Abdirahman Ali Hassan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the amendment which gives us more opportunity to ventilate the matters before us. I support it mainly because we expected much more to be done by the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs. The Committee has a good number of 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
• 1 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with due respect to the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, I want to confirm, in my own understanding, that there is no vacuum as there is a substantive deputy in the House but we seek the Chair’s guidance on this issue. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was just holding onto the seat. view
• 1 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this very important Motion that touches on all counties. I personally believe that the current confusion we are in originated from the fact that the Transition Authority sent mixed signals from the outset, claiming that counties were rather unprepared in terms of capacity. It is important that all State organs or institutions respect the provisions of the Constitution. If the Constitution allowed county governments to administer, manage and harness their resources; and efficiently use what is given from the national Government, there should be no cause for alarm ... view
• 24 Sep 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 24 Sep 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You have heard Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale saying that Eastleigh is the den or home to terrorists, if I heard him right. Listening to a number of Senators, the latest incident being the one in Westgate Mall, Sen. Sonko just told us that people were being housed in Westlands and Parklands. Is the hon. Member in order to apportion blame on particular sections? view
• 24 Sep 2013 in Senate: We agreed that we are not going to apportion blame today. view
• 24 Sep 2013 in Senate: Let me finish. I have a right to speak my mind. I am a Kenyan and I am determined to have some of these things sorted out but would not want people to cast 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
• 24 Sep 2013 in Senate: aspersions at this stage. Is the hon. Member in order to cast aspersions on particular sections of Kenyans or particular sections of Nairobi area at this stage? view
• 24 Sep 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion of Adjournment this afternoon. I want to join my colleagues in sending my heartfelt condolences to those bereaved families and pray for the quick recovery to those who are in various hospitals in Nairobi. I also want to thank 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
• 24 Sep 2013 in Senate: His Excellency, the President for the manner in which he steered the country in these three or four difficult days. I also thank other leaders in this nation for the manner in which other leaders of this nation, irrespective of their party affiliations have joined His Excellency the President in ensuring that we keep Kenyans together at this time or at this period of need. At such a time, we need to go above our small short-term or long-term interests because we all get affected. In fact, as the man in charge of the KDF spoke, what we saw is ... view