Abdirahman Ali Hassan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also stand to support this very important Motion that is appearing for the second time, but differently, as pointed out this afternoon. I want to recognise colleagues for the period we have been on recess, especially when the court ruled otherwise. I note the sobriety we maintained where we did not impute anything negative against the Judiciary or any other State organ. That is why the Senate is described as the voice of reason and the level headed legislative organ in this country. Devolution is something we all need to guard jealously. The Senate should be ... view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Procedural Motion as proposed by the Senate Majority Leader. I equally find it prudent to shorten the period as these two Bills form the cornerstone of the work that the Senate is purely involved in with regard to counties. I support this because counties have started to publicize public hearings for the collection of their priorities and plans for their estimates. Therefore, it is important for us to shorten this period with a view to meeting the relevant deadlines with regard to financial procedures which we anticipate in the coming one or ... view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wonder whether Sen. Sang is in order to applaud the Jubilee Government in this House. I think the legislature bit that has to be applauded for the very good efforts with regard to devolution is the Kenyan Senate. Therefore, the score card, when it comes to rating, we should be able to do Government performances elsewhere because it is not fully represented in this House. 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, ... view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: Thank you for helping me, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Also noting the fact that the Senate comprises of both sides of this House and because of our bi-partisan approach--- view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: I will not spoil anything. I only plead with you to allow me the last second to say that there is a bi-partisan approach in this House which we just demonstrated minutes ago. So, let us be careful. view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to join my colleagues who supported this particular Motion on the transfer of functions to counties. From the outset, I want to say that we thank you, as the Speaker, and we thank the efforts of the Senate for allowing Senators to go to the regions that they represented. In fact, that gave us the opportunity, a firsthand experience or account of what the status of our counties are with regard to how they are performing. I also want to thank the various counties that made their representations with regard to the county ... view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, between the two colleagues, I actually want to go by Sen. Murkomen’s suggestions that we limit debate on this particular Motion as much as it is important. We could limit the number of minutes a Member can contribute. 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
• 17 Apr 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will also be very brief. I just want to add my voice on the importance of deploying our troops to Sudan and even Somalia where we have ventured in the past. Kenya is part of a region that is characterized mostly by civil strife and conflicts. Stable nations like ours definitely have to respond when there is an emerging need like this one of Sudan. I also want to appreciate the involvement of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) in Somalia. We all remember what our situation was like before they were deployed towards mid 2011. Many ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to commend Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki because of the information he has given. I want to share that some of these radical elements have even attacked mosques. In fact, none other than an hon. Member of the National Assembly, Hon. Hassan, the Member for Kamkunji was on a wheel chair for long because of a grenade attack in a mosque in Eastleigh. Equally, Muslim clerics have been subjected to the same treatment, including recently on 13th March, 2014, Sheikh Bakero was attacked by the same youngsters. I like the fact that the Senate Majority Leader generalized ... view