Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1231 to 1240 of 1732.

• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the general information of hon. Members, I did not consider the task that Mr. Khangati is doing to be dishonourable. I would very gladly do the same thing to him if he were doing what I am doing right now! view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that hon. Members would like to ask a number of questions and, therefore, I have several documents that I want to lay on the Table. I just want to summarize the contents of those documents that I have. I have with me three different documents from the KEBS giving contradictory test results. One is saying that the cargo is unfit for human consumption but fit as animal feeds. The other one says that it is unfit for both. There is also another one that says it is fit for both. There is another test result ... view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to confirm to the House that this cargo is being kept at the silos of Grain Bulk Handlers in Mombasa and is under the custody of the Customs Department. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I here table the certificate from the Customs which states clearly that they have this cargo of 6,254.5852 metric tonnes of white maize in silos numbers 10, 11 and 20. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, I wish to say the following: - view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: 1. That the ad hoc committee chaired by the Prime Minister does not handle the modalities and logistics of procurement of maize. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you remember, we did not start exactly at 3.00 p.m. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you remember there was the Question Time, Points of Order, Statements and there were a lot of unnecessary interruptions. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, I take the work of this House very seriously. I know that hon. Members are genuinely concerned about the safety of our people. That shows the love that they have for the people of Kenya, but I want to assure hon. Members that they do not love Kenyans more than I do. view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. K. Kilonzo is talking about maize having been released from the Port of Mombasa to the market. It is not easy to release quantities like 6,000 tonnes of maize. That is 50,000 bags of maize. More importantly, I have a letter from the Commissioner General of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Mr. Waweru, which is dated 13th May, 2009 confirming that this cargo is still at the Port of Mombasa. I really want hon. Members to be honest to the people of Kenya and not to play politics. Mr. Nyambati talked about destroying maize. I have explained the reason why ... view
• 13 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought that I had answered the issue that the hon. Member is raising. This is with regard to a letter which was written by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Industrialization. That I am the one who appointed the committee but this letter is not even copied to me. It was addressed to Mr. Muthaura who was not even concerned. view