Abdirahman Ali Hassan

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• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this Motion. I would not want to be left behind in adding my voice to this The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: very important Motion. Creation of emergency lanes is very important. As we were told even when the Westgate Mall attack happened, it was not easy to take the injured persons to hospitals. This is mainly because of the fact that the transport sector in our country is n a very big mess emanating from corruption and the inability of successive Ministries to actually plan properly for both major urban towns and even the rural areas. It is in the public domain that the traffic police department has not been able to contain the mess. This is mainly because of corruption. ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: I heard the King of Meru, Sen. Murungi, saying that out of the 40 million Kenyans, we will not miss somebody like the late Michuki. Indeed, it is true that we will not miss one strong person. But there is something wrong with the manner in which we selected our Cabinet Secretaries, all in the name of getting technocrats. What we needed were people who have been tried and tested. There are people who have delivered in this country and I think the current Government and the subsequent ones should actually not think about technocrats. We must get people who ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, looking at the statistics, year in, year out, road accidents continue to increase in this country. We have not been able to manage them. I remember quite an amount of effort was made during the Tenth Parliament by the Ministry of Roads that extended to the rural areas. Several houses or buildings were actually earmarked for demolition. I think they did some good work when they demolished the Nakumatt Supermarket along the Thika Highway. This is because we needed support from the local population. So, we need that awareness. Shifting Government offices from the Central Business District ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: The other issue which I would like to raise is the fact that our systems operate in a compartmentalized way and that is why we are not able to work properly. The police and the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure must work harmoniously so that they are able to actually think about our vision. As rightly put by some of the Senators who spoke before me, we must think well in advance. As our population increases our demands also increase. We will need to import more vehicles, but what are we going to do when our roads remain static? We ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this very important Motion. I want to begin by thanking Sen. Haji for bringing this Motion. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Motion has come at a time when the Kenyan Govenrment is also contemplating relocating the refugees in Dadaab, Kakuma and any other part of the country. I very well remember, just towards the end of last month, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government were consulting Members of Parliament from North Eastern and the northern Kenya in general, with a view ... view
• 3 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am sure quite a number of my colleagues and even yourself, are aware that we have a pending issue on the manner in which business relating to Statements from Government sources has to be determined as it is a new tradition. We are yet to get some determination from the Speaker’s Office, but I thank you very much for the prudence in which you are able to give directions this afternoon. When such a lapse occurs, for those who purport to represent the Government, particularly the Chairpersons of Committees, who ... view
• 3 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not intend to make a statement and I apologise for that. But when there is a lapse, it impacts negatively in terms of our proceedings. It transcends the Clerk’s office. They must take their work seriously. view
• 2 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Report by the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs. I want also to thank the Speaker of Turkana County Assembly who is the source of this information. He has done a great job for the people of Turkana and for Kenyans in general because these alterations, as hon. Orengo put it, amount to abuse of office. I was trying to run through the main Report of the Controller of Budget and when I looked at page 16 on the increases and decreases, I realized there was an increase ... view