Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Questioner is not listening to my answer. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was answering hon. Midiwo’s question and I saw him consulting with the Chair. So, I decided to pause until he was able to pay attention to what I am saying. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are there out of need, not because we love to be in Somalia. But we believe that our presence there helps to secure our country. Jointly with our other friendly nations, we are looking for a lasting solution to the Somalia crisis. That is why we talked about the conferences which are taking place. Another one will take place in Istanbul at the end of this month while another one will take place in Rome in July. In these conferences, we are trying to find a way in which we can have a responsible civilian ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Sirat said that in his constituency, it is now not business as usual, but business unusual, because of the scare as a result of the state of insecurity. I want to assure the hon. Member that the Government is trying to do what is possible to provide security, including in his constituency. We know that the area is also big. For example, we can blame our forces because two Kenyans were abducted and ask: “Where were the Kenyan Defence forces when this was happening?” But it is humanly impossible for the Kenyan Defence Forces to ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not mind. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am so delighted that hon. Keynan was able to give that information to hon. Sirat. I was answering the question as asked by the Member for Wajir South. If the hon. Member listened carefully, the Member for Wajir South was actually casting aspersions on our Defence Forces and saying that they were not as efficient as the Ethiopians. I was actually going to tell him that he is blaming the Kenya Defence Forces for something that is not their responsibility. I am very much aware of the provisions which the hon. Member has read, and ... view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: They are highly professional. Their engagements both on the land, sea and by air have shown a very well trained and disciplined force. So, I want the hon. Member to be patriotic enough and give credit where it is due. These young Kenyans, men and women, are prepared to give their very best. They have put their lives on the line in defense of the country. What we need at this moment is to stand behind them 100 per cent and not to be praising Ethiopians when our own people are placing their lives to save our country. view
• 23 May 2012 in National Assembly: We must be prepared to scale the stairs and shoot the gun at the same time. Whereas we are engaged in security operations in Somali, life cannot come into a standstill in our own country. We will make all the necessary arrangements and preparations to ensure that identity cards are provided to all the people who have attained the age that entitles them to be issued with those documents. We will ensure that they get identity cards so that they can participate in elections; and that they are also registered when the time for registration comes. On hon. Mbadi’s query, ... view