Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1331 to 1340 of 1641.

• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to take this opportunity to thank the hon. Members who have contributed to this debate. Their contributions have been very constructive. We have noted all the points they have raised on this Bill. view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Secondly, I want to thank the Departmental Committee on Finance for having been very co-operative. The Committee discussed this Bill with our Ministry, and we agreed on most of the issues. However, this is not the end of it. They can still make any improvements they feel necessary in the Bill before we go to the Committee Stage. view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have noted the concerns of one of the hon. Members, who talked about the proper definition of “controls” and “dominance”. We are going to consider recommending some amendments during the Committee Stage to give clearer definitions of these terms. view
• 19 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: With regard to the issue of operationalisation of the Tribunal, we expect that with an empowered Authority, there will be more cases to be handled by the Tribunal. Therefore, I believe, the Tribunal will be very busy. view
• 18 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Following the enactment of the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005 the Public Procurement Oversight Authority--- view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Competition Bill be read a Second Time. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government started to embrace competition policy in the mid-1990s. Therefore, the role of the Government in the market view
• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: State-owned commercial enterprises started to diminish and also measures such as deregulation, decontrols and privatization were introduced. These measures were used by the Government to determine the overall conditions and levels of competition that were likely to be met in specific markets in the economy. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, competition is rivalry between businesses. This rivalry is supposed to engender business to allocate resources and prices according to the market forces. This is expected to lead to better equality and wider choice of goods and services at lower prices. This is, of course, when there is unfettered competition. However, ... view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg the indulgence of the House to answer this Question tomorrow afternoon. There is some information that we are still checking and we have not found it. view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will have it ready tomorrow. view