Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1711 to 1720 of 1732.

• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: If the President is really serious and genuine about this Parliament delivering to the people of Kenya, he should have heeded to our advice which we gave to him freely in January to reconvene Parliament in January, 2006. We had January, February and March, and now these lamentations. I see that there is a contradiction of some kind. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of security, I can say here that the Government has given the people of Kenya a bad cheque; a cheque that has been referred back to the drawer because of lack of sufficient funds. I refuse ... view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: There is a situation of hooded people moving and invading media houses, supposedly in pursuit of their normal duties. I was listening to the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs saying that the police have a right to search even without a warrant. I guess she was referring to Section 20 of the Police Act. Section 20 of the Police Act states very clearly that when the police come to carry out orders to search without a warrant, they must identify themselves. They must carry a certificate of appointment and show it, then a proper record must be kept of ... view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, of course, you have heard many contradicting stories about these people; that one of them actually registered as an Indian when he is supposed to be an Armenian. I think the Minister for Information and Communications was first right when he said that these people are of Czech nationality because I have a document here which states clearly that they are of Czech nationality and that they are criminals who have been travelling--- view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will notice that, that is an e-mail and you know very well that e-mails are never signed. view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, are you implying that Kenya is backward as far as information communication and technology is concerned? E-mails are now even accepted in terms of international business transactions. view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, listening to the President talking about ethnicity and tribalism, I thought that he probably lived in another planet, maybe in Mars. If there is any institution or wing of the Government that is guilty of practising tribalism, it is his Government. We abhor tribalism and we would like this country to be united. We would also like to appeal to the Government to view every Kenyan as a Kenyan citizen and not as members of the various ethnic communities in this country. 64 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 23 March, 2006 Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg ... view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The hon. Member is referring to two hon. Members in this House whose names he does not mention. The Standing Orders are very clear that if one wants to discuss the conduct of another hon. Member, he or she should bring a Substantive Motion. Is he in order? view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon. Member for Emgwen in order to mislead the House that, that side is committed to dialogue when even a small child in this country knows that this side has been asking for dialogue all the time and that yesterday they behaved like robber barons on the same issue? view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With regard to the list that has been read out by the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs, I would like to seek your ruling on the issue of the composition of Membership of Committees here, with regard particularly to one party called FORD(P). I would like to know whether FORD(P) is an Opposition or a Government Party because that has got consequences in terms of the composition of the Committees of the House. view
• 22 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in this House, people should reason rather than dictate to each other. In the morning when we were discussing here, you ruled that you were adjourning the House, so that there could be consultations between the various parties. We started the consultations here, but they never went very far. This was in the spirit in which hon. Ngilu ceded her slot and said that she wanted it to be taken by a more deserving party. Over lunch time, I have spent a lot of time looking at Erskine May on the issue of Parliamentary procedure, particularly with ... view