Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 621 to 630 of 1732.

• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, they feel safe because as I have said, we have deployed security personnel to protect the Turkanas. That was the first thing that we did when we realized the situation was very grave. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was responding to the question whether the Turkanas are feeling safe. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can say that we have provided security to make them feel safe, but as to whether they feel safe, it is only them who can tell and not the Government. Hon. Njuguna was concerned about the provision of things like food and medicine. I want to assure the Member that, yes, measures have been taken to provide the necessary medicines for those who require them and all other basic needs of the people of this area. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to conclude by first giving the House the assurance that the Government is taking this matter very seriously. We will, in due course, be issuing another Statement with regard to the security of all our borders in future. At this moment in time when we are going through very critical legislations which are aimed at implementing our Constitution, I want to inform the House that the Executive is working very unitedly in order to provide leadership for this country during this very critical time. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was talking about the Principals in this Coalition Government working together to provide leadership at this very critical time in our country. I would like to urge the Members of the Executive and Kenyans at large to be united at this moment in time. We should shun trivial matters and focus ourselves because the whole country is looking to the leadership of this House. I know that a number of other issues are going to be coming before the Members here and the Members should be guided by the greater fundamental principles and values which are ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, let us shun ethnic divisions and not look at what comes before us here with ethnic lenses. Names of Kenyans are going to be coming before this House. Look at them first as Kenyans and not as representatives of their respective ethnic communities, because they do not represent their ethnic communities. They are Kenyans and so, deal with them as Kenyans. Again, do not try to look down upon the cultures of other people of our country. We have some people in this country who remove two teeth and there are those who remove six lower ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am talking about any debate. Maybe the hon. Member has some dreams. I was--- view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was just concluding, because this has also got something to do with--- view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I conclude by urging hon. Members to look at Kenyans as Kenyans and not as representatives of their respective ethnic communities. view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view