Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1431 to 1440 of 1732.

• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Yes. It was in a newspaper headline! view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In respect of jurisdiction, which Ministry should really be dealing with local authorities? Is this Question really directed to the correct Ministry? The fact that the Ministry of Local Government is the parent Ministry means that it should be dealing with local authorities rather than the Ministry of Finance. view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Acts are usually very clear. There are a number of parastatals which fall under specific Ministries. Local authorities are under the Ministry of Local June 19, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1859 Government. Although the Treasury audits all these other parastatals and authorities, eventually the responsibility lies with the parent Ministry. In this case, it is the Ministry of Local Government. view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I quite appreciate the point that the Assistant Minister is making. There is an Accounting Officer in every Ministry who ultimately accounts to the Controller and Auditor-General when the books are being audited, including those of the local authorities. The final Accounting Officer is not the Permanent Secretary, Treasury, but the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government. While I appreciate that the Treasury has taken over the responsibility of the Ministry of Local Government because of, maybe, their incompetence, why should it take so long for these books of these local authorities to be audited? view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It seems we are not communicating. view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are not communicating properly with the Assistant Minister. I am not really questioning the need for all the authorities to comply with the Public 1860 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 19, 2007 Audit Act. That, in fact, has always been the case. However, what I am saying is that in each Ministry, there is an Accounting Officer. Mr. Speaker, Sir, all these parastatals are audited by the Controller and Auditor-General; all the time. But, ultimately, the responsibility is that of the Accounting Officer in the Ministry. Whereas it is fine, because they have to be audited under the ... view
• 19 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Exactly, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to inform Mr. Kimeto. view
• 13 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Kimeto is making a very valuable contribution about the traffic congestion in the City Centre, and he is talking about fly-overs. What he needs to know is that there are city bypasses which have been designed, namely, the Southern bypass, the Eastern bypass, the Northern bypass and the link road. That is what he should be asking the Minister to fast-track, so that the congestion in the City can be eased. view
• 12 Jun 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for this opportunity. I would like to say from the outset that I am supporting the Bill. view