Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1581 to 1590 of 1732.

• 18 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: to the Minister for Local Government. I cannot say when he will bring the Ministerial Statement here but I will let him know that it is urgent. view
• 17 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Minister more for an opportunity to say just a few words. I would have said more on this particular Motion, but I just asked for the opportunity to say just one word. 2960 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 17, 2006 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, last Saturday, I had the opportunity to visit the Spinal Injury Unit along Lenana Road. I have a friend who is, in fact, right now hospitalized in that hospital. When I went to see him, I encountered something that was very distressing. I felt that I must ... view
• 17 Oct 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to appeal to the Minister that a way must be found to raise this money. I was told that the Director of Medical Services had promised them that the Government would provide Kshs30 million. Why does the Government promise these people? These are Kenyans who are already injured. The Government, therefore, must bear its responsibility, take up this matter and provide Kshs100 million. This money can be taken from the Department of Defence budget which is just going to fund the Anglo Leasing-type of projects. With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is true that farmers have been experiencing the problems that the Assistant Minister has referred to. However, there is a serious crisis looming over the tea industry in the country at the moment which the Government is not addressing. It is the issue of the introduction of tea-picking machines. This is likely to cause loss of thousands of jobs. Could the Assistant Minister inform the House what measures the Government intends to take to ensure that tea pickers are not send home as a result of the introduction of tea-picking machines? view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity. I rise to support the Motion as amended. I had the opportunity to be in charge of housing for some time during the life of this Parliament and, therefore, what I am going to say comes out of personal experience. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we took over Government, we made a promise to the people of Kenya that the Government was going to respond to the shortage of housing which has been occasioned by a poor housing policy for very many years. We talked of constructing 150,000 housing ... view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Minister is misleading this House. In as far as housing issues are concerned, there are only two Ministries concerned with this area. These are the Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Roads and Public Works, which deals with public buildings such as housing for the military and the police. So, the Office of the President is interfering by trying to get involved in housing issues. view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion because consumer protection is something whose importance goes without question. The Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) has a specific responsibility to formulate standards and specifications for quality July 19, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2195 of goods. The Bureau has the power to ensure that the goods produced in the country comply with the standards which have been formulated. The consumer protection goes beyond the scope of the Kenya Bureau of Standards Act. The KEBS needs to be checked to ensure that it does its work. We must create checks and ... view
• 19 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister will have his time to respond. The point I was making was that in areas where KEBS officials go for inspection, they do it not because they want to monitor compliance, but for their own selfish gains. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister must address the issue of corruption at Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS). Why else would he be making wild allegations against KEBS, if they are doing a good job? We would like to commend them for the good job they are doing. But I am saying that, at ... view
• 18 Jul 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The hon. Assistant Minister is directly misleading the House by referring to a Government that is called the "NARC Government". As far as we know, the Government we have today is called the Government of National Unity (GNU) and not the NARC Government. Is he in order to mislead the House? 2126 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 18, 2006 view