Abdirahman Ali Hassan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Jun 2014 in Senate: This is an afternoon that we have resumed this very important sitting and we observe with great seriousness that the benches on the Jubilee side are almost empty and I think business in this House precedes all other business including those of parties. I think it is important as a tradition of this House to respect the timing and business of the House. That is an observation from our side and it is good to take great exception on that. view
• 3 Jun 2014 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We just wanted it as an observation and you can realize how committed our team is towards the business of this House. view
• 3 Jun 2014 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 3 Jun 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this Motion. I want to begin by saying that just like my colleagues have done, I was a Member of the Committee and I am not going to congratulate the Committee because other colleagues who were not part of it have done it. I want to thank the Secretariat for their good work as we worked for the last few days. I want to begin by saying that the action of the Senate this afternoon is a demonstration of the fact that it is Parliament that is able ... view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We were carefully listening to the presentation by the Senate Minority Leader and he was trying to build up a point. He had only talked about the national growth and how much our budget for this year is. I am sorry to use this, but the Senate Majority Leader is a legal scholar. Is he in order to mislead the House that the Senate Minority Leader spoke about last year’s audited accounts? He did not at all, in my own understanding. I thought a legal scholar is expected to have a ... view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Traditionally, we adjourn this House at 6.30 p.m. Looking at the number of contributors and interest, although we are trying to narrow the gap as it looks, and having the Committee of the Whole after this, 45 minutes are not going to be sufficient. It is important that we take that into account and, probably, look at how we can either reduce the number of speakers or do an option from the Senate Majority Leader’s side. view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this very important Bill this afternoon. Before I make my first comments, I want to borrow a few words that were used by Sen. Hassan Omar from Mombasa County and qualify them further. It is true Islam does not accept oppression nor does it accept to one to become very weak. This is not in terms of strength, but in terms of further oppression. But it qualifies further by saying that you must be humble, tolerant, accommodative and, above all, serving the community. This is very crucial. As ... view
• 13 May 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this very important debate this afternoon. Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I would like to say that there are those who believe that devolution is a very young concept in this country. I think that we were supposed to have the right people in place. There is no shortage of manpower in this country, be it at the technical or managerial level. Therefore, an excuse that we cannot have good governance in this country because we need more time, is not a good solution. The fact that the ... view
• 13 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Wajir County delegation votes yes on “a”, yes on “b” and yes on item “c”. view
• 6 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We knew before we came to this House because the agenda was circulated, that we were coming to meet for three things. One was the Message from the Chair; two, the Division of Revenue Bill and three the matter regarding Governor Wambora. There is absolutely no excuse for any Senator in this House to speak out there and claim that they are just newspaper cuttings. So, it is in the knowledge of all Senators, according to the information I have even on my phone, let alone the paper Sen. Musila carried. So, ... view