Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1541 to 1550 of 1641.

• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a different Question. I do not have that information here with me. All that I know, and is in the public domain, is that a number of these fraudsters were arrested and taken to court. The Government is continuing to crack down on them. If members of the public bring any evidence, then the crackdown will continue. They will be apprehended and brought to book. view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, some of these criminals are very permeative. They mutate and change in different forms. Some of them are in the form of co-operatives, church organisations and other various ways of defrauding people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is very difficult for the Government to promise to compensate people who were defrauded through cheating by very unscrupulous people. So, what we can promise is only investigations. Action can only be taken after they have gone through the legal process. We cannot promise to compensate them. view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is no need to defer the Question. As I said, this matter is a very big issue. It is in very many forms. It is a multi-faceted issue. Therefore, anybody with information should bring it forth to the Government, including the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, because he is only being consulted. He has promised to bring to us whatever information he has. So, really there is no need to defer the Question because I have answered it sufficiently. view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether it is in order for an hon. Member to insinuate an improper motive on the other Members of the House without bringing any evidence about them. I am not aware of the scheme Dr. Khalwale is talking about. Furthermore, I do not know whether the Floor of the House should be used for a smear campaign without any substantiation. view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take the option of asking him to substantiate his claims! view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether the Member was keenly listening to my reply. I told him clearly that these are neither financial institutions nor banks. The Central Bank of Kenya is only responsible for supervising banks and financial institutions. Because the Central Bank of Kenya was concerned about these pyramid schemes, the Banking Anti-Fraud Investigation Department ordered banks to check, under the known customer regulations, those schemes which, were banking with them. It is because of that, that those accounts which, were known to be operating pyramid schemes, were frozen. Otherwise, the Central Bank of Kenya has ... view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir. The hon. Assistant Minister on the Floor should be speaking from the Dispatch Box. I do not know if that is the right way to go. view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to contribute to this very important Bill. This Bill is addressing very pertinent issues. As we are all aware, from the colonial times, this profession called accountancy has been made more or less like an exclusive club for a few people. The rules which were in place were very bureaucratic. They made it very difficult for young accountants to come up and be registered. Over the years, we have had this profession of accountants and many other professional bodies have been coming up to emulate what the accountants are doing. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, ... view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think because of this the accountancy profession must be given the prominence that it deserves. It is not just the accounts in public service that matter; accounting in the private sector must also be given the prominence it requires. We, April 15, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 467 therefore, need very good laws in order to do this for the future of our country. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in conclusion, I would like to say that this Bill could not have come at a better time. This is the time when our country needs more transparency than ... view
• 17 Oct 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion. THAT, this House notes the contents of the report by the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on Equity Bank laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 16th, October, 2007. view