Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1271 to 1280 of 1732.

• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to support the Motion. I would like to begin by saying that local authorities are very important institutions in our governing system. Without them, the Government cannot function efficiently. So, we say that they are the building bricks of a society. At Independence, we had a structure of Government which had devolved power to the regions. We had regional governments and local governments below them. Local governments were being supervised by the regional governments. "Local" means that they are local as opposed to Central Government. They are supposed to serve the local community. That ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this, indeed, is a very serious matter. Members are raising some pertinent issues--- view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to acknowledge that the documents that have been laid on the Table of this House are known to this Government. We have had meetings with the Minister and the top leadership of the RVR, Kenya Railways Corporation and even officials from the Ugandan Government. This matter is receiving attention. I know that there are some issues which the Minister may not, at this moment, be in a position to reveal here. However, there is a meeting which I have convened on this issue and it is going to take place tomorrow. The Minister from ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, we are dealing with businesses. I know that the House is entitled to a lot of information. However, there is certain information which may jeopardise business. This may not be disclosed at this particular time. That is why I am asking for time to be able to go much more comprehensively on this issue so that the questions being raised by Members can be more comprehensively answered by the Government. view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, given the kind of talks that we are going to enter into tomorrow, I think that within the next two weeks, we shall be in a position to give a more comprehensive Statement to the House. view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Indeed, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that the Prime Minister would like to come and answer questions from hon. Members. I even requested that they introduce the Prime Minister's Question Time in the Standing Orders so that the Prime Minister can come and ventilate on key policy issues here. Hon. Members can then interrogate him. I am told by the Speaker, that this matter has already been considered in the revised Standing Orders. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member may also wish to know that Standing Orders also provide that if there are matters which are fairly secret, ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we will convey the information to the relevant Minister and see that he issues the Ministerial Statement next week. view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think you have already made a ruling on this issue, that we have a Commission which has been appointed under the Commissions of Inquiries Act by the President. We also have a Committee of the House, which is also investigating this matter. So, whatever we are going to be saying here will basically be trying to prejudge what is going to be done. Having said that, I do not know what the hon. Member would like us to talk about concerning the Libyans. This Government has a diplomatic relationship with the Government of the ... view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member may be new in the House. Newspaper reports are not a source of information for this House. So, this House will not be moved to be talking about speculative matters in newspapers. They are not an accepted source of information for this House! view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to support this Motion very strongly because I believe that energy is a very important component of our economy. Energy is like the nerve system of the body. Without energy, the economy cannot move and that is the reason why I feel that this Motion deserves to be supported strongly by Members of the House. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, currently, this country has an installed capacity of 1,200 megawatts. That is peanuts. It is equivalent to the consumption of one city in the industrial north. That is all that this ... view