Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1041 to 1050 of 1650.

• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are aware of these violations. It is clearly stated in the report which I have just tabled. The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance is not an investigation arm. We also do not have powers to prosecute. So, our role is to hand over the report to the rightful authorities that are empowered to investigate further and if they find any criminal involvement by the individuals, they will take action. The Ministry has already handed over the report from the PPOA to the KACC for further investigation and possible prosecution. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, stopping a contract which has been awarded has consequences. If you award a contract and stop it, the person who was awarded the contract is not culpable because he was awarded the contract. So, you have to be ready to pay damages to that person. So, it is the PPOA to weigh the pros and cons of stopping the contract. In this case, it decided not to stop the contract but to recommend further investigations against the people who are culpable to be punished and not the person who has been awarded the contract. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have stated that cancellation of contracts has dire consequences even for the society. Eventually, if somebody takes the society to court, it is not those who are culpable who will pay but the poor members who will pay from their meagre resources. So, the PPOA could have cancelled the contract but in this case, they decided not to cancel it but to hand over the report to the KACC with recommendations for further investigations and possible prosecution of the culprit. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am saying that, that option was there but the PPOA is not there to punish the organization. The report states the weaknesses which have been identified and have led to some of these mistakes. Therefore, the PPOA has drawn a very clear plan of action which it is monitoring very closely. If those people continue to violate these regulations, they will be taken to court in future by the PPOA. However, the KACC will deal with any financial malpractice. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 23rd February 2011 Mr. Gitobu Imanyara, MP, sought a Ministerial Statement from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance regarding the filling up of the post of the Governor of the Central view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Bank of Kenya (CBK). He sought a confirmation to the effect that the filling up of this position, being a constitutional office, will be transparent, competitive and will be preceded by an advertisement so as to avoid a crisis similar to the one relating to the four nominees to the various constitutional offices. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to respond as follows:- Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the office of the Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya is not a constitutional office as alleged by the hon. Member. Article 231 of the Constitution provides for, among other matters, the ... view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: It is, therefore, very clear that the law provides for the re-appointment of the Governor unless the appointing authority is not satisfied with the performance of the Governor. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Having been satisfied with the performance of the Governor, His Excellency the President has vide Gazette Notice No.2055 published on 25th February 2011 re-appointed Prof. Njuguna Ndung’u for a second term and final fourth year term with effect from 4th March 2011. We believe that this re-appointment will augur well for the continued pursuit of our development agenda. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: As with the case of the other existing laws, the Central Bank of Kenya Act will amended and streamlined with regard to the composition, powers, functions and operations of the Central Bank of Kenya in the spirit of the new Constitution. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: With regard to the reconstitution of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kenya, I wish to confirm that we are working on the same and hope to have the new Board of Directors in place by the end of this week. view