Abdul Rahim Dawood

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• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: surrogate mother gives the baby to the rightful parents. There are health complications involved. So, when we say they are not going to be compensated, it is completely wrong and should be left between the person who is doing surrogacy and the people getting it. This Bill talks about storage. It says that the embryo can only be stored for a maximum of ten years. How many years can sperms and gametes be stored? It has not been mentioned in this Bill. It only says that the embryo can be stored for a maximum of ten years. There are times ... view
• 1 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there is one provision which talks about a minor; that it is possible to get from a minor under 18 years. I do not agree with that and this is because the age of maturity is 18 years. A minor should not be put into this kind of situation whatever the case because you are thinking about the future. The future is when they will get to maturity. Additionally, there is another thing in this Bill regarding a dead person. I do not know when you are dead, how you can get it? I just do not know. ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to support this Petition. Three months back, I brought a Question which was answered before the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Many a time, compensation is being approved and some requests are being thrown out for reasons which people do not understand. In Meru County, we have claims of over Kshs212 million. From that, only Kshs66 million has been paid. Over Kshs140 million is pending bills. As per what Hon. Duale was saying yesterday, the Treasury and other Ministries need to make a point of paying those pending bills. For how many ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to support this Petition. Three months back, I brought a Question which was answered before the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. Many a time, compensation is being approved and some requests are being thrown out for reasons which people do not understand. In Meru County, we have claims of over Kshs212 million. From that, only Kshs66 million has been paid. Over Kshs140 million is pending bills. As per what Hon. Duale was saying yesterday, the Treasury and other Ministries need to make a point of paying those pending bills. For how many ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Over the past nine years, the only amount of compensation which has been paid is only Kshs1.7 billion whereas the claims amount to more than Kshs5 billion. So, the Budget and Appropriations Committee needs to look at this matter so that people are paid on time. The other point is that KWS needs to get serious because when people lodge their claims, they are not being told why the claims are rejected. We have to follow up and find out if there are small errors in the claims leading to their rejection. So, I wish to support the Petition and ... view
• 30 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The other point is that KWS needs to get serious because when people lodge their claims, they are not being told why the claims are rejected. We have to follow up and find out if there are small errors in the claims leading to their rejection. So, I wish to support the Petition and urge the Committee to look into the matter further. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to comment on the first Petition. In the last term of Parliament when Value Added Tax was brought on fuel The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: products, initially it was at 16 per cent. At the time I was in the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, we had objected to that and we did not pass it to Parliament. After that, the President decided to cut it to 8 per cent so that it could pass. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: If we are to assist our people, we need to remove VAT completely from fuel products. Otherwise, we are not going the right way. We need to reduce the taxes on fuel products as well so that fuel can become cheaper because that is what is going to move the economy of this country. If we can do that, the Chairperson, Budget and Appropriations Committee, can look at other ways on how we can get more money. However, by taxing people, we are not going the right way. We need to remove VAT completely. We should also not have VAT ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to support the first Petition. view