Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) This year's Budget did not recommend taxation on tourism travels. What was proposed was taxation on the transportation of tourists by all means of conveyancing. The proposed tax measure did not intend to impose a heavy burden of taxation on the tourism industry but was aimed at addressing some gaps that were noted in the area of transportation of tourists as taxation is a concern. (b) Based on representations by the Ministry of Tourism as a result of negative reaction from the stakeholders, I wish to confirm that the proposed taxation ... view
• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry will review the position in the coming Finance Bill on which debate is starting tomorrow. The Government cannot wait until next year. This matter is before the House and it will be reviewed as soon as possible. We are bringing a proposal. view
• 4 Nov 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that the Second Reading of the Finance Bill will start tomorrow. That is when it will be presented. view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It has become a practice that when an hon. Member is asking questions, he asks one then the second one and so on. The Standing Orders say that an hon. Member should ask one question at a time. view
• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, can I attempt to reply? view
• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Okay, Mr. Speaker, Sir, but I was ready now. view
• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank all hon. Members who have contributed to this important Motion. The points raised by hon. Members are very pertinent; they are issues to do with connectivity. As has been stated in both the Sessional Paper and in the presentation which I made here, this loan is meant to improve the capacity of the Mombasa Port to handle cargo, and even passengers for tourism purposes. On the issues raised by Mr. Mungatana, about the mobilization of internal resources to finance ventures like this one, this is a very important issue, which is ... view
• 24 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: This will mobilize internal resources which will help us to finance some of the infrastructure projects like this one of Mombasa. However, the terms of this loan are such that even if we floated bonds, we cannot match locally the terms offered by the Japanese Government. It is not easy to find a concessionary loan--- If you mobilise funds locally, that will still be a loan. It will still be a public debt and will still have to be serviced. It will have to be serviced at reasonable market prices in terms of interest. If we get donors who give ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Mr. Fredrick Nzyoka has not been receiving his monthly pension since October, 2005. (b) Mr. Nzyoka's failure to receive his monthly pension was occasioned by his change of bank account number and also by an error in the new account number that he belatedly submitted to the Pensions Department. This error has been identified and rectified and his monthly pension, together with all his arrears, will be paid to him with effect from July, 2008. view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the pensioner submitted his bank account number sometime in June, 2005. His gratuity was posted to him on 30th June, 2005, through the above mentioned bank account number. He was later introduced into the payroll with effect from 1st October, 2005. However, when the monthly pension remittances started going to that account, they consistently came back to the Pensions Department until the pensioner again submitted another bank account where again money was being remitted and still being returned to the Pensions Department. Finally, it was detected that the reason why the computer was not accepting the remittances ... view