Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, having quoted all that, they go on to say that: “This therefore, requires special type of remuneration”. The hon. Member asked whether I agree. Of course, if there was complete agreement, there would not have been these other negotiations that have been taking place. We felt that this remuneration was on the higher side, and it could be scaled down. But the other parties were very adamant that this level of remuneration was adequate. Nevertheless, we have decided that we must respect the law to the letter as passed by this Parliament. Therefore, we will not engage ... view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think Parliament has got a very specific mandate. The question was why there has been a delay. I have said that we have agreed to pay; I have also tabled the copies of correspondence between various arms of the Government on this matter; we have been very transparent, indeed. I do not see what other role Parliament can play in this matter. The issue was to have these Commissioners paid and they are going to be paid. So, I do not see any further role that this Parliament wants to play; its role is very clear, ... view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, since the hon. Member has come to this House to participate in debate today, I want to refer him to today’s Order Paper, the Salaries and Remuneration Commission Bill, Bill No.8 of 2011; Order No.14 is coming. What else does the hon. Member want me to say? view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am much obliged. I know that the issue of the implementation of the Constitution is the first priority in this country. However, the issues of drought, famine and refugees are also equally urgent. However, I can wait and make the statement next week, if that will allow the House time to deal with more urgent Bills. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had intended to talk about the governance and integrity issues affecting the funding of Kenya Education Sector and the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands Sector. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, however, the matter of Arid and Semi-Arid lands sector is not yet complete at the moment. So, my statement this afternoon will be confined to the audit report of the Kenya Education Sector Support Programme, which is also known as KESSP. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in 2003, the then NARC Government launched the Free Primary Education (FEP) in all public schools. The move was lauded as unprecedented in a struggling economy like ours. It quickly won the support of our development partners, including the World Bank, DFID, CIDA (Canada) and the USAID, among others under the global effort to achieve the Millennium Development view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Goals. The Government was hailed as being one of the most progressive on the continent as a result of introducing FPE. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the FPE enabled an extra, 1.6 million children from poor households to enroll in schools, within two years of its implementation. Gross enrolment in our primary schools increased from 93 per cent in 2002 to 104.8 per cent in 2004. Introduction of FPE has resulted in improved girl child-enrolment nationally to about 48 per cent of all primary pupils. At the beginning of the year, 2011, a record of 539,792 students qualified to join Form One. This is the highest number of students to have enrolled in Form One in our nation’s history. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, two days ago, I was at the Precious Blood Girls School in Riruta to meet with the young students from High Schools, polytechnics and universities across the country. view