Hon Adan Haji Yussuf

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First and foremost, I thank the Almighty God for giving us the opportunity to be here with everybody else. I hereby congratulate Hon. Speaker, the Hon. Deputy Speaker and all the Members of this House for having been elected as representatives of the people of this great nation. view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: To touch a little bit on the President’s Speech, it was short, clear, timely and conscientious. He started by saying that we must fear God. Everything that starts in the name of God always succeeds. Therefore, I take this opportunity to urge everybody here to observe keenly the rule of law. This country has a very clear Constitution, which is humane and close to the people. The President, in his wisdom, has shown a lot of patriotism by accepting the judgment of the Supreme Court in order to save this country from turmoil. view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: The President talked about peace and stability. I come from a background of peace building. It is something I have done for many years in many African countries. Without peace and stability, nothing can be achieved. No development can be achieved and we shall have sleepless nights. Therefore, calling on us to maintain peace and stability as a priority is a display of wisdom on the President’s part. view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: The President also talked about our diversity being our strength as Kenyans. Kenya is composed of over 40 tribes and different languages. We should use that diversity as a strength and not as something to divide us. We should be proud that we can fit anywhere in this country and at any time. view
• 14 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Because of the situation the President finds himself in, he was not in a position to mention a lot about development. I come from a constituency where men and women of 90 years old and above have never seen a tarmac road in their lives. They do not know whether a tarmac road is black, yellow, green or white. If you tell them that a tarmac road is white, they will just accept that because they have never seen one. I heard the President say that in the near future, he is going to construct a tarmac road that would ... view