Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 321 to 330 of 1732.

• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Lari wanted to know the measures the Government is taking to ensure that MRC does not become a menace. The Government has several machineries of dealing with organizations that are illegal and are of criminal nature. The Government employs legal means of dealing with these organizations. So, those are the measures which have been applied as far as MRC is concerned. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: The hon. Member for Kandara wondered why Coast is complaining of unemployment when unemployment is all over the country. What is so special about the Coast? That is true, but what we are talking about here is historical marginalization of certain parts of the country. This gives rise to organizations such as these ones here. Organizations like these operate underground and it is not always easy to identify true leadership. We have names and there would be names, but they operate in cells. So, we have cell leaders who are engaged in one activity or the other. Then we have ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the intelligence has identified the leadership and knows these leaders. With regard to MRC, they have gone to court. The matter is in court and we know who the plaintiffs are in the case which is before the court. We also know who the financiers of these organizations are. He is asking why these issues are arising now, nearly 50 years after Independence. The country existed for 50 years and for these 50 years, there has been some grievances which people carried with themselves all this time. That is why some of them are now ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Chepkitony said that even if MRC were to renounce their criminal activities, they would still be an illegal organization. I said that if they do renounce their intention, for example, to secede, or to use extra-judicial means to effect their objectives, then they would cease to be an illegal organization and the Government would be perfectly prepared to embrace them, talk to them and address their concerns. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to answer hon. Chachu, and hon. Ngugi together. First, it is true that the marginalization is not just confined to the Coast. It is in other parts of the country as well. view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at the grievances that are being raised by the group like MRC and you want to compare it with, for example, the north eastern or the upper part of the Rift Valley, you would say that Coast is very developed. When we talk about infrastructure, in the Coast you would find several kilometres of tarmac roads. There in the Coast we have tourist hotels, industries and the Port of Mombasa. We have got investments in Malindi, Lamu and so on. Look at the North Eastern, for example, there are only a few ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not yet over. I hope the hon. Member watched television yesterday. The leader of Mungiki was talking about what I am saying right now, the origin of Mungiki itself. The event we are talking about is of 1997. Do not worry about 2008 which I know that the hon. Member has some interest in. But what we are saying--- view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know what the hon. Member is talking about, although he is saying that it is about a document that was tabled here. I do not know what he means. However, I am saying that generally, some of those organizations - I gave the example of Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka and I was making a very fundamental point here. If their grievances are not addressed on time, they can mutate into some dangerous movements. Then some political interests can move in and hijack some of those movements and radicalize them. I was ... view
• 14 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Keter asked that since 33 groups or organizations were banned, why the Government singled out only two of them for negotiations. I want to be very clear that we are ready to talk to any organization, so long as they renounce criminal activities and agree to talk to the Government and bring up their grievances. So, we are not yet negotiating with the view