Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want us to spend our time much more seriously in the House. We have spent too much time on that issue. On the issue of laying on the Table the contracts for Kshs25,000, if we go to the extent of doubting the honesty of the Government with regard to Kshs25,000, we will be going too far. I do not want to go that route. I now want to address a more substantive issue. Mr. Mungatana was concerned that the hon. Prime Minister has been away for three consecutive weeks and that he owes an ... view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree entirely with Mr. Lekuton about the pollution of our environment by what we call “vehicular pollution”. There are emission standards that need to be enforced by the authorities, but are not being enforced. Other countries have made the use of bicycles in certain circumstances mandatory. If you visit a country like Netherlands, you will find many people riding bicycles. The same thing happens in China. They use muscle power rather than vehicular power. This is something that should be explored. I will propose that the task force also looks into this by factoring the use ... view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I share the concerns of Mr. Ethuro about River Omo and what is going on there. At the moment, the Ethiopians are constructing a large dam on River Omo which will have the effect of diverting the water. This will affect the water level at Lake Turkana. I confirm that negotiations between our Government and the Government of Ethiopia are on-going to ensure that once completed the dam will leave enough water, so that the water level of Lake Turkana does not recede. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Ngugi knows my patience about our water towers. We have in this country--- view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Members are consulting very loudly. view
• 24 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the hon. Members’ concern. That is reason we have set up the task force consisting of experts chaired by the Prime Minister. We have Ministers in there. Once the experts come up with their report, they will bring it to a committee that is chaired by the Prime Minister. We will finally look at it before it is taken to the Cabinet. Finally, that report will be brought to this House for approval. What we want is to ensure that the cost is reduced so substantially that Kenya can become competitive in the regional and ... view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there were no Questions on notice today. So, I am happy to be back here in the country and to address this House on an issue that I think is of importance. In the Executive, we decided to introduce what we call Prime Minister’s Round Table Meetings. These meetings were introduced in August last year. The purpose is to try to introduce dialogue between the public and private sector. In these meetings, the Government is represented by Ministers, their Permanent Secretaries and senior officials from those Ministries. The private sector is co-ordinated by the Kenya Private Sector ... view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Standing Orders do not state that the Prime Minister has to state in advance what he is going to be talking about. It says that the Prime Minister uses the time to talk about policy issues--- view
• 3 Jun 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have the discretion to choose what I want to talk about and which I think is current and topical that the House needs to listen to. So, I think I am perfectly in order! view