Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1471 to 1480 of 1732.

• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir--- view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is not my point of order! Mr. Wanjala knows that I gave money for a bridge to be constructed in his constituency. But it was later removed after I left! What kind of affirmative action is the Assistant Minister talking about when, just over two years ago, every district was being allocated Kshs5 million for water projects but now, there are two districts which have been allocated Kshs1 billion? Mr. Speaker, Sir, what kind of affirmative action is he talking about when two districts, which do not even need water - their water requirement is less ... view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, somebody who has written a leaflet has already given some information. It should not be very difficult for the police to carry out investigations and arrest the culprits. Many people are dying in this country on a daily basis. The other day, 12 people were killed in Kitale. During the funeral, very inflammatory statements were made by Ministers. They were pointing accusing fingers at hon. Members of this House. They said those hon. Members involved were known. It was like they were casting aspersions. If the Government knows the person who is responsible for the killing of ... view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, extrajudicial killing in this country is so rampant. Almost everyday we read in the newspapers that the police have gunned down some of the most wanted criminals in the country. But it is so unfortunate that the Assistant Minister should stand before this august House and glorify this extrajudicial killing, by saying that three of the criminals have been gunned down. Where is the evidence to prove that the people who were gunned down are the actual criminals? There is no evidence! view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that you have to actually teach some of the hon. Members, after they have lived and slept here for five years without learning the Standing Orders! view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the point I am raising is--- view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, he might have been dozing and the media did not expose him. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of extrajudicial killing of innocent people in this country must end. In civilised societies, it is usually the responsibility of the police to apprehend criminals and the due process must be followed before somebody is executed. What we are seeing is a 1312 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 15, 2007 glorification of extrajudicial execution by the police. Where is the evidence to show that the people who were gunned down by the police were the actual criminals? The people who are actually ... view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is not rocket science! We know that there are so many companies with the capacity to do this kind of work. Is the Minister in order to mislead the House? view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, given time, I can produce evidence on this. There are so many companies with the capacity to do the forensic auditing the Minister is talking about. Why is he deliberately misleading the House when he knows that he did single sourcing merely because there was something they wanted to benefit from? May 3, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1103 view
• 3 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister says that the use of reasonable force is allowed by law. But we know that only if there is resistance is the use of reasonable force allowed. The Assistant Minister has not explained if there was any justification for the use of what he considered to be reasonable force. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, secondly, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under which section of the law is this fellow being held beyond what is legally allowed? To our knowledge, we do not know whether there is a provision that gives the police power to hold ... view