Dr. Oburu Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 971 to 980 of 1641.

• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am reading my figures here. I do not know the source of his figures. His question was about how many notes have been printed from that time to date and I have given that figure as 1,434 million notes. Again, I have given this in my answer at 40.65 pounds. If you divide the 51 million by 1,710 million, the cost comes to 0.02994 of a pound. If you calculate the old one to get the unit cost of printing, it translates to 0.0285 of a unit. Therefore, the 0.0285 is cheaper than 0.02994. ... view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the printing of notes is a security matter. In many countries, the governments actually manufacture their own notes 100 per cent. We are not negotiating with De La Rue so that they can continue forever. We are partially in De La Rue but our view is to eventually take over the printing of our notes ourselves. When we do that, we are not going to confine ourselves to the expensive printing of the west. We are going to continue to compare the prices being offered by De La Rue with other governments or companies which ... view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that already the Ministry is taking steps in the designing of the notes in compliance with Section 231(4) of the Constitution. I have also said that this is a very complicated process. It is something which you cannot do overnight. It will take about 21 months to complete the design for us to be able to produce coins and print notes. This is something which involves quite a number of people. It is not something that we can do as a Ministry alone. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like him to repeat the question. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is something which we cannot do arbitrarily. I think the provision in the Constitution is a general provision. There will have to be enabling Act to enable implementation of this particular section. Even without that, we have already started complying with this provision of the Constitution. Within our capability, we will comply with this section by making sure that within the earliest time possible, we print new notes and coins as per the requirement in the Constitution. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that if you divide 1.710 billion pieces by US$51.2 million, it comes to Kshs0.02994. If you divide 1.434 billion by US$40.65 million, it comes to Kshs0.285, which is cheaper than the one which was cancelled. That is the arithmetic. If it can be calculated and translated into Kenya shillings, there is no way Kshs0.02994 is going to be cheaper than Kshs0.0285. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry that this Question, according to the explanation I have from the Ministry, did not reach earlier. However, the records of the Clerk of the National Assembly show that it was sent to us early. I, therefore, apologize. However, this Question belongs to the Attorney-General and we have transferred it to his office. This is because it concerns the registration of a union. Registration is squarely under the docket of the Attorney-General, and we have appropriately transferred it. I am requesting that this Question be deferred to Wednesday next week. We shall make ... view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it will be done. view
• 21 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the undertaking we have given under the doctrine of collective responsibility. We shall ensure that the Attorney-General brings the answer here on Wednesday afternoon. view
• 13 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Supplementary Appropriation Bill, 2011, be now read a Second Time. His Excellency the President has signified his consent to this Bill. view