Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to reiterate something. There was a time when a former Chief Justice was being removed from office – Justice Chunga. There were lots of petitions brought to me, saying that I was being targeted. I said: “Mr. Chunga is being targeted as an individual. He is not a representative of the Luo community.” view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: I can quote very many other examples. So, let us rise above our tribes and be Kenyans. Let us not look at everything through an ethnic mirror! That makes the work of Government much more difficult in dealing with issues of impunity. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in other countries, people take political responsibilities. Mr. Strauss-Kahn, the Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), was just accused of molesting a hotel worker. He had not been tried and the law says that you are innocent until you are proven guilty. However, in order to save the integrity of the institution that ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know that the people of Makadara are watching, so they need to see their hon. Member on the screen. Mr. Musikari Kombo was a bit surprised. I was even more surprised when the hon. Member said that he is not aware of what action was taken and Mr. Namwamba has just told him the action that I took on this particular matter. All that he needs to understand is that we are in a coalition Government. Managing coalitions is not the easiest of things. There is need all the time for compromises, consultations and so ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Prime Minister what is called the Delivery Unit and the EMU falls under that Delivery Unit. We take them where there are problems of provision of services; where there is inefficiency. They do not investigate fraud. So, in the Government, we have got Internal Audit Departments in each and every Ministry. There is another Audit department in the Treasury which supervises all these other Internal Audit Departments. Mr. Koech said that KACC described this as a Public Relations exercise. I am not aware. His concern is that some of these officers were merely transferred. He wanted to know what steps ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am talking about the programmes as being implemented right now. The ones which have been suspended are basically because of probably lack of funding at the moment. As you know, the Government has been forced, because of additional unforeseen expenditures, to cut down on expenditures elsewhere. But this is not as a result of this particular case. This money was allocated for those particular financial years. When the financial year is closed, the Budget is prepared and provision is made adequately for those particular programmes. I want to assure the House that those programmes are ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said that where, for example, the donors have withdrawn or reduced funding, the Government of Kenya has complemented. They are not suspended to my knowledge. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to “His Excellency” the hon. Member for Makadara, as a fellow presidential candidate, I would advise him that it will be risky to jump over fences. He might break his leg before the race starts. However, he also needs to know that the hon. Member for Othaya is also the President. So, he is also “His Excellency” like himself. Having said that, I do not take the matters which have been raised by the Members lightly. I take them very seriously, indeed. If the Member has any impression that I was trying to slight him, that ... view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member is talking about history and I am talking about the current situation. The Budget has just been read here. I want the hon. Member to point out in the Budget that was read by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance here last week where the infrastructure funds have been cut down. I am saying that the Infrastructure Fund has been provided for in the Budget that is before the House right now. That is all I am talking about. view
• 15 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have addressed all the issues that have been raised here. I just wanted to conclude by telling the Members that corruption is a dragon. What we have is systemic. It will take all arms of the Government to fight corruption. We must, therefore, create strong institutions that can deal with this corruption. The Legislature, the Judiciary and the Executive must work together to deal with this cancer called corruption. view
• 25 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to make a Statement in response to a request from the Member of Parliament for Cherangany. The Member of Parliament for Cherangany wanted basically to know what multi-lateral or bilateral agreements Kenya secured within the two weeks trip. He also wanted me to table the same. He also wanted me to highlight immediate or long-term benefits Kenya stands to gain from the countries that I visited. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will make this Statement in the spirit of our national values and principles of good governance and, in particular, transparency and ... view