Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1351 to 1360 of 1650.

• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have stated that the money has been disbursed to the public trustee in Kisumu. There are forms which the family needs to fill in order to get the money paid. As far as we are concerned, she should be able to get this money any time she fills the necessary forms at the public trustee’s office in Kisumu. view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this particular Question is not in respect of the senior citizen who is alive. This Question is in respect of a deceased former civil servant whose payments are due to the family. Therefore, it takes time to identify the view
• 16 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I undertake to give him all the information about this Question. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the answer was given to Parliament for distribution more than a week ago. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The monthly pension for Mr. Paul Kimosbei Kogo was stopped after it was returned by his bank, the Co-operative Bank of Kenya, Eldoret, as a result of closure of his bank account. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Kogo submitted to us his bank account for the Post Bank. When we checked that bank account, we found it to be wrong and we, therefore, could not remit money through it. We wrote to him a letter dated 10th July, 2009 advising the pensioner to submit correct bank account details to enable payment of his pension benefits. His monthly pension will be paid as soon as we get a response from the pensioner. view
• 9 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, within a week of receipt of that letter, we will process and pay him all his dues from 1st October, 2002. view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a)The Pensions Secretary/Director of Pensions relied on the Cabinet decision in implementing the pension increase in the year 2006. The Cabinet decision was informed by the report of a professional firm of actuaries dated August 2005. (b)The Government spent a total of Kshs7, 500,000 in the production of the actuarial report. I hereby table the Report before the House. view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: (c)The pension increase granted in the year 2006 was backdated to 1st July 2005 as directed by the Cabinet. No other pension increase has been approved by the Cabinet as yet. view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Could you, please, repeat the question? view
• 8 Sep 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government has increased pensions three times. The first increase was in 2006, when the Government raised minimum pensions from Kshs500 to Kshs2, 000. The same year, the Government increased that pension by Kshs300 to make it a minimum of Kshs2, 300. In 2009, the Government increased the pensions from Kshs2, 300 to Kshs2, 600. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government has also incorporated a permanent increase which will be effected every year. This increase is 3 per cent every two years. That is the Government’s plan. view