Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 71 to 80 of 1732.

• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Eldoret North has been a Member of the Front Bench, and he knows very well that the Government policies are domiciled in the respective Ministries. So, if we are talking about the Government’s plans on agriculture, he knows that it is the Minister for Agriculture who is responsible. If we are talking about industrialization, the Minister for Industrialization is the responsible. If we are talking about the policy on sports, it is the Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports who is responsible. So, I can talk about sports, but the Minister can also ... view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a comprehensive policy on the development of sports in the country, which is going to come before this House for debate. I cannot dwell in details on that policy but we are addressing issues concerning athletics, soccer, rugby, swimming--- view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, at this rate, I will not be able to complete because I have not completed and hon. Members are rising up and asking me to answer the questions and that is what I am doing. view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as far as preparations were concerned, I have already stated very elaborately in the Statement. However, there were challenges. Hon. Lagat asked about why the athletes went to Oregon or to London earlier. It was a question of strategy. There are those who were saying that the athletes needed to acclimatize to the weather in London and go there earlier. There were others who felt that they should stay in high altitude areas longer. So, it was a question of strategy. Sometimes one works and sometimes it does not work, but we have said that these challenges ... view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the second point that he made about the welfare of the athletes who have retired and who should be using their talents and experience in preparing the team. I do not agree that the former athletes should not be allowed to be given opportunities to share their experience in preparations of our athletes for these major events. view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Hon. Karua asked about the trip of the President to the Olympics. The President and the Prime Minister were invited to the Olympics and we agreed that the President would attend the opening of the athletics but to engage in official duties. It was not just going to the Olympics. The President opened an investment conference in London which was showcasing Kenya to the international and investment community. That is why the President was accompanied by Ministers whose dockets were affected. He was accompanied by the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Energy, the Minister for Information and Communications and ... view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, he also opened the Kenya House which was situated very strategically around the Olympics Village. I went on a follow up mission to respond to some of the other issues which were raised by some additional investors. We were marketing things like the Konza Information and Communications Technology (ICT) City, Lamu port project, the railway project and other infrastructural projects in the country. However, while we were there, His Excellency met the athletes. He did not go to the Olympic Village. I went to the Olympic village. I watched most of the events at the stadium. I ... view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: He set the world record there. It was only David Rudisha who broke a world record in an individual competition at the London Olympics. The two other world records which were broken were in relays but only Rudisha broke the world record at these Olympics. view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was also at the marathon finals race and our athletes did their best. They were beaten by somebody who is also a Kenyan – a Mr. Kiprotich. So, we should say that Kenya won three gold medals in that race. It could have been anybody’s race. We also need to know that the competition has now become much stiffer because view
• 29 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that hon. Lagat who competed in the Olympics and came without a medal can come here and look down upon others that they did not win medals. view