Abdul Rahim Dawood

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Motion but first, I want to send my condolences, together with my family’s and constituents’ condolences, to Hon. Nyenze’s family and to the people of Kitui West Constituency. The issue of NG-CDF is very emotional because it is not just about giving bursaries to students but also about providing school infrastructure and other things. As we talk about putting funds into the bank accounts of the constituencies, the NG-CDF Committee members should be gazetted so that we can see which projects to prioritise during the long recess. If we do not ... view
• 6 Dec 2017 in National Assembly: because the Government will support her. However, there are many more top performers like her who are going to boarding schools, universities and colleges, and who need bursaries. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we need to think about the Women Representative Members of Parliament. They also need to be given their money under the Affirmative Action Fund. We need to see how this House, in totality, can assist to improve the wellbeing of our people. Women Representative Members of Parliament should also have their funds so that they can be seen to be working while in recess in the next two ... view
• 8 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The former Vice-Chair of the Committee on Implementation in the last Parliament is telling us that Motions really assisted us in the last Parliament but I am afraid that nothing has happened to many Motions. Is he in order to mislead the House by saying that many Motions have assisted and yet nothing happened to Motions in the last Parliament? view
• 8 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to support this Motion of the Approval of Appointment of Members to the Parliamentary Pensions Management Committee. view
• 8 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: From the outset, Hon. Dan Wanyama, Hon. Rehema, who is a first termer, and Hon. Mwadime will do justice to this Committee. Like what Hon. Aluoch has just mentioned, I was at the Pensions Office the other day to look at what the first termers will get. When I looked at it, it worked out about less than Kshs4 million and it will be taxed. When you have been in this House for four or five years and whatever you get will be taxed, that is not right. I want the Committee to look at these benefits. They should not ... view
• 8 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: The second bit would be to look at what Hon. Chachu Ganya wanted to bring in the last Parliament. I wanted to follow up the same, but Hon. Aluoch has alluded to it that first termers will not be given pensions. We need to work out a way because they can be elected to Parliament. They are not unelectable. They did what they did for the time. I believe they deserve to get pension even when they are first termers. I am a second termer now and I qualify for pension, but that does not mean that we do not ... view
• 8 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: We need to see how we can raise gratuity together with the pensions. At the end of the term, a lot of the young Members of Parliament will go out there and may not be employable like it has been said. Even if you are outside and you are no longer a Member of Parliament, you are still expected to attend Harambees and contribute towards school fees. I believe one is still an Hon. Member. One does not stop being an Hon. Member because he or she is out of Parliament. We need to see how we can empower previous ... view
• 8 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to take this opportunity to pass my condolences to the family of Hon. M’Mbijiwe from South Imenti, Meru County, where I come from. He did a lot for South Imenti prior to Hon. Kiraitu Murungi. He is the one who started off the water irrigation schemes. That is why there are so many bananas there. view
• 8 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: I would also like to pass my condolences and those of the people of North Imenti to the family of the late Governor of Nyeri, Hon. Wahome Gakuru and the people of Nyeri. We were with the late governor in Meru campaigning for the President recently. He had come to Meru and was jolly. view
• 8 Nov 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view