Tom Odhiambo Ojienda

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Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir. I thought there was Gen Zs sabotage, but it is a Wednesday. I am satisfied with the responses by the Prime Cabinet Secretary and as a student of International Law and Diplomacy, I will reach out to the Cabinet Secretary to clarify some of...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry the following Question No.057

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The question that I asked was specifically intended to get the Ministry to highlight the contributions that come from the FLLoCA Fund. I note that Kisumu County got a total of Kshs273,335,666 and that is commendable. If we lose oversight of these funds, either...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am super satisfied.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Question No.058 addressed to the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport is on Kenya Airways (KQ) .

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as the Cabinet Secretary has indicated, obviously his response is unsatisfactory. In view of his response on the need to interrogate the leadership of KQ, the question of shareholding arises. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I note that the Government has 48 per cent shareholding, but there...

Question No.61 to the Cabinet Secretary, Roads and Transport is in five parts.

political framework. I am alive to the fact that there are wards that need by-elections to be undertaken and that the IEBC has not had quorum. That is the reason that a quorum of five as proposed by a clear Act because in the last elections cycle, we had interpretation...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will wait to request for my statement then comprehensively address the statement by Sen. Wambua.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have two statements. I will start with the statement on the state of Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Grounds and Victoria Park, and the establishment of other parks in Kisumu County. STATE OF PARKS IN KISUMU COUNTY STATE OF ECDE IN KISUMU COUNTY

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to welcome the delegation from the University of Nairobi, School of Law to the Senate. Ladies and gentlemen, I want to welcome you to the Senate. I am an alumnus of the University of Nairobi, like many Senators here. When you take...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to)

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question proposed)

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, proceed to respond. The Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration (Hon. (Prof.) Kithure Kindiki) : Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In response to Question No.001 by the Senator for Kisumu County, Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, I state as follows- The conflicts in Sondu area along the...

the Cabinet Secretary to tell the House when he intends to visit the flood-affected victims of the Sondu clashes.The Sub-County of Nyakach has been afflicted by floods, as have the sub- counties of Nyando and Kisumu. Kapuothe, Nyakach and Kabonyo/Kanyagwal have suffered from the backflow of Lake Victoria. I want...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir---

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the statement on the flooding disaster response in Nairobi City County. The flooding in this country this year is unprecedented because the volumes of water that we have received from the precipitation in most parts of the...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, we acknowledge that disaster management is a dual function, both of the national and county governments. It is time we had a framework where the national Government and county governments deal with disasters in a manner that does not lead to some of the hitches we have...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have three Statements. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget regarding measures put in place to address and curb wastage of public resources in Kisumu County. In the statement, the committee...

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Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Question No.009 that goes to the Cabinet Secretary for Health is framed in three parts.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am satisfied with the responses given. The only follow-up question would be for the Cabinet Secretary to explain to the House the intended processes that underline the implementation of the Social Health Insurance Act. Also, whether there are frameworks that have been put in place...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to welcome the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) from Kisumu County Assembly to Senate. I believe that the MCAs of Kisumu are here to learn the best traditions of Senate, specifically the role of Senate in oversight under Article 96. Their...