Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 901 to 910 of 1732.

• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was talking about practical cases, where we have seen Members of Parliament moving around to investigate. I know, for example, that there is a Committee of Parliament that wants to travel to Japan to investigate about the procurement of a house in Japan. What would laymen be going to do in Japan if they have got expertise that they can hire to carry out those kinds of investigations? We have seen Members of Parliament mounting ships in Mombasa, supposedly inspecting the quality of imported maize. We have also seen Members of Parliament--- view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to draw the hon. Member’s attention to Vote R33, Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC). Provided for the IIEC is Kshs5.3 billion, half of which is Kshs2.67 billion. That money has to be spent by 4th August, 2010. We are talking of two months, which will be 25th August. The most important activity this financial year is the referendum, which must be conducted. If we deny the IIEC this money, it means that we are not going to be able to carry out a successful referendum. view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Ikolomani has raised a question to the Prime Minister which was supposed to be the basis of my statement this afternoon. However, yesterday, I was told that in the course of discussions yesterday, you ruled that that matter be answered by the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. It, therefore, became necessary for me to change what I was going to tell the House to something else. However, ordinarily, we have established a tradition of informing Members in advance what the Prime Minister will talk about in the House. view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Yes! Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to confirm that that has been the practice and barring any kind of last minute changes, we will abide by that practice. view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to make a brief statement on what Kenyans should expect when the East African Community Common Market Protocol comes into force on 1st July, 2010. Allow me to add a few words on the strategy for full implementation of the 2010/2011 Budget. Hon. Members may recall that when the Heads of State and Governments of the East African Community’s, five partner states appended their signatures to the Common Market Protocol, it ushered in two sets of actions. First, a full customs union became a reality on 1st January, 2010 where internal tariffs were ... view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to make a Statement on the state of reforms in the country as it stands today. view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am glad to report to the House that despite many challenges our reform agenda, particularly with regard to our long search for a new Constitution, is by and large on track. Before I give specifics, I want to thank the hon. Members of Parliament who on 1st April, 2010 adopted the Draft Constitution as part of the reforms agreed in 2008, to end the post-election violence. I have reason to commend this House and it is based on our history. In June, 1982, this Parliament amended the Constitution, making Kenya officially a one party state. Since ... view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, by passing the proposed Constitution, the Tenth Parliament once again set itself apart and proved that they are ready to listen to the cries of Kenyans. The Government is committed more than ever to see to it that the reform agenda remains on course. I am confidently reporting that we are on course. view
• 9 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to the Constitutional review process, here is where we are: Parliament adopted the proposed new Constitution and the Report of the Committee of Experts on 1st April, 2010. The public is currently being educated on the proposed Constitution in preparation for 4th August Referendum. It is a little disappointing that the process of civic education began on a slow note due to delays in disbursement of funds. However, the Government has now authorized the release of Kshs553 million for the remainder of the review activities. view