Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 791 to 800 of 1732.

• 24 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not a member of the legal fraternity. I am also not a member of the Law Society of Kenya (LSK). I, however, have been represented by lawyers in the past and I know that lawyers who have been deregistered by the LSK can be registered again. There are several cases that can be cited here. Therefore, I do not want to answer for the Minister for Immigration and Registration of Persons. view
• 24 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I am trying to say is that the current Constitution places the responsibility on the Executive to do due diligence. This was not a requirement at that time. However, the hon. Member herself took an oath under that Constitution then and agreed to serve in the same Cabinet with the people whom she is now accusing of being tainted. Why did she not resign then? view
• 24 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, somebody who is being investigated has not been charged. He or she is not an accused. Even those who have been charged with an offence before a court of law are usually given bail by court if they are not likely to interfere with investigations. The prosecution usually objects to bail being granted if the accused person is likely to interfere with investigations. As I have said, there are competent authorities carrying out investigations. If they find that the people being investigated are interfering with investigations, of course, they will inform us. In that case, we ... view
• 24 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, today, I am talking about “The Threat of International Narcotics Trade to Kenya.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir it is with a very heavy heart that I rise to address this House this afternoon. Over the years, we have prided ourselves as a healthy State that is the business hub of the region and an emerging economy on the Continent. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has warned that drug trafficking and transnational organized crimes increasingly pose a serious threat to international security in different regions of the world. Today, I want to inform this House that ... view
• 24 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish hon. Langat was more specific. But I know that there was a driver who was found carrying drugs, who was arrested and charged in a court of law. Yes, I agree with hon. S. Abdalla and hon. Odhiambo-Mabona about the gravity of this issue and that is why I decided to make this Statement today before this House. We do not just want to make empty Statements, but we want to follow this with concrete actions. I want to inform hon. Mungatana and hon. S. Abdalla that Coast Province is leading because ... view
• 24 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was coming to the issue of the five names. I was responding to the general issue. We have asked the USA ambassador to share the names with us. So far, he has not given the names to the Government. So, as soon as he gives us the names, I will be very ready and happy to table them in this House. Right now, I do not have that information. view
• 24 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, would I be in order to demand that the hon. Member be required to withdraw and apologise for that unfortunate statement? view
• 24 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We are dealing with a very serious matter. It is an issue on morality, and I want to say here that even if it was my brother, I would not hesitate to mention his name. I want it to be known that KACC is an independent institution which does not take instructions from even the Prime Minister or the President. All hon. Members are aware of that fact, because they are the ones who passed the law that created that institution. I am sure that the USA ambassador provided that information to KACC, so ... view
• 24 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, actually before hon. Imanyara asked that question I have already given instruction to the Assistant Minister, Office of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security to ensure that this matter is raised with the Commissioner of Police immediately, so that Mr. Godana can get immediate protection. view
• 24 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Dr. Khalwale wanted to know what the Government is doing to break the networks. I want the hon. Members to know that information is available. It is not that information is not available. What has been lacking is goodwill to make good use of the information that is available. In the past, I just want hon. Members to know this, the then Commissioner of Police, that was in the previous regime, had recommended dismissal of his deputy from the service because of this trade. But before that was affected he ended up himself being dismissed ... view