Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1291 to 1300 of 1732.

• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, even in the House of Commons, they have live coverage, but Members never read out Questions at all. view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not aware! view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, I have written to you on this particular issue because there was also another Question which was forwarded to my office yesterday. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you remember, you agreed that the Standing Orders will be amended to provide for the Prime Minister's Question Time every week. This is the practice elsewhere in the Commonwealth so that the Prime Minister does not have to answer piecemeal Questions from June 25, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1403 Members of the House which actually refer to specific Ministries. I would want your guidance on this particular issue. I think it ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Prime Minister will not hesitate to answer a Question. However, first, we have a Standing Orders Committee of this House. It is the responsibility of the Standing Orders Committee to move with speed and amend the Standing Orders. This is what the Prime Minister is requesting. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, the Prime Minister co-ordinates the work of various Ministries. So, the Question that is directed to the Prime Minister will be appropriately referred to a line Ministry to deal with it. Well, I will hesitate to answer Questions from Members here in the absence of a ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want an impression to be created here that this Government is afraid or does not want to take up its responsibilities of answering Questions and issuing Ministerial Statements as demanded by hon. Members. However, hon. Members must also appreciate that it requires time to get information when they request for Ministerial Statements. While I am not apologising on behalf of Ministers who have been asked to issue Ministerial Statements, I want hon. Members to appreciate that Ministerial Statements are not made at the spur of the moment that they are required. Some research and ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think Mr. Okemo has been out of the Treasury for too long that, probably, his mind is lapsed. view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Okemo has forgotten that what he was criticising here is what he exactly did when he was Minister for Finance in this House. The point being raised here--- view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am on a point of order. view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The point being raised here is based on the Constitution itself. When this House does go to the Committee of the whole House, we usually debate this vote by vote. Later on, the House will have an opportunity to interrogate all these votes. The point here is that the Estimates were laid before the House, which contain the global figures, which are in this schedule. In order to comply with the provisions of the Constitution, the Minister for Finance has produced the respective figures. The Motion talks of one half of the total net Estimates ... view