Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1031 to 1040 of 1732.

• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. James Maina Kamau, the Member of Parliament for Kandara, wondered why the Government cannot go back to history and repeat what was done after Independence. A tripartite agreement which ended up with the Government and the private sector recruiting an additional 10 per cent of the unemployed people. Circumstances have changed. The economic circumstances have also changed. It is difficult to force the private sector to employ additional 10 per cent at a time when the economy is growing through such difficult times. So, as I mentioned, the Government is also bloated and we have been ... view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member must be living in another country! view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: I do not know whether he wants to know who is bwogable . view
• 2 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: All I was saying, Mr. Speaker, Sir, is that the Prime Minister is unbwogable ! view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand here today to update the House on the status of the Kazi kwa Vijana Programme and the plan of the programme in the coming months. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Since its launch on 12th March, 2009, the programme has generated excitement and enthusiasm among the youth. It contributed to ameliorating social tension and reducing crime. The programme has one praise for its simple and yet innovative design from both the local stakeholders and the development partners. The “KKV”, as it is now known, is now a key element of Government’s reform agenda. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: More concretely, the KKV has already employed a total of 297,861 youths. Once the current phase of the programme is completed in a few months, the target of employing 300,000 youths will certainly be exceeded. The Treasury released a sum of Kshs2.64 billion for the Kazi Kwa Vijana (KKV) in the last financial year. Out of this total, Kshs2.5 billion was utilized for KKV. About Kshs1.4 billion, that is 68 per cent, was paid as wages to the youth, 21 per cent went into purchasing tools, equipment and seedlings, while 11 per cent went into administrative costs. The KKV has ... view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I guess by extension I have also answered the question from hon. Member for Saboti, because that was his concern. But Mr. Ruteere wanted the Members of Parliament to be involved in monitoring. That is exactly what I have said, that the first phase did not involve MPs and local leadership, and that was the reason why we had these problems. And--- view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know why the hon. Member would not want to understand what I have been implying. What I am trying to say is that we have already agreed with the hon. MPs on how the Economic Stimulus Programme funds are going to be spent and the modalities for implementation. That is also being supervised from the office of the Prime Minister; I am saying that the same machinery that is being used is also going to be used in implementing the KKV programme. I hope that answers the question. view
• 25 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, all that I am saying is that the funds for the Kazi kwa Vijana Programme were delayed. That is why they were not discussed jointly as the Treasury was talking to hon. Members with regard to the Economic Stimulus Programme. I am trying to inform the hon. Member that this matter has been discussed within the Government and it is the responsibility of the Prime Minister to co-ordinate and supervise functions of the Government. I am basically informing hon. Members of what we have already agreed on. There is no question about that and nobody will issue ... view