Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: As I finish, when Hon. Mbadi talked of how the Hon. Member behind me is smartly dressed, he forgot to add that I am also smartly dressed. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a very proud moment. I would like to reply on the same. I will take a few minutes but with your indulgence, and as per the rules of the Standing Orders, I would like to donate some minutes to both my… view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. It would have been an honour for my Whip to contribute on the same. As per the Standing Orders, the Speaker is always right. I hope that with the few minutes that will remain, you will indulge me on the same. Meanwhile, I note that this is a very proud moment not just for me, but for the entire Committee. I applaud the effort of the Committee Members. I see a number of them in the House. Nothing would have given me more joy and honour than to Chair such an important ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the issue of the NHIF is sickening. The thought behind it is that we need universal healthcare. However, the billions that are being given to an institution The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: like NHIF are being misappropriated. If people will not be held accountable and go to jail to serve maximum sentences, there is no need for us to sit here. There is no need for us to debate this matter and tell Kenyans that we are executing our constitutional right. That is the reason the Committee is now looking at working hand-in-hand with the investigative bodies. We now want to see the issues which have been raised and add more meat to the skeletons of all those things that have been happening. One of them is the issue of Government insurance. ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: There is the issue of Excisable Goods Management System (EGMS) stamps in Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), which is something that is affecting every single Kenyan. You can imagine every single bottle of water which is being consumed and every single excisable item except motor vehicles is affected by this. This Committee is currently going through their EGMS. I want to thank the whistle blowers out there. There are many Kenyans out there and I want to thank them and appreciate the kind of respect and response that we got in this very Committee. They came and gave us a lot ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of Hazina Towers. If this Committee had not intervened, today, Kshs6.8 billion would have been paid to a contractor who was on site. If this Committee had not intervened at the right moment, this country would have ended up paying an extra Kshs6 billion today. There was a court case. What caused it? Who was at fault? People need to be held accountable. There is also the issue of Nyayo Estate where people ended up signing a contract without seeking authority from the Nairobi City Council, which decided it does not want to do anything ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: As my Leader, Hon. Mbadi, has rightfully put it, there is the issue of Line Five in the Kenya Pipeline Company. We held a sitting yesterday and we were going through the audit report. We were getting into the details. I want to give a glimpse of what is going to transpire. I know sometimes I say that future generations will use this statement as a past tense. The level of conniving and scheming that is being done by some individuals in this country to steal for their own self-interest can make the devil take a seat and clap at ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of following up on our recommendations. I want to congratulate Hon. Wandayi who is about to move his own Report. We have recommended that oversight committees should have sub-committees that will work hand-in-hand with the Committee on Implementation. We do not want to take over the role of the Committee on Implementation. But we want institutional memory to be there, so that our Members can liaise with them. That way, we will not have issues coming back and forth into our reports on an annual basis. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Before I conclude, the Leader of the Majority Party mentioned my late father. My apologies because this is a bit emotional. My English has been jumbled up. Yesterday marked 13th years since he left us. I am truly hopeful that wherever he is, he is looking upon all of us collectively and saying that he is proud of the sons and daughters in this very National Assembly. Before I sit, I would indulge that the Question should not be put right now for obvious reasons, but to be postponed until the next Sitting. view