Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 751 to 760 of 1648.

• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of The Central Depositories (Amendment) Bill and its approval thereof without amendment. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said report. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Capital Markets (Amendment) Bill, Bill No.13 of 2011, be now read a Third Time. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to thank hon. Members for passing this Bill. I want to respond to my very good friend the Chairman, Mr. Ethuro, about further amendments. In fact, we intend to introduce two Bills which will put more clarity between the regulatory authority which is the Capital Markets Authority and the securities which are actually the trading. So, we will soon introduce two Bills which will make these relationships very clear. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said report. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Central Depositories (Amendment) Bill, Bill No.14 of 2011, be now read a Third Time. view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The National Payment System Bill (Bill No.46 of 2011) be now read a Second Time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Government’s initiative to modernize payment systems began with the automation of the Nairobi Clearing House in May 1998 with the aim of enhancing the clearing of cheques between banks and using Magnetic Ink Character Recognition Technology and Electronic Funds Transfer Payment. This initiative resulted in the reduction of clearing time for cheques from 14 days to the present three days. Subsequently, the amendment of the Evidence Act provides for electronic documents followed together ... view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in 2003, the mandate of the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK) was expanded through the amendment of the Central Bank of Kenya Act to insert section 4(a) (i) (d) that gave the Bank the mandate of formulating and implementing such policies as to best promote the establishment, regulation and supervision of efficient and effective payment, clearing and settlement system. The CBK has embarked on strategies largely geared towards modernization of Kenya’s large value and retail payment system. Thus, following the above amendment, the CBK, in consultation with the Treasury and the Kenya Bankers Association, drafted ... view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to thank all hon. Members who have contributed to this very important Bill. All the points that they have raised are very relevant and are meant to improve on the Bill. I am here with my officers who have been keenly taking notes. When we come to the Committee Stage, we will take into consideration some of the views that have been expressed. Prof. Kaloki raised the issue on Clause 12(2) about the punishment and proposed some enhancements. view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, that is something that we will look at positively because it is meant to strengthen the Bill. We will consider it when we are presenting the Bill at that time. He also raised the issues about the EAC which are important. We want to be a financial hub and that is one of the objectives of this Bill and to improve the situation so that investors feel safe when they come to invest in our country. The points raised by hon. Njuguna were the same. He also raised the same issue you raised about punishment and ... view