Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 691 to 700 of 1732.

• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of cost-sharing is a policy that we will review at an appropriate time, as our economy continues to improve Hon. Waibara was concerned about the issue of money laundering. Money laundering is a crime. The hon. Member needs to know that it is only last year that we passed a law, here to deal with the issue of money laundering. Before that, we did not have proper instruments to deal with that very serious crime that continues to rob us of our resources. We even have the Serious Crime Unit within the police that deals ... view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: If, for example, it has a credible judicial system that meets the international threshold, it can apply to the ICC for referral of those cases to its internal jurisdiction. That is the difference. In other words, what we suggested is that we can move ahead and create a credible judicial system or process in this country. We should have a credible court or a Tribunal competent enough to try the suspects. Once that is in place, we can go and apply for referral. That means that we have the capacity to investigate independently and prosecute. view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: As things stand right now, the Kenyan Police cannot investigate the post election violence itself because it stands accused of having perpetrated violence through the order of “shoot to kill”. So, we must have an independent, competent investigative authority. It was being suggested that we can either go for the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) or the Scotland Yard to come and carry out those investigations. Having done that, then we can recruit the prosecutor transparently. That is why we said that we cannot accept the Director of Public Prosecution to be recruited in the manner that was being attempted. ... view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, something must be said here. About 1,300 innocent Kenyans died. This is something that is all the time being forgotten. We are only concerned about the six suspects and are not talking about the 1,300 people who died. There were people who were burnt alive in a church. Others were burnt alive in Naivasha. People were shot like rats in Kibera, Kisumu and all over. Why are we not talking about these people? view
• 2 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think it is timely that the House breaks briefly, to go and reflect and come back refreshed as we open the new session which will be the second last session before Parliament is finally dissolved. I would like to congratulate the students and the schools that did very well in the just concluded KCSE. Looking at the results of the examination, you will see that, probably, time has come for us to have a general review of our education system to be in line with our Vision 2030, so that it can become ... view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did undertake last week to address more comprehensively this week various issues around the mobile telephony sector. I also informed the House of a planned meeting with all mobile phone operators to discuss trends within and prospects for the sector. I am pleased to report to the House that I did have a meeting yesterday with all mobile phone operators together with all the Government Departments concerned in the sector. The meeting established a task force that will deal with the following seven issues and report back in two weeks. (i) The grand path for call ... view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Yatta was concerned about price wars. He said that they should not lead to the collapse of companies or loss of jobs or both. As I mentioned last week, competition is generally healthy for as long as the playing field is level so that all the actors compete fairly. This is really the role of the Government in this particular market. Since this competition started, costs have gone down for the benefit of our people. Now the people are able to talk much more frequently at longer times than they could before. The ... view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of the settings of mobile phone gadgets, let me clarify that the position of a handset is known, except that those handsets do not have GPS to show clearly where they are. So, the police are able to track your mobile phone handset and locate you, as you make phone calls. That is how they are able to arrest most of the thieves who use mobile telephony. So, we have the capacity to track and locate you very accurately. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on hon. Magwanga’s question, I would like to confirm that the registration ... view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I accept the information. view
• 23 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the hon. Member’s information, Eng. Rege is also the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Energy, Communication and Information. view