Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 961 to 970 of 1732.

• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have just seen the Ministerial Statement that was issued by the Minister of State for Special Programmes. It contains, by and large, most of the facts that I wanted to give here today. Yesterday, I had a meeting of the National Disaster Response Centre. I took the privilege to invite hon. Members from the affected areas so that they are properly briefed by the officers who are handling this matter as to the measures that the Government is taking to deal with this crisis at the moment. Therefore, I do not intend to repeat what the ... view
• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, the Kenya Meteorological Department is predicting that, the country is likely to receive enhanced rainfall during the month of April except in the coastal areas. Heavy rains may continue probably up to mid June. There are areas which are flood-prone like Tana River and other areas. There will be floods in Budalangi, Nyando and Kano Plains. Landslides and mudslides are likely to occur in Murang’a, Nandi Hills and other parts of Western Kenya. So, I just want to say that the Government is going to take measures to deal with this situation. Kenya as a country ... view
• 7 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Member for Imenti Central wondered whether I have faith in the Kenya Meteorological services. Yes, I have faith in them. Sometimes there are doubts, and these have to do with the reliability of facilities that this departments has. I remember when I was a university student in Europe, there was a cartoon in a newspaper congratulating the weatherman; congratulations were because out of 365 predictions of the previous year, at least five were correct! Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a science that has been evolving. But, now, with satellites up there, and international collaboration, it ... view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We have sat here with His Excellency the President, quietly listening to contributions by hon. Members. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to begin by congratulating hon. Members for making history by making very passionate debate on this subject. The fact that this debate is taking place today, on April 1st, “fools day”, does not mean that we are fooling anybody. This event is historic for a number of reasons. One, it is taking place in this Chamber here because this is the Chamber where the Lancaster House Constitution was domesticated. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am ... view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: million people. We may not always agree, but it is important for this country to end the journey of finding a new Constitution. Over the last 20 years, many African countries have revised the Constitutions that they inherited at Independence. So many new Constitutions have been drafted in this continent. For some countries, it has been after very painful experience. One such country is Rwanda which had a very bloody conflict resulting in the death of nearly one million people. Rwanda decided to write a new Constitution, but very drastically. By the time they were through, they not only ended ... view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to urge this House to pass this Motion in order to give a clear signal to the people of Kenya that we are ready to climb many more other hills which are coming. We have the hill of construction of infrastructure in this country; the hill of provision of employment to our people; the hill of uniting our people and addressing ethnicity; the hill of fighting corruption; the hill of ensuring prosperity; the hill to give very clear guidance to the people of our country – that the Kenya that our founding fathers wanted ... view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Let us speak with one voice. This may not be the best constitution. None is perfect in the world. We may not have gotten all the amendments that we wanted into it. Some people wanted devolution in three tiers. They did not get it. Others wanted to see a definite structure of financial devolution, but it did not come. There are so many other changes we wanted effected, but what is the test of the pudding? The taste of the pudding is in the eating. Let us not deny the people of this country the opportunity to eat this view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: pudding. Let the people of Kenya taste it. If they find that it is bitter, we will have an opportunity. There is provision to change it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let us wear these shoes and see whether they are going to pinch us, so that we can deal with those areas where the shoes will be pinching us. Does it meet all the requirements? Not all! But is it a better document than the one we have today? The majority of the provisions in this Draft Constitution are much better than the Constitution that we have today. So, I conclude ... view
• 31 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to appeal not to the emotions of hon. Members, but to the sense of patriotism. We are engaged in a process and not an event. Constitution–making is a process and not an event. It is very important for hon. Members who are representing the people of Kenya to go on record as to why they did a,b,c, and d. If you go to the HANSARD, you will see what was said about the first Constitution that came out of the Lancaster House in 1961. You will also find what was said in 1963 when ... view
• 31 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I understand where Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o is coming from. Maj.-Gen. Nkaisserry, unlike Mr. Musila, is not very specific. His amendment talks about National Police Service and other uniformed services. Group Four is a uniformed service and Securicor is also a uniformed service. Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry should be more specific and tell us what other uniformed services he is referring to. view