Abdul Rahim Dawood

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: is run by AON Minet. It is high time the National Police Service looked at it as well. The services offered to the police officers through this insurance scheme are not very good. It would be better if they were transferred back to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) because the service there is better than what it is in their scheme right now. view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Regarding compensation for injuries and loss of life, there have been many times we have had to bring statements or present petitions from police officers who have been injured in the line of duty and it has been a real challenge in getting compensation from the Office of the President (OP) or wherever they have served. This Bill does not say whether it is the uniformed officers or it is the whole National Police Service as it was indicated earlier by Hon. Gikaria. The National Police Service covers people who work in the offices together with the uniformed officers. So, ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Regarding compensation for injuries and loss of life, there have been many times we have had to bring statements or present petitions from police officers who have been injured in the line of duty and it has been a real challenge in getting compensation from the Office of the President (OP) or wherever they have served. This Bill does not say whether it is the uniformed officers or it is the whole National Police Service as it was indicated earlier by Hon. Gikaria. The National Police Service covers people who work in the offices together with the uniformed officers. So, ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: One of my colleagues has made a comment regarding extrajudicial killings. I believe we should not just demonise the police. Sometimes, they are in a situation where they are not sure whether the other person on the other side is carrying a real gun or a toy gun. They have to take care of themselves. We should not demonise our police force because they operate in extreme circumstances that are very hard and strenuous. We would not want to be in their position. It is completely wrong to wholly condemn the police officers. They work under very strenuous conditions. We ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: One of my colleagues has made a comment regarding extrajudicial killings. I believe we should not just demonise the police. Sometimes, they are in a situation where they are not sure whether the other person on the other side is carrying a real gun or a toy gun. They have to take care of themselves. We should not demonise our police force because they operate in extreme circumstances that are very hard and strenuous. We would not want to be in their position. It is completely wrong to wholly condemn the police officers. They work under very strenuous conditions. We ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Regarding compensation to the next of kin, we should make sure that when a police officer passes on or is injured and other family members who have never been with them come out of the woods and want part of the compensation---It needs to be put down very specifically that the people who have lived with the police officers all their lives should get compensation and it should not be any member of the family because most probably a widow may be harassed by family members because she has lost her husband. Family members come out of the wood and ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: Regarding compensation to the next of kin, we should make sure that when a police officer passes on or is injured and other family members who have never been with them come out of the woods and want part of the compensation---It needs to be put down very specifically that the people who have lived with the police officers all their lives should get compensation and it should not be any member of the family because most probably a widow may be harassed by family members because she has lost her husband. Family members come out of the wood and ... view
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: With those remarks, the Police Service in Kenya is doing a great job. We wish them the best. We need to increase more servicemen. With elections on 8th August round the corner, I congratulate my fellow MPs who have been nominated. And for those who were not and were 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
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: With those remarks, the Police Service in Kenya is doing a great job. We wish them the best. We need to increase more servicemen. With elections on 8th August round the corner, I congratulate my fellow MPs who have been nominated. And for those who were not and were 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
• 10 May 2017 in National Assembly: thrown out at the nominations, I ask them to let it go and wait for 2022 and stop antagonising the people who have been nominated. view