Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 481 to 490 of 1732.

• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was a point of order which I have not dealt with. view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, both hon. Dr. Nuh and Isaac Ruto are talking about the same thing. They are both talking about the mechanisms of issuance of ID cards. I first want them to appreciate the principle that the Government is committed to ensuring that every Kenyan eligible to be issued with an ID card, will be issued with one before elections take place next year, irrespective of who is involved. The exercise will be done in a non-discriminatory manner. That is why I said that the DC is a servant of the Government. Hon. Ruto does not need to ... view
• 17 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Kabogo asked why we are not issuing children who are being born with ID cards. A child cannot apply for an ID card when he is born. There is a law. The Government works out ways and means of issuing. That is found in the particular law that is written in that Constitution. That is what is being used by the Government. We are not in breach of the immigration laws. We are not in breach of laws dealing with births and registration of persons. We are fully compliant. Hon. Ethuro was concerned about more ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, although on the Order Paper I was supposed to be talking about the issue of IDs, you ruled yesterday that we make a Statement on GMO foods. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in line with your ruling yesterday that the Government issues a Statement on genetically modified foods, in particular, the importation and consumption of the genetically modified maize, I rise to make the following Statement. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines GMOs as organisms in which the genetic material, otherwise known as the deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA is artificially altered in a way that does not occur naturally. This technology, sometimes called biotechnology or gene technology or genetic engineering, allows the selection and transfer of individual genes from one organism to another. With regard to foods, gene technology ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: The Government, informed by the shortage of non-GMO maize on the international market, has authorised the importation of GMO maize during this drought crisis on the following conditions:- (i) that all importation, marketing, transportation and exportation of any GMO maize be done by registered millers only, and with the written approval of the National Biosafety Authority (NBA), issued under Sections 20, 21, 22 and 23 of The Biosafety Act; (ii) that all applications for the importation, marketing, transportation and exportation of GMO maize be made by millers to the National Biosafety Authority; (iii) that all quantities of imported GMO maize ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, while some of the millers have made inquiries from the National Biosafety Authority on the procedure for the importation of GMO maize, no miller has actually made an application for a licence to import GMO maize. This is because the necessary biosafety regulations outlining the procedure for importation of GMO food are with the Government Printer, awaiting publication. All the maize that has been imported by the millers has been certified GMO-free by the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and inspection agencies such as Intertex. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: I also have a copy of all the certification. I have a set of documents I would like to table in support of this statement. I have a letter from KEBS, which says:- view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Kandara was concerned about importation of maize when there is maize in the country. I would like to inform the hon. Member that the Government has not ignored the maize that is currently being harvested by farmers in the country. The importation is allowed because of the acute shortage that exists in the country, particularly, with regard to Strategic Grain Reserves (SGR). Because of the drought that has persisted we were running out of stock at the SGR and so, we allowed importation by millers, not by the Government. The Government has not ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Mbuvi, talked about GMO and infertility. That is just speculation. It is a statement without any foundation. I did produce here a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), which is the most authoritative organization internationally. The WHO has said that it is safe to consume GMO foods. I did not see any allegation or reference to infertility in that report. view