Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1211 to 1220 of 1750.

• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I sit in the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources where we have so many of these issues. Therefore, it is about time that this House looked at the issue seriously and considers amalgamating all of them so that all the cross-cutting issues are dealt with, once and for all, in the Committee of the Whole. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we went to the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, we were told to go to the National Land Commission (NLC). In the case of Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), we were told to go ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the case of community land and resources, we are really concerned about what is going on. This is because both national Government and county governments are literally taking away land through simple gazettements. They do not give explanations. It said that the minute it is public land, there is no compensation. What does it take for land to become public? Is it just gazettement? So, we hope that the mediation Committee will look at these issues. Not everybody is affected. I know that private entities are compensated. The problem is in areas where community land ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You caught me off guard. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: I rise to support this important Bill that has been brought to the House by our sister, Sen. Pareno, who is well vast in the whole issue of cohesion and peace building. This Bill has been well thought through as has been mentioned by my colleagues. However, I wonder if creating more commissions is the answer to do away with negative ethnicity or bring ourselves as one nation with one ethos, values and without the negative ethnicity that we experience. I keep wondering if we really look at the root cause of our problems, for example, the ethnic antagonism that ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also noticed that as Senators who are mandated to protect counties, these commissions are national in nature. I wish that we would look at commissions at a lower level so that our approaches are grassroots and county based as opposed to having one more commission that is headquartered in Nairobi. I do not know if, Sen. Pareno, there is a way in which this Commission can cascade to the counties so that we look at the problems at the grassroots level. As you know, every commission that we have in this country is based in ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: having to be vetted because they dress differently should stop. I hope that will be a thing of the past. The work will begin when we have the Commission properly put in place. I hope this House will realise that it will be a new beginning if we pass the Bill, which I hope we will. We will support it fully because we know that a country is as strong as the institutions that it has. However, those institutions cannot be strong if we do not have the right people and the right systems in place and provide resources for ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Statement by the Senate Majority Leader. He was speaking on behalf of the people of Elgeyo-Marakwet. In 2017, we had additional NPRs; about 1,700. At that point, it was based on an analysis of the security situation in Turkana, West Pokot, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Laikipia, Baringo, Isiolo and other counties facing similar security challenges. The NPRs found the need to recruit additional police reservists in 2017. What is the vetting for, a year and a half later? We are talking about 9,000 police reservists. In Isiolo ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: night, I slept at 1.00 p.m., because people deep in Isiolo were calling to ask what I am doing about the NPRs. I hope the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations will take this very seriously because this is not just any other statement. It will determine life and death in parts of the country that we come from. view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1) to seek a Statement from the Committee on Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the preparedness for the cyclic droughts and flood in the country. This is a recurring issue and another question has been asked with regard to operationalizing the strategy. However, I would like to use this opportunity to request for a Statement. In the Statement, the Committee should address the following- (1) State reasons why the country is never prepared for the recurrent cycle of drought and floods that disrupt our livelihoods, starve humans ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: The issue of floods and drought is becoming a laughable matter, bearing in mind that we keep going through the circle. This would be the best time for us to put our house in order and ensure that our institutions look into this. This House must act now because in a few months, we will experience severe drought that will cause havoc in our country. I thank you. view