Abdul Rahim Dawood

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the Vice-Chairman is talking about the petition that I withdrew in 2015. I am talking about a petition I presented to the House on 1st March 2016 regarding two police officers who went on retirement but have never received their benefits. The Committee says that they do not have that petition. I approached the Table Office in September, when I was told that the petition was found and that I should just wait for the reply. On 6th October, 2016 I was told that the CS would be here on 11th October, 2016, and that he would respond ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to thank Hon. Neto for bringing this Bill to the House. At the outset, we are fulfilling our international obligations but I believe that the children who are born in refugee camps need to be given a right of stay in the country because when they are born and bred in this country, there is no way they can go back to the countries where their parents came from. While we are fulfilling our international obligations, I wish that our international partners would do much more for the refugees because we do not ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I support Hon. Lusweti’s Motion regarding employment of bursars in schools. The way our schools are run at the moment leaves a lot to be desired. There are schools where emergency funds are required for the construction of pit latrines or repair of pit latrines which have sunk because of rains yet there is money in schools which, if used prudently, would do a lot. Bursars need to be employed directly through the National Treasury. The CS, National Treasury, said that all Ministry departments should employ auditors. This is the direction ... view
• 30 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: education sector. We also need to congratulate the CS for Education, Science and Technology because this year’s exams have been conducted without any incident of exam leakage. We have been experiencing exam leakage for quite some time. It is only the Jubilee Government that has managed to conquer the menace of exam cheating. Parliamentarians have a role to play. Indeed, we assist schools through the NG- CDF, but we now need to see to it that the court case against NG-CDF by the governors is completed. They need to see what we have done with the funds under the NG-CDF. ... view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. While I join my colleagues in supporting this Petition, I just want to bring to your attention that I have got a Petition that has lasted for more than six months. The CS for Interior and Coordination of National Government was supposed to come, about a month and half ago, and address it. I have even requested the Chairman that if the CS cannot be available, I can be given a written reply from the CS? If he is not available, we can be given a written reply, instead of a Petition staying in the Committee ... view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would like your ruling on that because there is no point of waiting for the CS because he is busy all the time. view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 29 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I join my wise Chairman in agreeing to this. I believe everybody should be given ample time to file an appeal. That should be the best way to go because anybody aggrieved should be afforded the time and be heard as well. view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. While I concur with Hon. Njuki on this Petition, there is a Petition I brought to this House more than six months ago for the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security whose Chairman is Hon. Kamama. I can see him present in this Chamber. However, six months down the road, my Petition concerning payment of two AP officers has never been dealt with. I was wondering if I could get a reply so that I can know what is happening. Apparently, petitions are just petitions and nothing more. I think Petitions have become ... view
• 16 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me support Hon. Mwaura's Motion regarding the youth. I want to correct my colleague who is saying that the Jubilee Government does not have an agenda for the youth. I believe the Uwezo Fund is geared towards the youth. What we have done for the youth has never been done before. It is not like “kazi kwa vijana, pesa kwa wazee” view