Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1221 to 1230 of 1732.

• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: This is something that can be done through the Ministry of State for National Heritage. Resources can be made available for this exercise. Again, I undertake to have this matter fully discussed in the Cabinet. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir. You are, indeed, right that there have been some Questions directed to my Office, which were not cross-cutting. They are Questions that should have been directed to the line Ministries. What my Office has done is to refer those Questions to the relevant Ministries for answers. If the hon. Member has not seen the Question on the Order Paper, he must know that, that is not the end of it. That Question is going to be answered by the relevant Minister. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that the last time Mr. C. Kilonzo’s Question came up, I intervened and provided some more information and asked that the matter be deferred. However, by doing so, I did not take over the responsibility of running the Ministry of Transport. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Regarding the question raised by Ms. Karua, it is true that the Prime Minister has higher authority. However, the Prime Minister co-ordinates and supervises functions of other Ministries. The Prime Minister does not run all the Ministries. If the Prime Minister is going to be answering Questions that should be answered by Ministers, then what would the Ministers be doing here? view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was not in the House then, but I was told that Mr. Kiema Kilonzo sought the Statement. I am sure the hon. Member wanted the audience to know that he is the one who raised this matter! view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish hon. Members paid attention to what I am saying here because this is a very serious issue. Allegations have been made that some contaminated maize has been sold to Kenyans and that people are dying. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kenyans are entitled to get the information that I want to give. I also wish to lay on the Table other documents which show how this matter was processed by the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), how the tender was issued and the companies that became successful, as exhibits. That is exhibit Nos.2, 3 and 4! The total consignment of maize that was imported was 163,000 tonnes plus or minus 10 per cent. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 17th November, 2008, the ship MV Fonarun Naree loaded with 20,810 metric tonnes of South African white maize in bulk was inspected at the Port of Maputo in Mozambique and issued with a certificate of conformity, of pre-export verification of conformity (PVOC) in the name of the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) for the Kenya Standards EAS2 of 2005 for maize. I will lay that certificate on Table. It is exhibit No.5! view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, a bill of lading was also issued for the cargo in apparent good order and condition. I will also table the bill of lading. view