Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I would like to express displeasure in the response. There is something I raised on 19th May 2021 and now we are in August. People have a constitutional right to demonstrate and picket. This is envisaged in the Constitution. The response that the CS in charge of security gave is that the Government has used the Public Order Act. There are measures outlined on how to handle peaceful demonstrations and allow freedom of expression. However, when you look at it, the Public Order Act, the position of Kenya... First of all, the rights in ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Sorry, I had to shift. I am not suggesting that the Public Order Act is in any way in contravention or has gone against the Constitution. What I am insinuating is that the security organs should not use the Public Order Act without quoting necessary provisions and necessary clauses that allow them to stop this. This is something which was being done in May. I do expect a further response from the Chair. I just wish to stand here and caution the House not to allow these excuses to be used continuously to deny Kenyans their rights. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I respect the Chair's views and you are very right. Indeed, the right to demonstrate and picket is defined. Actually, the Public Order Act and any necessary regulations that followed after are that the police need to be notified. In this instance, they were notified and informed. No rights were infringed upon. Nobody's rights were infringed upon. We want to do things based on law and the Constitution. Of course, we do not want to do something wrong. As you rightfully put it, you cannot expect people to start picketing inside the precincts of Parliament or go to ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I would like to express displeasure in the response. There is something I raised on 19th May 2021 and now we are in August. People have a constitutional right to demonstrate and picket. This is envisaged in the Constitution. The response that the CS in charge of security gave is that the Government has used the Public Order Act. There are measures outlined on how to handle peaceful demonstrations and allow freedom of expression. However, when you look at it, the Public Order Act, the position of Kenya... First of all, the rights in ... view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Sorry, I had to shift. I am not suggesting that the Public Order Act is in any way in contravention or has gone against the Constitution. What I am insinuating is that the security organs should not use the Public Order Act without quoting necessary provisions and necessary clauses that allow them to stop this. This is something which was being done in May. I do expect a further response from 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
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: the Chair. I just wish to stand here and caution the House not to allow these excuses to be used continuously to deny Kenyans their rights. view
• 11 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I respect the Chair's views and you are very right. Indeed, the right to demonstrate and picket is defined. Actually, the Public Order Act and any necessary regulations that followed after are that the police need to be notified. In this instance, they were notified and informed. No rights were infringed upon. Nobody's rights were infringed upon. We want to do things based on law and the Constitution. Of course, we do not want to do something wrong. As you rightfully put it, you cannot expect people to start picketing inside the precincts of Parliament or go to ... view
• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there is something that may be correlated. In the 23rd Report of the Public Investments Committee (PIC), we tabled something in regard to the National Irrigation Board. I provided a disclaimer that there was an issue at Galana Kulalu that we were going to table as a special report on its own because of how detailed it was with your indulgence and your guidance, Hon. Speaker. We do not want to come up with something else because the National Irrigation Board (NIB) who took part of the land from ADC for purposes of this project has indicated otherwise. ... view
• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: The Member, Hon. Speaker, so that when we call the NIB, we can also formally request him to be present. view
• 10 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I beg to give notice of the following Motion: - THAT, aware that the COVID-19 pandemic continues to devastate the Kenyan economy as exemplified by its staggering effects on economic growth that have led to massive losses of jobs and unprecedented layoffs, an under-performing financial market, distortion of monetary and fiscal policies, instability of the Kenyan shilling, fluctuating global trade, and general strain on medical facilities countrywide; concerned that reports from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics reveal a substantial decline in the number of employed Kenyans as well as reduced employment opportunities; deeply ... view