Oginga Oburu

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu 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...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. June 16, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 38 Sen. (Dr.) OburuThis is the core of our responsibility as a Senate because we are discussing the division of revenue to the counties. This is...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. June 16, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 38 Sen. (Dr.) OburuThis is the core of our responsibility as a Senate because we are discussing the division of revenue to the counties. This is...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. June 16, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 38 Sen. (Dr.) OburuThis is the core of our responsibility as a Senate because we are discussing the division of revenue to the counties. This is...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Sen. 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] June 11, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 48 Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Apology accepted.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu I 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...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Asante 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...

Asante 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...

katika kaunti yangu, miezi mitano sasa hawajalipwa. Mheshimiwa Rais akienda vijijini, wao ndio wa kwanza kunyosha vidole viwili kumtukuza lakini wanaumia.Kule Bungoma, madaktari-mashinani ni 3,590 na wao wanahudumia boma 100 kila mmoja. Hii inaashiria kwamba wao pia wana uwezo wa kueneza amani na mstakabali mwema katika jamii.Hapa katika bajeti hii...

Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me an opportunity to make some brief, albeit insightful, comments on this Bill. The Community Health workers have blamed the Senate for delaying this, Bill. I am looking at the committee report and it is quite baffling that the committee, which I sit...

Health Strategy, which is 2020 to 2025, that already establishes the community health units.I guess the difference between this Bill, and it is important that we look at it from a community and a humanitarian perspective, is that for once, those people who have been in the frontline of providing...

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. When I spoke earlier, I talked about Community Health Promoters (CHPs) and the delay of their stipend. Now, looking at the budget that is being read, I want to thank the Kenya Kwanza Government. Before I talk about the Bill, allow me to...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank 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...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank 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...

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.) 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...

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.) 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...

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...