Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 61 to 70 of 1732.

• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, last time, I complained that there was something wrong with that microphone. It is more than two weeks now. I hope that they will deal with it. view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Olympic games are humanity’s ultimate sporting event with the motto; “ Citius (faster), Altius (higher) and Fortius (stronger)”. The sporting men and the women of the world converge every four years to compete for no pay but to celebrate humans’ sporting spirit. The first modern Olympics were held in Greece in 1896 and were organized by the International Olympics Committee (IOC) formed two years earlier. The 1896 games were a revival of the ancient Greek Olympics which had been banned by the Roman Emperor Theodosius I over 1503 years earlier. The modern Olympics are ... view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the probe that we are doing is in-house and it is not a legal probe. Therefore, the matter is not sub judice and does not stop me from making a statement. I will be making a statement after extensive consultations with all the arms of the Government concerned with this matter. view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, however, there are issues of concern with respect to the selection and training of our Olympic Team, their preparation and management. It is very unfortunate that there were attempts to politicize the composition and performance of our Olympic Team at the London Games. Problems of accreditation, decisions by some athletes to boycott residential training prior to the games, some disagreements amongst the officials on the training camps for the athletes view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Member for Ainamoi was wondering about the kind of support that the Government has given to athletes. There has been a repetition over this question. So, I will say something that will apply to a number of the other concerns that have been raised with regard to the welfare of athletes, generally. view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: As hon. Members know, unlike in the old days, when it was purely amateur, and when one would never be allowed to engage in commercial competition, the International Athletics Association Confederation (IAAC) has now allowed athletes to compete for money. Athletes are paid as they run. This has now opened a very lucrative avenue for our athletes, and we congratulate a number of them who have done very well in that regard. view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: However, I fully agree that there are some of the old athletes who brought honour for this country, but who have been neglected. An example is mzee Nyandika Mayoro, who was the first Kenyan to compete in the Olympic Games in 1956. In his honour, he was given a council house at Kisii Stadium, following a directive from the Central Government but, later on, the council, illegally, re-possessed the house from him. That was the only Kenyan reward that he received after all the services he had done to the nation. I went there and gave instructions that Mr. Nyandika ... view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is not the only case. We have got quite a number of athletes who have done honour to this country. The Minister will actually say what the Government is going to do, in terms of a master plan for sports, which the Member for Eldoret North has also asked about. view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: On the question of joy riders, I have already given a response. As to why the athletes went to Oregon, instead of--- view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am going to talk about the master-plan, generally. At the moment, we are just competing in track events in the Olympic Games. We have two competitors in swimming and one person who was competing in javelin throwing. That is all. view