Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 291 to 300 of 1732.

• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Dr. Eseli wanted to know the stages of various Bills that deal with healthcare. I do not have that information at hand immediately, but I will ensure that the Minister for Medical Services will get in touch with Dr. Eseli to give him that information. We have been trying to fast- track the Bills that deal with the implementation of the Constitution, but at the same time, we will also push forward other Bills. I know that a number of those Bills have actually been through the Cabinet and may just be waiting for the ... view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. M. H. Ali has used the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) money effectively and constructed 20 health facilities in Mandera East. I was in Mandera East last week and I saw one of those health centres. What is lacking now is staff and equipment. I will convey this information and ensure that those facilities are made good use of as quickly as possible. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Mureithi decried the lack of maintenance of existing facilities and mentioned specifically, Ol Kalou Hospital which he says is dilapidated and in a sorry state of repair. Again, I will convey that information, not just with regard to Ol Kalou Health Centre, but other health centres all over the country, to ensure that proper maintenance is done. view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Odhiambo-Mabona talked about employing more oncologists. Cancer is one of the non-communicable diseases that I was talking about. In that category we also have diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. These diseases initially were seen to be diseases of affluence. In other words, they were diseases which were mainly prevalent in developed societies and not many in other societies. The situation has changed so rapidly that within a very short period of time, we now have a situation where diabetes, cancer and cardiovascular diseases are some of the biggest killers in our country. Quite a number ... view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did also talk about improving the health facilities in our country and investing in state of the art facilities, so that we do not have to spend too much money transporting patients for treatment outside the country, for example, South Africa, India, the United Kingdom (UK) and the United States of America (USA). This is not only robbing this country of a lot of money, but also impoverishing very many of our people. Because the facilities that we have are also inadequate, the costs are generally very high. Sometimes you can say that we ... view
• 18 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me begin first by apologizing to the House. Ten days ago, as you rightly said, I gave an undertaking that I would be addressing this matter of the MRC last Wednesday. Unfortunately, as I did so, I forgot to note that I was actually due to be travelling out of the country, and that I was not going to be around on that Wednesday. Ordinarily, I would have delegated the matter to one of my deputies to address. Unfortunately, this Question arose as a result of some remarks that I had made personally, and ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Ikolomani, Dr. Boni Khalwale, asked that the Prime Minister should address the following queries:- (a) Can the Prime Minister clarify the official Government position on the Mombasa Republican Council, and whether it is outlawed or not? (b) Can the Prime Minister confirm whether the stated position he announced while he was in Mombasa – that he is ready to negotiate with the MRC – is the official Government position? (c) Does the Prime Minister or the Government also intend to open talks--- view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to make the following Statement. view