Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 211 to 220 of 1732.

• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member really does agree that this is indeed a serious matter. As I have mentioned, the Government has a strategy. Secondly, we have a mechanism because we have a disaster management centre which brings together the Ministry of Public Works, the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, the Ministry of Regional Development Authorities, the Ministry of Medical Services, and the Ministry of Public Health and Sanitation. Most of the Ministers that deal with infrastructure and social services are represented in that committee. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, funds are ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: I want to take them one by one. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the hon. Member for making comparative analysis. However, I want to assure the hon. Member that, yes, what they have done in Uganda, in fact, we have done better here. The disaster management team is in the Office of the Prime Minister. All the Ministries the hon. Member has mentioned, for example, the Ministry of Forestry and Wildlife, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development, the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands and the Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security are all represented on ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I mentioned lightning as one of the disasters which have been categorized. The area where the hon. Member comes from is known as “lightning prone”. It is a bed that comes from Kakamega, through Nandi Hills all the way through Kericho onto Kisii. Scientists tell us that this is as a result of the hydro-electric cycle in the lake basin area. When the lake surface water is heated, it evaporates. When it goes to the higher altitudes, it is pushed by the wind towards the mountains or the hills. Lightning occurs because of the rush cooling ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: When lightning occurs, it causes problems. That is why the Ministry of Energy under which electricity falls has been working on this matter jointly with the University of Nairobi. They have set up a number of lightning arrestors in a number of structures and even in schools. It is a programme that needs to be rolled out throughout all our schools to minimize the incidents of destruction in our schools. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Kamukunji is concerned about the co-ordination and lack of rapid response to disasters. He is also talking about training and equipping of civilians to be involved in disaster management or control. I want to assure the hon. Member that a lot of effort has gone into trying to prepare and train the population, particularly in urban areas, about the risks that are involved and also how to respond to disasters. However, I agree with him that more could be done. We cannot compare ourselves with a country like Cuba, but I know ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought that we actually banned telephones in the chamber. The hon. Member is basically confirming that he has--- view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: The hon. Member is totally out of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am sure if he goes out of the Chamber and tries, he will find the number working. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Dr. Otichilo has raised a fundamental issue about the satellite station in San Marco out there in Malindi. For a long time, that station has been used by the Italian Government to send satellites to the space and very little use was made of it by the Government. I want to inform the hon. Member that right now, the Meteorological Department is making good use of ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. Njuguna wanted to know the plans to evacuate families who are marooned by the raging floods across the country. The hon. Member will have noticed a lot of efforts being made by the Government across the country to assist people who are affected by the floods, whether they are at the Cast around Malindi, whether they are in North Eastern, whether they are Turkana area, in Western Kenya, Central Kenya and so on. I talked about Western Kenya because a lot of effort is being made to move these people to safe places. The floods ... view