Abdirahman Ali Hassan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Senate Majority Leader for the very good response and the very prompt action with regard to the Mining Bill. I want to point out that, time and again, this Senate has bitterly The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am compelled to stand on a point of order because the Senate Majority Leader said that the President does not do legislation, while in fact, the Attorney-General is the legal advisor of the President. The Attorney-General is the number one advisor of the President on legal matters. I wonder whether he is really in order. It is true the President does not make laws but he appends his signature on these laws. Where do you separate the two? Is he in order to say that we can separate the President from making laws in this ... view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am compelled to stand on a point of order because the Senate Majority Leader said that the President does not do legislation, while in fact, the Attorney-General is the legal advisor of the President. The Attorney-General is the number one advisor of the President on legal matters. I wonder whether he is really in order. It is true the President does not make laws but he appends his signature on these laws. Where do you separate the two? Is he in order to say that we can separate the President from making laws in this ... view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: I agree with you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am just following in the footsteps of my senior, Sen. G.G. Kariuki, by the very honest admission that this problem is not that of only the two Speakers but quite a number of people including the Attorney-General. Like Ministries, there seems to be a structural problem, and I wonder why we have to go in circles. Is the Senate Majority Leader in order to squarely talk about the two Speakers only when in a sense this matter is a structural problem within Government? The best way to address it will be ... view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: I agree with you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am just following in the footsteps of my senior, Sen. G.G. Kariuki, by the very honest admission that this problem is not that of only the two Speakers but quite a number of people including the Attorney-General. Like Ministries, there seems to be a structural problem, and I wonder why we have to go in circles. Is the Senate Majority Leader in order to squarely talk about the two Speakers only when in a sense this matter is a structural problem within Government? The best way to address it will be ... view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: No. Not referendum. view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: No. Not referendum. view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: I will not say referendum. Is he in order to just take us in circles all day? We have spent half-an-hour. Writing a letter alone to the Head of State is insufficient. Can the Senate Majority Leader tell us because the House is on fire? view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: I will not say referendum. Is he in order to just take us in circles all day? We have spent half-an-hour. Writing a letter alone to the Head of State is insufficient. Can the Senate Majority Leader tell us because the House is on fire? view
• 22 Oct 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this Motion on the Presidential Address. I have listened to a number of people since yesterday and I kept on waiting to get my chance. So, I thank you very much. I want to begin by saying that I am one of the few people from the CORD affiliate parties who attended Parliament sitting during the Presidential Address. view