Rt. Hon.(Eng) Raila Amolo Odinga

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 971 to 980 of 1732.

• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank the hon. Members who have spoken on this subject before us. I also want to thank, in particular, the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the PSC for very ably moving this Motion before the House. We are at a defining moment in our country. Kenya is at a defining moment. A Constitution is an expression of the will of the people. So, sometimes these days, it is said that Kenyans have been at this process for 20 years. Nothing could be further from the truth. The struggle for democratization and ... view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have been privileged to look at these pictures and the captions. I think it is important for hon. Members to know the content of what is written here. Elsewhere in this pull out, there is the “ Eyedentity Quiz ”, which is predicated on the assumption that people’s eyes have a distinct personality. Nobody has ever thought of running a “ Legdentity Quiz” though. A prize for whoever can correctly identify the owners of these pairs of legs. Clue: The picture was taken in Parliament. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is very repugnant and nothing could be ... view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in my Statement today, I want to answer the question on the implementation of the Economic Stimulus Programme that was raised by the hon. Member for Githunguri, hon. Baiya. I wish to take this opportunity to update this august House on the implementation of Kazi Kwa Vijana Programme (KKVP). view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the major objective of the Budget of the Government of Kenya for the Fiscal Year 2009/2010 was and still is to stimulate the economic activity in our country. Last year, our economic grew only by an estimated 2.2 per cent, falling well short of the pace at which our population increased. As a consequence, regrettably, poverty deepened in our country. Rather than accelerating as intended, the economic growth actually decelerated in the second half of last year. The slow pace of implementation of the Economic Stimulus Programme, the issue that was raised by the Member for Githunguri, ... view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I could not agree more with the hon. Member for Lugari that, in fact, the rate of unemployment is very high in the country and that it is increasing. I know that on a yearly basis we churn into the labour market an average of 750,000 people and more. These are people who drop out of primary schools, high schools, colleges and universities. The KKVP was not a long-term solution to the problem of unemployment. This was an interim stimulus programme that was introduced to stimulate the economy in the rural areas and the poor parts of ... view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are some questions which are related. Maybe, I can answer one for a number of them. The ESP is an emergency programme that is aimed at stimulating the economy. That is really the purpose of countries coming up with ESP. I agree that the pace of implementing the ESP has not been as fast as it should have been. I have actually owned up to that fact. We are doing something to streamline the implementation of this programme. This is the first time that the Government has come up with an ESP. So, it has been ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to the best of my knowledge, the business of the House is usually discussed and prepared by the House Business Committee (HBC). The HBC is at the moment chaired by the hon. Speaker. The Members of the HBC, in their wisdom, sat on Tuesday evening at the rise of the House and prepared the Order Paper for the business for the whole of this week. Mr. Imanyara has rightly said that the Government has a very big agenda before the House. That is the business of the Constitution. However, the Government does not control the HBC. ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Members are aware that Bills usually lapse with sessions. Once a new session begins, the Bills are republished by the Attorney-General. They require 14 days to mature. That is the reason there are no other Bills before the House. We are waiting for them to mature. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, --- view