Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 961 to 970 of 1641.

• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the allocation is 0.5 per cent of the total revenue. I want to read again Article 216(4) of the Constitution, which says:- The Commission shall determine, publish and regularly review a policy in which it sets out the criteria by which to identify the marginalised areas for purposes of Article 204(2).” view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is RAC which is supposed to determine the criteria. How do you allocate money before you even know which are the marginalised areas? view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know what direction you are giving me, but let me confirm to this House that the Budget for the next financial year has already been prepared and this particular Fund has not been factored in. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we shall consult and interpret the Constitution. view
• 27 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have undertaken to do that with not only Treasury, but also with the Attorney-General. view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Question was canvassed in this House on 12th April, 2011 and what was outstanding were the reports; and we were to seek opinion from the Attorney-General on whether we could table them or not. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have been consulting with the Attorney-General but we have not concluded the consultations. I was requesting your indulgence if you could give me one more week to conclude this matter. I have discussed this with the hon. Member and he has agreed that we can do this. In the same vein, we are considering a legislation to amend ... view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, these were not reports which were tabled to the Banking Fraud Investigation Department. These were reports by the Banking Fraud Investigation Department which were forwarded to the Attorney-General with a view to prosecute. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was reluctant to table them because floating names of people who had not been fully investigated, perhaps, would prejudice further investigations and you asked me to seek legal opinion from the Attorney-General on whether I could table them or not. So, those reports were not from outside. view
• 26 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just requested for a few more days to do so. If I am given up to Tuesday, next week, I will be able to table them. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The three year contract for the design, manufacture and supply of currency entered into on 4th May, 2006 by the Central Bank of Kenya and De La Rue International Limited for the printing of 1,710 million pieces of bank notes was cancelled by the Government to allow joint venture negotiations between the Government of Kenya and De La Rue. Since then, jobs have been retained (370) and safeguarded. In addition, production of currency for the region will be enabled thus resulting in economies being made. (b) Between May 2006 and ... view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to deny categorically that the Government did not enter into a more expensive contract. The contract which was cancelled was for printing of 1,710 million notes and the amount of money which was to be paid in total was 51.2 billion pounds. After the cancellation, the Government continued with the old contract whose terms were not varied but it was an interim measure before conclusion of negotiations with De La Rue. This particular one was--- view