kajiado Market Petition
How this compares
181 44th of 67
Ahead of 34% · median 263
13 46th of 67
Ahead of 27% · median 17
1 28th of 67
Ahead of 30% · median 1
7 65th of 67
Ahead of 3% · median 46
motions counted as moved, not seconded
1
What these numbers don’t measure
- Committee work
- Parliament publishes no committee attendance for either House, so nobody can count it — us included.
- Constituency work
- Funerals, harambees, schools, casework. Recorded nowhere we can read.
- Whether it worked
- We can count questions asked, not answers given.
- Speaking often isn’t speaking well. Use these to ask Oginga Oburu better questions — not to grade them.
Topics this member is active on
Policy areas drawn from this member's certified verbatim Hansard contributions.
- 3 interventions
- 3 interventions
- 2 interventions
- 1 interventions
- 1 interventions
- 1 interventions
- 1 interventions
181 counted contributions in this Parliament, 8 of them in 2026.
Named by other members: 31
Other members named Oginga Oburu in 31 passages of debate across 19 sittings, by 15 different members.
This counts the times somebody else named Oginga Oburu in debate. It is not a contribution — a contribution is something Oginga Oburu said — and the two are never added together.
Parliamentary Activity
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to take this opportunity to welcome the interns from the Institute of Economic Affairs and the American University. It is our tradition that we welcome them here, and we hope that during their stay, during this afternoon's sitting, they will be able to...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. This is the core of our responsibility as a Senate because we are discussing the division of revenue to the counties. This is the budget; what makes the counties work. This is what oils...
Official Hansard sourceSen. Oburu, there is no ‘Speaker, Sir,’ on the Chair now. There is ‘Madam Speaker.’ [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Abdul Haji) left the Chair)] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) in the Chair] Apology accepted.
Official Hansard sourceI can see your time is up. I appreciate that those who were raised in the village tend to have a very deep sense of pride in their way of life, food and culture. I will give you one minute because I also grew up in the village so we...
Official Hansard sourceAsante sana, Bi. Spika wa Muda, kwa nafasi hii. Majira ya asubuhi kiongozi wangu wa chama alikuwa na kikao na madaktari-mashinani katika Wadi ya Tuti Marakaru. Niliwahakikishia kwamba katika Seneti sitasinzia, sitalala na nitazungumza kwa niaba yao, kuwatetea. Nina furaha ghaya mpwitompwito jioni ya leo kuwaambia Wakenya kwamba Serikali ya...
Official Hansard sourceWe used to recognise clinical officers or just dressers who are dressing wounds in the village as doctors, as we used to call them. Now, we are having people who have, at least, some primary training in healthcare to care for our mothers and children at that primary level. This...
Official Hansard sourceThank you. Madam Temporary Speaker. I appreciate the recognition of the fact that I still represent the young generation. I wanted to comment on the two statements; one by Sen. Hamida on voter registration. What is currently going on in the programme of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC)...
Official Hansard sourceThank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I want to contribute to Sen. Mungatana’s statement. Actually, it is very unfortunate for that part of the country to complain about blackouts. My own county, for the last three months, has been experiencing serious blackouts. Despite being in the month of Ramadhan where...
Official Hansard sourceThank 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 was revoked by...
Official Hansard sourceWe 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 using the...
Official Hansard sourceMr. 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 manage this lake jointly, so that fishermen are not harassed and arrested? Some...
Official Hansard sourceThank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I take this opportunity to congratulate all my brothers and sisters, those who are alive and those who are gone, for their contributions to our nation and also to the great county of Busia. I know you have said that the list...
Official Hansard sourceThank 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 be accomplished with...
Official Hansard sourceThank 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 European farms. This...
Official Hansard sourceMr. 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. Mr. Speaker, Sir, during the period under...
Official Hansard sourceBills Sponsored
Oginga Oburu has sponsored 1 bill.
Voting Records
Voting Records: 20
Motions
- ARBITRARY ARRESTS OF KENYAN FISHERMEN BY UGANDAN AUTHORITIES THAT AWARE THAT the communities around the lake rely on fishing as their main economic activity, their source of food and employment 3 May 2023 Source ↗
- ARBITRARY ARRESTS OF KENYAN FISHERMEN BY UGANDAN AUTHORITIES THAT AWARE THAT the communities around the lake rely on fishing as their main economic activity, their source of food and employment 23 Mar 2023 Source ↗
Petitions
No petitions recorded yet.
Questions
No questions recorded yet.
Statements
- the plight of 580 health workers whose employment at the Siaya County Referral Hospital was revoked by the County Public Service Board citing irregular hiring request 28 Oct 2025
- Activities of the Committee for the period April to July, 2025 Statement 24 Sep 2025
- Activities of Standing Committee on Energy for Q3 of Fourth Session Statement 24 Sep 2025
- Activities of Standing Committee on Energy for Q1 2025 Statement 7 May 2025
- Activities of the Committee for the period January to April, 2025 Statement 7 May 2025