Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 861 to 870 of 1732.

• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Okemo talked about the congestion at Busia and Malaba. I am aware of this issue and I have gone to the extent of trying to find out why this congestion is there. I did visit both Busia and Malaba border posts and established that one of the reasons is because the Ugandans were closing their side at 6 p.m. and they do not work until the following day at 6 p.m. so that the trucks that come from the Kenyan side, when they reach the border at around closing time, they cannot proceed until the ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Mr. William Kabogo Gitau talked about “one man vehicle lane”. That operates in many cities as it encourages people to carry more passengers. So, you find that those motorists who are alone are in one lane and there, they will be experiencing the inconvenience of having to wait a longer time on that queue whereas vehicles that are carrying three or four passengers move on another lane. That, again, is something that can be tried because I have said there is a comprehensive review of traffic laws within the City to take advantage of methods which ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a number of the clarifications that have been sought are really related. If for example, you look at the concerns of hon. Murgor that lorries should be kept on one side, or that overtaking should not be done on the right side of the road; that ambulances cause accidents on the roads; that the police put weigh bridges on one side and, therefore, cause accidents; all those have to do with traffic regulations which are available but are not being enforced. There is nothing more that needs to be done, other than ensuring that the police ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Gichugu did request last week that a copy of the report by PriceWaterHouseCoopers on the forensic investigation and the implementation of the subsidized maize scheme by the National Cereals and Produce Board be tabled in the House. She further sought to know what the Government was doing to ensure that the culprits identified in the report are punished. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, PriceWaterHouseCoopers had recommended in their report that further investigations be conducted by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission and the CID on the matter. The Kenya Anti Corruption Commission (KACC) working together ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I now table the report by the PricewaterHouseCoppers and the KACC report as published in the Kenya Gazette No.69 of July 16th, 2010. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, those are the reports. The KACC did not recommend any prosecution in the matter. It recommended that administrative action be taken against the three Strategic Grain Reserve Trust Fund Trustees, the Managing Director of the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), the General Manager, Sales and Operations of the NCPB and the Sales and Marketing Manager of the NCPB. All other officers were cleared of the allegation. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: The Government has taken various administrative actions on this matter. One of the Strategic Grain Reserve Trustees was transferred. The others were severely reprimanded. An officer in the NCPB has since retired. That is a Mr. Robert Langat, the General Manager, Sales. A Mr. James Boit, who was the Sales and Marketing Manager was redeployed. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Government directed the NCPB to establish a system of warehouse receipting as a precursor to commodity exchange which will create more efficiency and transparency in the manner in which grains are managed by the Board. The Government has further directed the NCPB to develop and implement a plan to upgrade and modernize its facilities and record keeping system. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 24th September, this year, the Government authorised the NCPB to purchase maize worth Kshs500 million for the SGR at a cost of Kshs1,500 per 90 kilogramme bag. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you. view