Abdirahman Ali Hassan

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, could the Minister abandon this responsibility which is not his and hand over the Boards of Governors (BoGs) and Parents/Teachers Associations (PTAs), so that they can employ the teachers themselves directly? view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have heard the Minister say that they will be looking for funds from Treasury. Unless there is a disconnect, honestly, between the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Roads and the Ministry of State for Planning, National Development and Vision 2030,when one knows his budget for the year and has made his priorities right, how he will be able to look for funds when, essentially, he has been granted funds for the whole year. Could the Minister be very specific because they had failed to spend the money that ... view
• 8 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, at any given time when Questions are asked in relation to roads in northern Kenya, the very first thing we hear from the Ministry is that they are in the design stage. I do not know at what point we would hear that they have moved to the implementation stage. Could the Assistant Minister provide us with the list of roads they have failed to do in the last financial year and how soon they expect to do them? This is because by now they should know them. Could he confirm that they have factored this particular ... view
• 14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, doing feasibility studies and design works is one thing and donors showing interest is another. What we are asking for as people from that region is getting a commitment from the same donors the Assistant Minister has talked about. That is why Mr. Keynan said this Ministry and successive governments have not been keen to develop the northern Kenya region in terms of road infrastructure. I want to be specific. Could the Assistant Minister show us any commitment because the Ministry of Finance has been frank with us? It has been able to conduct meetings with ... view
• 14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a very important Question to millions of people who live in the entire northern Kenya. It is not a Question we can allow the Assistant Minister to get away with, especially when he tells us very causally that it will be considered when funds are available. I wish he knows the passion with which we take these issues ourselves. Is the Assistant Minister in order, because it is the Ministry responsible for prioritizing roads in this country, not to tell us when they can easily put this in the ... view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. the Minister is not – I am sorry to say this – very honest in the manner in which he is trying to explain what we had asked for. If the view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: 16 Thursday, 8th April, 2010(P) DEBs signed in any of the districts--- I know that in my own district, they have not signed and were only used as rubber stamps. When he says that they are only using the procedure for the purpose of recruiting people who may not be available now because of natural attrition, I wonder. It is because we do not have teachers that we are getting these jobs; whether it is due to natural attrition or job opportunities that have come up, we have staff shortages. Can he be very clear and tell us why he ... view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Please, allow me, this is not my issue. view
• 8 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What we are discussing is a matter of policy with regard to teacher recruitment. It will be a serious omission on our part as representatives of the people if we endorse such a process. You have heard the Minister say that it is uneconomical to actually constitute the District Education Boards (DEBs). The DEBs virtually meet every other day to discuss matters that relate to education in the districts. It is very easy to call them. This is a very important institution that has been neglected in this process. Is the Minister ... view