Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 161 to 170 of 1732.

• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we must restore our forests, vigorously enforce the laws of urban planning and continuously improve on the design, construction and maintenance of our infrastructure to avert the crisis from floods. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are Questions which should actually be sent to specific Ministries. I gather that your office is the one that is charged with the responsibility of looking at the Questions and referring them directly to the Ministries concerned. This Question came to my office and it was only because it was felt that it was cross-cutting. This is because floods destroy roads and crops, and also displace people. So, that is the reason it was sent to my office. But, ideally, it should have been sent to the Ministry of State for Special Programmes which deals with ... view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have stated the amounts that are required, for example, for dam construction and repair of roads. As we speak now, in the Ministry of Roads, about Kshs8.7 billion is required, yet we have only Kshs2.3 billion. The reason is that you cannot properly budget for floods. These are emergencies and you do not know how much damage is going to be caused by floods. So, you cannot really accurately plan or budget for it. So, we will make do with what we have right now in the Budget. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member ought to appreciate that the works are not done by the Office of the Prime Minister. There are respective Ministries which are in charge of the implementation of these projects. As far as roads are concerned, the Ministry of Roads is there. As far as floods control is concerned, it will be dealt by the Ministry of Water and Irrigation. So, I am not in a position right now to give exactly the period within which these measures will be taken. But the point is noted and the relevant Ministry will be informed accordingly. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have stated the measures that the Government is taking to deal with the floods. But I have also cautioned that our people should also help the Government to help them. The flooding that you are experiencing right now is as a result of bad land use. People who deliberately cut trees in the catchment are responsible for the kind of erosion that is taking place and the flooding that is the consequence of the erosion. The Government is working day and night in order to deal with the consequences of flooding. For those who have been ... view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member spoke as if he was an engineer, because he is telling us that there are countries which are also affected by floods and their bridges are not washed away and so on. I would want him to give an example. It really depends on the nature and type of flooding that you are talking about. For example, the other day, we saw in Pakistan a town turn into a complete lake. Even if you have the best drains, you cannot deal with that amount of water, because you cannot have planned for it. When ... view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stated in this House that I was prepared to put my political life on the line in order to ensure that the environment is protected in this country. At that time, a number of Members thought that I was targeting a particular group of people particularly some of my best supporters. Nothing could have been further from the truth. I was speaking in the interest of this country generally. I said and I want to repeat again that we must be prepared to protect our environment particularly our water towers. This country has five water towers ... view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is not a question of the Prime Minister making sure. This is a collective responsibility of all Kenyans. We estimate that for us to achieve 10 per cent forest cover which is what we need, we need to plant 7.6 billion trees. Members also need to note that at the time of Independence of this country, the forest cover was 12 per cent. That was in 1963 when the indigenous people took over from Wazungu . Since that time, it has dwindled to under 2 per cent and to be exact, it is 1.7 per cent. ... view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 30 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to seek the indulgence of the House. This Question is cross-cutting and requires a lot of information gathering. So, I would like to plead with the hon. Member to give us time so that we can answer this Question substantively next week. view