Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 421 to 430 of 1732.

• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the circular goes further to say:- “Where internal investigations reveal that a serious criminal offence may have been committed, and that further investigations may need to be instituted, external investigators, including the police, the Efficiency Monitoring Unit (EMU), the Inspectorate of State Corporations (ISC), the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC), the Kenya National Audit Office (KENAO) or any other agency authorised under the law, may be called in to assist. These second tier investigations should be concluded within two months.” view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have stated that these investigations have gone on for 19 months. In the case of Mr. Wetangula, they had gone on for ten months since he stepped aside and, as I mentioned, nothing adverse had been found with regard to local investigations. So, what we have said, in conclusion, is that if external investigations should implicate any officer, there is no reason as to why such an officer should not face any kind of legal sanctions or court action. The Government is open to that, but so far the local investigations have not found Mr. Wetangula ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me begin by the question by the Member for Bahari who want us to ensure that teams that are appointed to carry out investigations do so, and conclude their investigations on time. With regard to internal investigations carried out either by officers appointed in accordance with the guidelines that I just read or done by the Efficiency Monitoring Unit or the Inspectorate of State Corporations which are in the Office of the Prime Minister, we usually give the guidelines and the timelines and ensure that those are actually complied with. However, there are independent organs or ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether it is by coincidence that the names that he mentioned here are all members of one particular ethnic group. Whether it is by coincidence or by design, I do not know. So, I want the Member to know that I represent a very cosmopolitan constituency in the country and view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, just for the information of the House, this country has 60 Ambassadors and High Commissioners overseas and about 80 Consulars, totaling to about 140. I do not see what would be wrong if one of them is one Dr. Wenwa Oranga. The person the Member has referred to is Dr. Wenwa Oranga and not Odinga. Her maiden name is Odinga, but she is married to a Mr. Oranga, who is from Kasipul Kabondo. She has a PhD, has worked as a senior lecturer at the University of Nairobi and so, she is eminently qualified to be a ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: I did not know that if you are a Prime Minister, then all your relatives cannot work in public offices. I did not know that the current Constitution forbids, for example, a daughter of a President or a son of a Prime Minister from holding public office. If that is the case, then this is a crime. I am not sure that that is the case currently. I do not think that it is fair to discriminate against other Kenyans on the basis of this. I know a case of nepotism when I see one. This is not a case ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I guess the hon. Member knows how individuals are appointed into the Cabinet. With respect to hon. William Ruto, he voluntarily asked that he wanted to be relinquished of his position because he was busy organizing another political party which was not the party of the coalition. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to hon. Harun Mwau, he asked that he wants his name to be cleared first before he can be considered for reappointment. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, to my knowledge, because I have not yet seen those documents, the Member has laid documents relating to the cause of the fire in Tokyo, but I do not know whether those documents actually refer to Mr. Wetangula because that is what will make those documents relevant. Which page does the name of Mr. Wetangula appear? I do not think that they are relevant if they are just talking about arson. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is now a different issue because I was responding to a specific issue regarding the reappointment of Mr. Wetangula to the Cabinet. If the hon. Member wants me to go and come up with a report on the cause of that fire, I will do so. view