Abdul Rahim Dawood

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• 16 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: course within a forested area, which was given to the Agricultural Society of Kenya (ASK). We will need to know all those agreements. They should be brought to Parliament so that we know where we are as a country and as the host community. That is because at the moment, the host community is in the dark. It does not know the concession between ASK and the county government. There is a fight and when there is bitterness between the host community, the county government and others, it does not augur well for everybody. With those few remarks, I support ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to support the adoption of Sessional Paper No.10 of 2014. In supporting it, I agree with what the Chairperson has said regarding the County Executive Committees (CECs). They are not very well informed. We introduced devolution, but probably they did not understand how to go about some of the aspects that we devolved. For example, the County Executive Committee on Environment in my county does not know what a riparian reserve is. They look for data on their own instead of going to the national Government or the agencies which are mandated to protect ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: 34 Wednesday 2nd December, 2015(A) view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: There are problems in many counties in the country where dam sites are located in forests. This Sessional Paper will probably tackle this problem. Many dam sites are situated in forests and when it rains, the waste gets into the water tower and the residents complain. The Seconder has talked about wildlife hunting. I wish the Chair would look into ways of addressing the elephant menace. The issue is even in today’s newspapers and we have had many demonstrations. Yesterday, the road from my constituency to Buuri Constituency was closed. The other day, we had many demonstrations. We have a ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in National Assembly: I spoke to the Cabinet Secretary last week, but something is not right here. I would not wish to do it, but I wish hunting was allowed so that, at least, we can sort out a few of these problems. The animals can be confined to game parks and forests instead of straying to people’s farms. We have drought on our hands. I like this environmental bond. That is the right direction to go because many people think that we, being the developing countries, are free places where they can dump their waste and do a lot of other things ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to support the Committee’s Report. However, I have a few observations which the Vice-Chair has talked about. Sponsor schools are the ones that are sponsored by churches and Muslim organisations. We have had a problem with some of our Muslim schools in the country where mosques cannot afford to maintain the schools. So, they decided to build schools and get teachers from the Government. When they got teachers, it is like we gave away everything to the Government, including our land. I appreciate what the wise Chair has talked about, that ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: We may need to amend Clause 27(2(f) regarding the sponsors’ role in appointing head teachers. It very important that the sponsors are consulted and there is concurrence. In a national school which used to be Garbatulla High School, there is a problem because the board of 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
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: management will not accept the sponsor’s nominee, which is the Methodist Church of Kenya. That is wrong and they have a problem in running that institution. The institution has now dropped from national stature. It is not even a county school any longer. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Let me speak to Clauses 3, 12 and 13 on developing a database of students who cannot afford to go to secondary schools, even though they have passed exams. It is a tragedy in this county that we have bright children who cannot move forward with education because they cannot afford to pay fees. As I speak, there was a school fees guideline by the CS for national schools. Unfortunately, national schools have not adhered to it. They are still charging more than what they are supposed to. So, I wish the Committee could take that into consideration. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will not respond to that because it is there. He just wants to say something. Regarding the kitty which will be there for the poor students, we would want it done in such a way that we can even run it. Regarding curricular, Bridge Academy is one of the institutions which would require that kind of help. We need to encourage those sponsors to help us in the slums and all the other places. Thank you. view