Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Let me begin with the clarification sought by hon. Ogindo - internship. His concern is whether KEPSA is based in Nairobi. No, KEPSA has members in all parts of the country but the programme they are implementing is very specific and open to all Kenyans. So, Kenyans from all parts of the country can apply. It is just like the Kenya Polytechnic in Nairobi. It does not only admit students from Nairobi but it gets students from all over the country. So, I am sure that KEPSA is going to look at the country as a whole in their programme. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: The Member of Parliament for Limuru was concerned that youths have not been paid for the last two months. The programme we are talking about is just beginning. I want it to be known that the KKV programme was stopped in the 2009/2010 Financial Year. No more funds have been made available. So, if people are working, they must be doing so in another scheme, and not KKV programme. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I fully agree with Eng. Maina. That is the reason as to why we have suggested that this programme be re-designed, so that money can go directly to the youth groups. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Dr. Khalwale has raised many issues, which need to be put into perspective. I want the House to listen very carefully because it appears as if there is an attempt to make a scandal where there is none. I wish the hon. Member was not economical with the facts. It would help the House much better. He has talked about a letter which was written by my PS to the World Bank regarding Mrs. Gesami. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this letter, basically, just requested the World Bank that Mrs. Gesami could be employed as a consultant of this project. The letter says:- “Going forward, we need to ensure continuity of the project. Given Dr. Gesami’s experience of the international community and the Government of Kenya, we find her background, skills and knowledge most appropriate for the position. I, therefore, recommend a two-year renewal of contract for Dr. Gesami, payable from the Rapid Social Response Grant up to an amount not exceeding US$5,000 per month.” view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the World Bank respond to their correspondence, saying:- “Dr. Gesami: Full Time Dedicated Project Coordinator (2 years) Dr. Isahakiah, based on the information provided in your letter dated 15th July, we are pleased to provide our no objection to hire Dr. Rachael Gesami as the Director, Project Coordinating Unit for the Kenya Youth Empowerment Project for a period of two calendar years for a contract amount not exceeding US$120,000. We note that this will be financed from the proceeds of the Rapid Social Response Grant. Please, note that the contract should be expressed in Kenya Shillings to ... view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Dr. Khalwale, again, has mentioned some names but, again, he was very economical with the facts because the list he was quoting from has 47 names. He purposely just picked a few names from the Office of the Prime Minister. He said that the Government had kept staff who worked on the project, including among others. The list starts with Ahmed Mohammed, State Counsel, State Law Office, but this name has been omitted. He only mentioned Arnold Bindi, Office of the Prime Minister. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not going to do so. I do not intend to mention names. I just want hon. Members to know. I was just mentioning a few names, basically as examples. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Members need to know that that there are 47 names on this list, and that they come from across the Government. The ones he mentioned are only four, from the Office of the Prime Minister. They form less than one tenth of the 47 persons whose names are on this list. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Dr. Khalwale mentioned a letter which was written from my Office. He has referred to an amount of US$1.725 million but this is exactly what I was referring to, when I said earlier on that we had requested that this project be re-designed and restructured, so that it can best benefit the youth. This answers the concerns raised by the Member for Mathira, Eng. Maina. view