Peter Ochieng Odoyo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank you. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. Let me take the opportunity to contribute to this Private Member's Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Kenyan industry is composed of multinationals which include among others Kenya Breweries Limited who today are controlled by Guinness PLC. They also include Unilever, Colgate Palmolive and Coca-Cola companies. These big multi-nationals control the production sector in Kenya. The timing of this Bill is right for us to protect the Kenyan consumer from what we may call these capitalist giants who have the capacity and opportunity to view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: our Kenyan consumer. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have in mind a case in point which is Coca-Cola. Frequently and many a time, items ranging from insects to rats have been found in Coca-Cola bottles. The remedial action for the Kenyan consumer is currently limited. Cases of this nature have been reported but the Government is limited in its capacity to take action. I believe that the Consumer Protection Bill will give Kenyans the opportunity to respond to these cases of what you may call uncontrolled profiteering. In the laissez-faire economics and in the theory of the fair, as an ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I apologise. In the heat of the moment, I used the word, "nyanyasaring" . This is a word I am sure the hon. Member is very familiar with. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in short, it means total exploitation. view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Much obliged, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to say that the multinationals control the production process in the Kenyan industrial sector. Today, the consumer is being exploited both at the pricing level and labels. There are inaccurate phrases heaped on the products. For example, "they cure all and they answer all", which is providing false and malicious information that is misleading the youth and other consumers. An area in point that may have been partially addressed by the July 26, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2349 Government was the issue of cigarettes. Cigarettes in Kenya are ... view
• 26 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of quality is paramount. Many at times multinationals dump products in the local market. If you take the case of coca cola, the quality of coke in Nairobi and Viena, for example, where I was recently, is different. Why is it that we are allowing multinationals to dump their low quality or nearly expired products in our markets? The time is ripe for us to say that we have, indeed, unscrupulous traders who are also importing products where by the "sell by" date has expired. They have found a way of changing the ... view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute after His Excellency the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs. Some of the issues I wish to raise concerns the good work being done by this Ministry. While we appraise the Minister, I wish to put this into perspective: He has a budget of Kshs2 billion out of a possible Kshs400 billion for the Government of Kenya. In effect, the importance of this Ministry is not truly reflected in the allocation it has received. It has received 0.5 per cent of the national budget of Kenya. While ... view
• 25 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: This country will not grow unless we put institutions in place. Therefore, I wish to request the Minister to institutionalise the good work he is doing so that we have collective memory when he moves on to do other things like crossing the Floor. His good work needs to be continued. I wish to point out two particular areas; internal trade and external trade. view