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Ojienda Tom Odhiambo
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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
- Vice-Chairperson of the National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations committee.
- Member of the Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries committee.
- Member of the Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights committee.
Committee reports
Reports produced by the committees Ojienda Tom Odhiambo sits on.
- Report Of The Jlahrc On A Petition By Laban Omusudi On Recall Of President Or Governor Through Citizen Iniative
- Report On Livestock Protection Bill
- Report On The Sessional Paper No. 1 Of 2025 On Foreign Policy Of Kenya
- Report Of Jlahrc On A Petition By Hon Maina
- Plant Varieties (amendment) Bill, 2025 (senate Bills No. 4 Of 2025)
- Standing Committee On Agriculture, Livestock And Fisheries Report On The Nuts And Oil Crops Bill, 2023 (senate Bills No.47 Of 20
- Report On National Assembly Amendments To The Coffee Bill
- Petition Report By Ms. Christine Njoki Mweru Regarding Incomplete Investigations And Failure To Arrest And Prosecute Suspect
- Standing Committee On Justice, Legal Affairs And Human Rights Report On Consideration Of The Kenya Policy On Public Participatio
- Standing Committee On Justice, Legal Affairs And Human Rights Report On Consideration Of The County Civic Education Bill,2024
- Petition Report - Restraining County Governments From Hiring Law Firms - With Annexures
- Report Of The Independent Electoral And Boundaries Commission (amendment) Bill (national Assembly Bills No. 10 Of 2024)
- Report On The Petition On The Ethics And Anti-corruption Graft Investigation On The West Kano Irrigation Scheme
- Petition Report On Catastrophic Maize Disease In Bomet For The Last 12 Years
- Report Of The Sugar Bill 2022, ( National Assembly Bill, No. 34 Of 2022)
- Report On The Tea ( Amendment) Bill, 2023 ( Senate Bills No. 1 Of 2023)
- Report On The Public Holidays ( Amendment) Bill, ( Senate Bills No 31 Of 2023)
- Sc-national Security Breport On Cattle Rustling And Loss Of Lives And Property In Lorroki And Malaso Divisions Of Samburu Centra
- Report On The Standimg Committeee On Jlahrc On The Houses Of Parliament(bicameral Relatins) Bill, 2023
- Report On The Prevention Of Livestock And Produce Theft Bill ( Senate Bills No 12 Of 2023
- Standing Committee On Agriculture Livestock And Fisheries Report On The Cotton Industry Development Bill (senate Bills No 5 Of 2
- Report On The Agriculture And Food Authority Amendment Bill,2023(senate Bills No. 13 Of 2023)
- Sc Report On Coffee Bill, 2023
- Agriculture Committee Report -agricultural And Livestock Extension Services Bill, 2022
- Jlahrc - Report On The Petition By The Kipsigis Community Clans Organization Regarding Land Injustices Against The Community
Topics this member is active on
Policy areas drawn from this member's certified verbatim Hansard contributions.
- Basic Education 3 3 interventions
- Education & Skills Development 3 3 interventions
- Teachers & Education Workforce 3 3 interventions
- Devolution 1 1 interventions
- Governance & Democracy 1 1 interventions
- Healthcare — SHIF / NHIF 1 1 interventions
Parliamentary Activity
Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will proceed to ask the Question as follows-
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda Odhiambo, SC Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have one supplementary question that arises from part (a) of the question that I asked this year. CS, at response No.4, you state that the County Aggregation and Industrial Parks (CAIPs) so far, five out of 17 have been...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on a matter of countrywide concern regarding the state of compliance with fair labour standards within the private...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof) Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Madam Temporary Speaker, what we have gone through should provoke us to amend the Powers and Privileges Act to copy what happens in other Commonwealth countries. In Australia, under Section 7 (1) of the Parliamentary Privileges Act, Parliament has been given powers to impose a...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Question No:008 GOVERNMENT FUNDED EXTRACURRICULAR AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMMES IN KISUMU COUNTY
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Yes, thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I have no doubt that Cabinet Secretary Ogamba is one of the best performing Cabinet Secretaries. Since his tenure, we have seen a lot of improvement in the educational sector. I have two interconnected questions; Cabinet Secretary...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I commend the statement by the Law Professor and neighbour, Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda, regarding lay-offs at Muhoroni Sugar Company. We must be told what happened. The only problem I have with the statement is that he has it localized...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have four Statements this afternoon. I would like to start with the Statement on agricultural land restoration in Kisumu County. INITIATIVES TO RESTORE DEGRADED AGRICULTURAL LAND IN KISUMU COUNTY February, 12, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 14
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Mr. Speaker, Sir, my second Statement is on criminal gang activities and public security in Kisumu County. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on a matter of...
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development the following Question-
Official Hansard sourceSen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Just one question. Hon. Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, on page four, you have indicated the allocation to pyrethrum at Kshs105 million in the Financial Year 2024/2025. Could the Cabinet Secretary clarify whether there are earnings from pyrethrum, if any?...
Official Hansard sourceBills Sponsored
Ojienda Tom Odhiambo has sponsored 1 bill.
The Sports (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 45)
2024Voting Record
Voting History: 20
Petitions
No petitions recorded yet.
Questions
No questions recorded yet.
Statements
- the state of compliance with fair labour standards within the private industrial establishments in Kisumu County request 30 Apr 2026
- Land rates and single business permit enforcement in Kisumu County request 2 Apr 2026
- Mass layoff of employees at Muhoroni Sugar Company request 3 Mar 2026
- Death of fish in fish cages in Lake Victoria request 18 Feb 2026
- criminal activities and public security in Kisumu County request 12 Feb 2026
- Delays in the completion of the Kisumu International Convention Centre (KICC) request 12 Feb 2026
- Criminal gang activity and public security in Kisumu County request 12 Feb 2026
- Enhancement and performance of Kisumu International Airport request 12 Feb 2026
- On-going initiatives aimed at restoring degraded agricultural land in Kisumu County request 12 Feb 2026
- Establishment and operation of Child Protection Units in Kisumu County request 11 Feb 2026
- Rising incidents of drug abuse and the effectiveness of prevention and rehabilitation programmes in Kisumu County request 11 Feb 2026
- Staffing gaps in critical healthcare facilities in Kisumu County. request 11 Feb 2026
- Rampant and uncontrolled dumping of garbage in markets within Kisumu County request 25 Nov 2025
- the compensation of traders at Kibuye Market in Kisumu County for losses incurred as a result of the recent strong winds and heavy rains request 13 Nov 2025
- Compensation of traders at Kibuye Market in Kisumu County who incurred losses due to adverse weather conditions request 12 Nov 2025
Papers Laid
- Reports of the Select Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds on the Consideration of the Audit Reports of the following County Bursary Funds for the Financial Years 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022 5 Dec 2024
- Audit Reports of the following Municipalities for Financial Years 2020/2021, 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 5 Dec 2024
- Reports of the Select Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds on the Consideration of the Audit Reports of the following County Bursary Funds for the 5 Dec 2024
- Financial Years 2019/2020, 2020/2021 and 2021/2022- 5 Dec 2024
- Kapsabet County Referral Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Karatina Sub County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Kilifi Health Improvement Fund 5 Dec 2024
- Kinango Sub-County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Kwale Sub County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Longisa County Referral Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Lunga Sub County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Migori County Level 4 Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Msambweni Sub-County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Mt. Kenya Sub County Hospital 5 Dec 2024
- Mukurweini Sub County Hospital 5 Dec 2024