Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 901 to 910 of 1641.

• 19 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not really get the point the Member is making because the Constitution was promulgated in August last year and we are now in May. We are just about to reach the first financial year since the Constitution was promulgated. Now, from June this year, six months thereafter, we shall have to comply. In any case, the 2009/2010 accounts are already with the Public Accounts Committee (PAC). view
• 19 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as soon as the financial year ends, we have put in place sufficient measures and we shall comply. view
• 19 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am speaking on behalf of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government. We would like to request the indulgence of the House to allow us to postpone this Question because the answer we have got is not satisfactory to us. We have discussed with the Questioner and agreed on this request. So, we are asking the House to give us two weeks to complete compiling the answer, because the amount of information that is required is massive. view
• 19 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will give it to him four days earlier. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, I would like to apologize for failing to be in the House on Tuesday 10th May, 2011 when the House was expecting a Ministerial Statement to be delivered. Kindly, accept my apology and that of my Minister. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to make a Statement following--- view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 21st April, 2011, the hon. Mbadi requested for a Ministerial Statement concerning revenue accounts from the Minister for Finance. The matter came up in the House on Tuesday, 10th May, 2011, where the Speaker ruled that the Minister for Finance should not conduct any business in the House until the Ministerial Statement has been given to the House. The very next day, Wednesday, 11th May, 2011, in Serena Hotel, there was a Press conference called by the Mars Group, where hon. Mbadi participated and, indeed, the exact same issue that the Minister was to make a ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we scrutinized the matter and inquired into the issues that have been requested by hon. Mbadi, we conclude as follows:- 1. The accounts for the 2007/2008 Financial Year were queried by the Controller and Auditor-General and he submitted the report to the House. The Public view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Accounts Committee (PAC) duly investigated the matters raised for that financial year and in December 2010, submitted to this House their Report containing its recommendations. 2. The accounts for the Financial Year 2008/2009 were audited by the Controller and Auditor-General and he has submitted his Report to this House. The PAC has taken up the matter and is currently investigating those accounts. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is with this in mind that we are stating that making a Statement as requested would be in violation of the Standing Orders and in breach of the Parliamentary practice. Hon. Mbadi, would be ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not true that the issues which the hon. Member has raised were not canvassed by the PAC. I can give you an extract from the PAC just as an example on the issue which the hon. Member asked on the taxes on international trade and transactions. The PAC deliberated on this particular item and even made recommendations at the end. It states as follows:- “The Committee recommends that the Accounting Officer should always ensure that audit queries are promptly responded to and all relevant documents availed for audit as required. Officers who fail to perform ... view