Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1271 to 1280 of 1750.

• 19 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. Congratulations to Sen. Khaniri for this very important child protection and human rights issue. Article 53 of our Constitution says that every child has a right to a name and nationality from birth. That nationality is represented by the documentation and the requirement is such that we need to have an identification document. view
• 19 Mar 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I come from Isiolo County, and without a birth certificate from wherever I was born, I was not able to get an ID card. In fact, my ID card reads ‘Nairobi,’ because I had to come to Nairobi; and I kept going back and forth to get any identification document. I can, therefore, relate to this issue. Mr. Speaker, Sir, people in northern and other parts of Kenya are even worst hit. In Isiolo, for instance, we have a huge backlog based on verification. I do not know what is being verified, but a child whose parents ... view
• 19 Mar 2019 in Senate: a right to a nationality, name and all the documentation that will enable them to access education and other services. view
• 19 Mar 2019 in Senate: We just came from a meeting with the CS for Information, Communication and Technology, where The National Integrated Identity Management Systems (NIIMS) is being touted as the one-stop shop for everything. However, the other databases are not being taken care of. If the NIIMS database and registration is being accelerated in the manner it is being done, I wonder why the basics of birth certificates for our children are not prioritized. The State is, therefore, engaging in an illegality and must ensure that our children are given the right documentation so that they have access to all the services they ... view
• 19 Mar 2019 in Senate: I hope that the Committee that will look into this issue will make sure it goes beyond Vihiga County to establish the truth of our children’s protection, registration and identity throughout the country. This is because it is even worse in other parts of the country. view
• 19 Mar 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support. view
• 19 Mar 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Senator for Homa Bay County in order to tell us that it is because of the handshake that we now deserve birth certificates? It has always been our right, and it is never because of the handshake. We, therefore, deserve it whether or not we shake hands. view
• 19 Mar 2019 in Senate: Noted, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Mar 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would also like to congratulate Sen. Wetangula for bringing this matter to the Senate. For me, this is not a food or drought crisis but a leadership crisis. In fact, I think the leadership crisis borders on crimes against humanity. view
• 19 Mar 2019 in Senate: If you look at the definition of a crime against humanity, it constitutes torture, murder, death as a result of persecution through political, racial, religious or ethnic grounds, or institutionalised discrimination and arbitrary and forcible transfer of populations. We, as the leadership, have failed our country and our country men. That is what has made them to be in all these categories. This Motion of Adjournment should be called what it is, which is, a leadership crisis that is bordering on crimes against humanity. I want to congratulate this House for passing the Preservation of Human Dignity and Enforcement of ... view