Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1101 to 1110 of 1732.

• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I fully understand the point that the hon. Member is trying to make. The hon. Member needs to understand that these tankers are like pressure vessels. There is what we call the pressure release valve. When pressure inside the container exceeds a certain level, the pressure release valve automatically opens for the content within the pressure vessel to come out to avoid explosion. That is what happens. When a vehicle is involved in an accident, due to impact, the pressure inside far exceeds the allowable pressure limit and hence the pressure valve will give in and ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Were said that the Minister did suggest that we are going to do away with speed governors. I do not think that the Minister said that. He said that the speed governors have been abused and have been tampered with. There are view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is suggesting that it is too easy to get a PSV driving licence. I may agree with him. That is one of the reasons why we have set up a council to look into all those areas so that people view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Question was transmitted to my office around midday today when we were launching the Prime Minister’s Strategic Plan. So I saw this Question on the Order Paper as I was coming here. I appreciate that it is a very important Question that requires me to consult several literature and also other experts so that I can give a substantive answer. I would also want to consult other jurisdictions from other countries with similar systems like ours. I would request Mr. Mungatana that the Question be deferred, so that I can give a substantive answer next week. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member has laid a letter on the Table coming from my office, I think it is fair I look at it before you make any ruling. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this letter is addressed to the hon. Member as a member of Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: This letter is not addressed to all other Members of Parliament--- view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member also raised the question about the title “Chief of Staff”. The title “Prime Minister” was never in our Constitution, it is now there and we have a Prime Minister. There is a Chief of Staff in the PM’s office who is also a Permanent Secretary (PS). There is nothing wrong with that because we must be more innovative in our nation. We should not be too conservative. I feel that is very unfair to try to drag party matters into the House. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Last week, at the request of hon. Thuo, I gave an undertaking that I will be addressing the issue of road safety today. I have consulted with hon. Thuo and we have agreed that, because the drought crisis is so crucial, I will deal with that issue next week. view
• 12 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to make a Statement today on the emergency interventions that the Government will carry out to overcome the serious water, food and power crisis. We, as a Government, will act rapidly and decisively in mobilizing all arms of the Government. view