Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 531 to 540 of 1732.

• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not understand what I was supposed to withdraw or why. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member wants to know what action the Government is going to take. There is very limited scope of action on behalf of the Government on this matter. Why is that so? It is because there is an Act of Parliament; the CIC Act of 2010, which states very clearly that until the Salaries and Remuneration Commission is established, the salaries and terms and conditions of employment of those Commissioners shall be determined by the Public Service Commission, in consultation with the Ministry of Finance and Treasury. That is what the Act says. As the Government, ... view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, all I have said is that the Public Service Commission and Treasury were the institutions entrusted by Parliament to determine the salaries and allowances of the Commissioners. Using those powers they have determined them. So, there is very little scope for the Executive to interfere with powers which have been clearly spelt out in the Act of Parliament. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, those officers who approved those salaries, in fact, gave reasons why they did so. They said that this particular Commission is a special one whose life ends after five years. Its mandate, according to the Constitution, is among other things to supervise other commissions. It also carries out an oversight function over Parliament, the Executive and the Judiciary. Because of these added responsibilities conferred upon this Commission, they saw it in their wisdom that it was necessary to remunerate it especially outside the guidelines which have been set by the Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, using the arguments ... view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, of course, experience is the best teacher. According to the panel that carried out interviews on these Commissioners, we were told that every Commissioner when asked about the kind of salaries they expected said that they were offering themselves in the service of the country. They said that they would accept whatever remuneration they would be given by Government. They were told that it would be Kshs250,000 and all of them answered in the affirmative that they would accept it. However, while in office, the situation has changed. So, we have learnt the hard way and instructions ... view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that was, of course, when the negotiations were being carried out. The Commissioners issued threats that if they were not remunerated to the level they expected they would be forced to carry out some other jobs outside what is expected of them in order to complement or supplement their incomes. Now that the matter has been resolved and the Government has agreed to pay what the Commissioners were demanding, of course, the Government has a right to demand value for money that is being paid, the Government expects these Commissioners to work full time and to deliver ... view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Commission is supposed to oversee the implementation of the law itself. That is really what the Act says. That is also what was said in the Constitution. So, I do not see that what they are doing is contrary to their mandate. They are very much within their mandate in doing what they are doing right now. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know what behaviour about the principal implies. I do not know that the Chairman of this Commission has behaved as if he is one of the principals. What the Public Service Commission has said in its letter, and we have disagreed with him is that the Commission was supervising the Executive, Parliament and the Judiciary. What I said is that their work is basically to ensure that the Constitution is implemented and that each arm of the Government does its work. I do not know whether that amounts to supervision, but I know that ... view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Commission’s mandate goes thus: view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: “The mandate of the Commission requires it to oversee all institutions, including the Executive, the Judiciary and Parliament on all aspects of the implementation process. The executive mandate of the Commission for the Implementation of the Commission (CIC) requires unusual and intense input of time and energy by the commissioners. The mandate of the Commission involves responsibility of a high sensitive nature, with wide ranging political and social ramifications; it includes making decisions which have impact on the entire social and political fabric of the Republic”. view