Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: I want to say that very clearly in this House so that this message goes right deep. We spend a lot of money in our military. We recruit, train and promote them until retirement. There has been no war. When people invade our territory and carry out such activities, there should be no question as to who is responsible. That is a statement which should be made very clear. It is not failure on the part of the police at all. It is not the police, the APs, or the GSU. It is the failure of our military. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had not, in fact, apportioned blame. I am talking passionately because we are talking about lives of Kenyans who have died. The issue I am underscoring is that somebody tried to blame the police, when it is not the case. I have not said that I have failed in my responsibility. I have said as much in other forums. For the information of the hon. Member, the responsibility of protecting our borders vests with our armed forces; the army in this particular case. That is what I have said. I am not apportioning blame. If we ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: There are 900 people who are armed but this country has a bigger police force and a much bigger army. We cannot be defeated to remove 900 militiamen from our territory. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Linturi wanted to know how this matter escaped the attention of our NSIS. I want to inform him that, that is not the case. The matter was known and attention drawn to the relevant authorities to take action. So, it is not that this information was not available. It is a question of not acting or acting late, but the information was available, and it was provided by the NSIS. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me explain, for purposes of information to the House, how that incident occurred. It was not an initially planned thing. Some Kenyans had gone to the area that is occupied by the Ethiopians to buy food, and one of them was killed by the Ethiopians. So, when members of the Turkana community saw that the Kenyan had been killed, they retaliated by killing four members of the Merille community. When that happened, members of the Merille community regrouped, came back and mounted a raid in which other 19 Kenyans were killed, bringing the total number of ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: As I said, the Merille are about 900 strong men and are armed, against a Kenyan Police Post with eight men, in addition to a General Service Unit (GSU) company of about 60 people. So, the Kenyan security personnel were grossly out-numbered in terms of arms and personnel. It would be suicidal for Kenyans to retaliate against such a heavy force. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: I have responded to the other aspect of this question. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have already stated the facts as they are, and there is nothing we can do to change those facts right now. What we can do is basically to deal with the facts post facto, and that is what we are doing. We have said that we are sending the army to ensure that those people leave our territory. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Hon. Muthama wanted to know whether these people are farming in Kenya. I have said that they are farming in Kenya. That is the fact, but we are asking them to leave Kenyan territory and go back to Ethiopia. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have said that we are actually taking action to get these people out of our territory. I do not know whether I need to begin to speak French. That is what I have said. We are taking action to make sure that these people get out of our territory. view