Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1511 to 1520 of 1732.

• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Minister did not answer my question. Could he confirm or deny that the appointments are being done in a skewed manner? view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. To my knowledge, the design for this road was completed a long time ago. It was only a design review that was being carried out by the consultants, and that was also completed two years ago. Why is the Assistant Minister deliberately misleading the House instead of confirming that actually, the money which was to be used for construction of this road was diverted to another road somewhere else in Nyanza where there is no design? view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to jog the memory of the Vice-President. In the NARC manifesto, we said that we would remember the heroes who struggled for Independence. The other time they brought an Ethiopian here by the name of Mr. Ayanu, alias Mathenge, and the Government spent a lot of money on him. What criteria was used to do this? Paul Ngei died the other day and a monument is being built for him. He spent most part of his life in Parliament here. Bildad Kaggia was buried the other day. We went with the President to his ... view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister has said that he wants to consult and yet the substantive Minister has already signed an answer to the Question, which is before the House. He has given facts in that answer. Is he disputing those facts? Why should the Assistant Minister come here and waste our time when his officers have spent time researching on the matter, and have already given an answer to the Question? view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is nice to hear the Assistant Minister say that the Government is making consultations. However, recently, the Government appointed the Electoral Commissioners and then went ahead to claim that they had made extensive consultations. Could the Assistant Minister confirm to the House that the kind of consultations that they did with respect to the appointment of the Electoral Commissioners are the kind of consultations that they also want to do with respect to the constitutional amendments? view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Question is very specific. It talks about workers being on temporary employment for over ten years. The labour laws are very clear that beyond six months, you have to convert temporary employment to permanent employment. The Assistant Minister is being asked whether it is right for the sugar companies to continue employing and exploiting Kenyans as casual workers for over ten years. That is the question that she needs to answer. view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to give the Minister another alternative. The Report may not be ready for tabling tomorrow. However, there is nothing that stops the Minister from coming here tomorrow and issuing a comprehensive Ministerial Statement on the state of affairs in this matter. Over this matter, you can make the ruling and do not leave it for discussion with the Minister. view
• 4 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have mentioned, but you have not made a ruling. It is very important that we conduct business in accordance with the Standing Orders. There is a Standing Order that says that no hon. Member shall impute improper motive on another hon. Member other than by bringing a substantive Motion to discuss the conduct of that hon. Member. He has mentioned names of several hon. Members here as warlords and instigators of the instability in Mt. Elgon. Could I be in order to ask him to withdraw and apologise? April 4, ... view
• 29 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for an Assistant Minister to stand in front of the House and begin to tell us that what he should be discussing in the Government? He is a Member of the Front Bench. view
• 29 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to talk about hon. Members making computers available in their constituencies when computers are held at the Port of Mombasa by the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) when, in fact, the law says they should come in duty-free? Is he aware of that? Is he in order to mislead the House when it is the same Government which is holding computers donated for schools in this country at the Port of Mombasa? view