Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: (b)The stop-gap measures that the Government is taking to curb illegal cross border trade include the following:- view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: (i) Frequent border patrols. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: (ii) Constant communication and information sharing among Government agencies involved, i.e., Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Ministry of State for Immigration and Registration of Persons and Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: (iii) Prosecution of offenders. view
• 30 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the question of collusion is a very difficult one. That is because it is a moral issue. Normally, when officers who collude are detected, appropriate action is taken. It is normally very severe, especially on the ones that are under my direct charge. We always take very stern measures if we find them culpable and having colluded. The measures include dismissal and recommendation for prosecution. view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The report by PricewaterhouseCoopers was submitted to the Kenya Anti- Corruption Commission (KACC) for further investigations and possible prosecution of suspects. I am not aware of any reports by the EMU and the CID touching on maize and food security. (b) Importation of maize on duty-free basis was undertaken between 1st July, 2009 and 16th January, 2010 during the 2009/2010 Financial Year. The total duty foregone as a result of this waiver amounts to Kshs17, 696,940,139. (c) There are no pending approvals or waivers awaiting deliveries. view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the waiver was open-ended. It was not given to any specific group of people. The Minister did not approve any quantities to any specific group of people. All Kenyans were free to import as much maize as they could, if they could market it. Therefore, that information is only available for statistical purposes and not for accounting purposes because all Kenyans were allowed to import maize without restrictions. view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I have stated, the report was given to the KACC for further investigations and possible prosecution of the suspects. It will be prejudicial to table that report at this stage, because it might interfere with the investigations. However, the Minister is ready to discuss this in a closed session of the relevant Departmental Committee of Parliament. view
• 29 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we shall table that report at an appropriate time, once the KACC have completed their work. I believe that that is going to be soon. So, I am pleading with hon. Members to give us a little time, so that investigations can be completed before we can table it for discussion in this House. view