Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1241 to 1250 of 1732.

• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry if the hon. Member has not received an answer. It is not a fault on my side. I signed an answer. I want, through the hon. Member, to convey thanks to the hon. Member for Yatta for being the first Member to ask a Question. view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. K. Kilonzo first made a very erroneous statement that the Prime Minister and the President are not talking. Indeed, the Prime Minister and the President speak all the time. Even just this morning, we have had a meeting. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member talked about directives being issued left, right and centre. I want to let the hon. Member know that we are not trying to micro-manage the Government. Ministers have the freedom to run their Ministries. It is only when an issue like this comes to light that appropriate consideration is made and decisions ... view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Allow me, Mr. Speaker, Sir, to postpone this for a more substantive question, which was about the retirement age having been raised from 55 to 60 years. Yes, I can confirm that, that is the case. The Cabinet has considered the issue and decided to raise the retirement age from 55 to 60 years. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a substantive Question which has been asked and I have referred it to the Minister for Public Service to answer substantively. Therefore, I want to plead with the hon. Member to wait for the answer, which will come to this House ... view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are dealing with the issue of resettling the few that are still remaining in the IDP camps then we will be complete with Agenda III. We have Agenda IV to deal with. It deals with fundamental reforms; the new Constitution. We have already set up a panel of experts to spearhead the process of this new constitutional review. I am confident that with the co-operation of the House and Kenyans at large, we should be able to give this country a new Constitution in due course. view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: The other one is to do with land reforms. Land was at the core of the Independence struggle in this country. The people of this country shed blood in order to regain land that had been taken away by colonialists. It has taken a very long time. It has been a long struggle because at Independence, many nationalists were calling for comprehensive land reforms. It has deluded this country for a long time. As I speak, I am happy to report to the House that we have a land use policy document, which is before the Cabinet. Once it is ... view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is unacceptable that many of our people remain landless while others are squatters in their country, 45 years since Independence. This is one issue where I hope we will get the co-operation of hon. Members, so that we can have a new land policy that will make land, which is a factor of production, accessible and available to our people for that purpose. view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: We are also dealing with the issue of reforms in the police force. Over the last few days, Kenyans had to bury very many people killed in Mathira and Kirinyaga by a gang view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me inform the hon. Member that my Office does not order nor does it stop maize from being exported. My Office only investigates when complaints are brought to its attention. This aspect falls within the purview of supervision and co-ordination of Government affairs. The argument was that if this maize is unfit for human consumption, South Africans are also human beings and so, why export it instead of destroying it here, rather than incurring costs in shipping it back to South Africa? view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in order to develop a consensus in this House, it is necessary for sobriety to reign when we are dealing with critical national issues. I appeal to the House to be united when we face major challenges aimed at uniting this country. It will not be possible for us to give this country a new Constitution, something that this House is challenged to do, if we do not work in a united manner. It is, therefore, important that sobriety prevails and compromises made. This House should show this country the leadership that is required. If the Tenth ... view
• 6 May 2009 in National Assembly: I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view