Oginga 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 be able to...

Thank 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...

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] Apology accepted.

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 village so we...

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...

We 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...

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 Boundaries Commission (IEBC)...

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 of Ramadhan where...

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 was revoked by...

We 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...

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 manage this lake jointly, so that fishermen are not harassed and arrested? Some...

Thank 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...

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 be accomplished with...

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 European farms. This...

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. Mr. Speaker, Sir, during the period under...