Abdirahman Ali Hassan

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 716.

• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I think that you have already made a ruling on this matter, yet the Minister keeps on moving to and fro to explain further. The Chair has referred this matter to the Departmental Committee on Health, Housing, Labour and Social Welfare. Will it be in order for us to continue or for the Minister to keep on responding to a ruling which you made? view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, mine is not a point of order. It is a supplementary question. The appointing authority of the Committee is His Excellency the President, Mwai Kibaki. The arm that implements his decisions is the relevant Ministry. The Ministry of State for Internal Security is particularly charged with the responsibility of ensuring that it hands over the Report, or it plans. Could I ask the Minister to explain what his Ministry intends to do, or what it has done from the time the Committee completed its work at the end of March, 2008? If the Ministry has not ... view
• 5 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Minister has evaded my question. As far as we are concerned, the Ministry which is charged with the responsibility of ensuring that we get the report is his Ministry. Could he confirm to the House that it is, indeed, his responsibility to avail that report to the House and tell us what action he now intends to take even if he did not take any action in the past? view
• 31 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, at least, Dr. Kuti is one of the few Ministers who honestly admit that there exits a problem in some areas. While I appreciate the long term plans with regard to the eradication of the diseases that occur, I would like to know from the Minister what he intends to do--- Those disease outbreaks are very common. When they occur, district and July 31, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2261 provincial offices do not have the capacity to deal with the problem. In terms of building their capacity and giving them contingency funds, what plans does the Minister have? ... view
• 31 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister is providing the list of those who died and were compensated instead of giving a substantive answer to explain the whereabouts of this gentleman who has been missing for the last three years. Is the Assistant Minister in order? view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. This purely looks like a public relations exercise for muslims in this country. The team was constituted at a time when we were preparing for elections. Is the Assistant Minister in order to tell this House that the Committee was not able to get an appointment with the Head of State, when it completed its work by the end of March this year? Is he in order to tell us that they cannot find an appointment with the Head of State five months down the line? Is the Ministry serious? view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Governments change. There was one last year, there is a new one this time round with new Ministers. However, the technocrats have not changed. Activities that were undertaken in the last session of Parliament by the various Ministries need to be brought on board for continuity sake. We know that the Ministry sent a commission round the whole country during the last Parliament to take the views of Kenyans on how to set up new and viable local authorities. Honestly, they do not know what they do. I am surprised to hear there was no ... view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, relief food has become a permanent feature in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). I think we want a long-term assurance on food security issues. We want the Minister to tell us exactly what her Ministry intends to do! That is because relief food cannot be there permanently for the people. It should only be there for emergency. What long-term plan does she have, in collaboration with the relevant Ministries, like the Ministry of Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands, Ministry of Water and Irrigation, et cetera, July 30, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2233 in terms of ... view
• 29 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, listening to the Minister, the appointment of the deputies on an acting capacity is only a stop-gap measure, and the appointment of the subcommittee of the Cabinet and the inter-Ministerial Committee equally do not have any time- frame. Could he confirm the fact that the Board of Directors is the problem? What immediate action is he planning to take against them? He has already admitted that there is serious mismanagement! view
• 23 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister's response is, indeed, very unsatisfactory as far as I am concerned because his core business is actually to ensure that we have security in this country. He should be having information at his fingertips at any given time. No wonder our security systems are almost cracking down. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, however, let me put my question across. If we wait for buildings and yet the Government is not allocating resources, we will not be able to have officers serving the newly created districts including Wajir South. We already have construction underway that ... view