Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1041 to 1050 of 1641.

• 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
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Could you repeat that again? view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding the points raised by hon. Imanyara about the number of months the board has not met, it has not met for some months, but I cannot say how many. I did not bring the minutes of the board meetings, but it is not true that it has not sat for over one year, as the hon. Member claims. I am ready to table those minutes in the House, if required, maybe tomorrow. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, although the Constitution creates the CBK, it does not make the position of the Governor a constitutional office. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Odhiambo-Mabona quoted a source; that a public officer is one who is paid from the Consolidated Fund or Government coffers. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are other hon. Members who also raised issues regarding the position of the Deputy Governor. But if hon. Imanyara wants me to answer him straightaway, the Deputy Governor has been sick, as he says, for quite sometime and it has been recommended that he be retired on health grounds. Currently, we are seeking to appoint a Deputy Governor and we shall do that in due course. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Odhiambo-Mabona raised the issue of how the Governor is paid. It is true that the Governor is paid from public coffers like ... view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not interpret the Constitution, but there is an Act which established the CBK, which is also a constitutional provision. As I said, this Act is not quite in conformity with the new Constitution and we are in the process of bringing amendments to this House, so that, that Act which is still operational is in conformity with the new Constitution. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as it is now without being amended, it allows His Excellency the President to do the appointment, the way he did. That is not against this Constitution. The law which was supposed to be established according to the same Constitution has not been established by this honourable House. Therefore, there is no vacuum. The law which still exists operates until the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance brings a new Bill to this House to amend the Central Bank of Kenya Act to conform with the new Constitution. view
• 1 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member was a judge that would have been her verdict. However, we are not arguing this matter in a court of law. What I am saying is to the best of my understanding of the law. What she says is unconstitutional is to her best understanding of the law. view