Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I desisted from speaking to this matter because I am a Member of the Executive and we have always decided not to interfere with the independence of the Commission. But I am very pleased with the direction that this is taking because reference to manual voting is basically just a sign of frustrations and desperations. I think everybody appreciates that there is need for us to go biometric in order to avoid the mess of last time. We really want to wish the joint Committees well in their undertaking. view
• 1 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the independent flag is always raised but when something has gone terribly wrong, there is need, and I think this House has the mandate and the responsibility, to ensure that what has gone out of track is put back on track so that we can avoid the pitfalls of last time. view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I begin by apologising for coming a little late. It has almost been a standard practice that I usually start, earliest at quarter past three or it usually goes up to 3.30 p.m. before I start. I understand that today, the Questions were fewer and that is why I was needed much earlier but I know that that cannot be an excuse; I am sorry, but I intended to make the statement myself today and that is why I did not delegate to anybody else. view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other issues which have been raised by hon. Members, I would say are part of coalition challenges that we all know about. So, I will really resolve them in time. As to why the Deputy Prime Ministers are not here, that would be an issue for another day, if I may. Therefore, I ask that I can now proceed with the statement that I want to read today. view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Today, I want to address the House on National Preparedness for Devolution because this is a very critical and important subject for hon. Members. view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: The state of our national development is marked by great disparities amongst the regions. Such inequity in development is the result of pre-Independence historical factors such as the routing of the railway line from Mombasa to Kisumu, and post-independence choices such as concentrating economic activities in high potential areas to the exclusion of marginal areas. view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will notice that the railway line from Mombasa to Kisumu has essentially defined what Kenya is today. Alongside the sustained struggle for democratic governance in our country has been the quest for equity in development across the country. Devolution is the answer to the quest for democratic governance and equity in development across the country. Devolution is the heart and soul of our new Constitution. At the core of devolution is the desire to promote democratic and accountable exercise of power characterised by self-governance, people’s participation and equitable sharing of national and local resources. Mr. Speaker, ... view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Chepalungu was concerned about the gap that will be created between the time when Parliament’s life will expire, on 14th of January--- The Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) has not yet prepared the budget for the devolved units, and the devolved units may not have funds when they come into operation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is an issue that is a reality given the fact that elections are likely to be held in March. However, this morning, I have had consultations with various agencies who are charged with the responsibility of implementing the ... view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are not starting from a vaccum. We have institutions already in place in virtually all parts of the country. We have local Government institutions with town halls, county headquarters and so on. Already, we have the Transitional Authority, which has been appointed and is going to be sworn in next Tuesday. This Authority is going to oversee and ensure that money that has already been allocated in the current Budget is used for the intended purposes. When the Minister for Finance read the Budget here, he said that he had allocated Kshs3 billion for establishment of ... view
• 27 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, as we are talking here, the process of carrying out valuation of the assets is ongoing. This is because ultimately some of the assets will have to be transferred from the central Government to devolved units. That exercise is being carried out by the Treasury to know which facilities are in the counties, and what is going to be required to convert those facilities for use by the county governments, so that there is some account of uniformity in terms of physical facilities in the counties. view