Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1661 to 1670 of 1750.

• 25 Jul 2018 in Senate: Yes, but it is not true that it is by virtue of his absence that we have not discussed this Bill. view
• 24 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to the debate on this Bill. This House makes legislation and, therefore, any legislative framework is, of course, to be supported and taken forward. However, I am not sure whether this Bill is one of those that I would support. First of all, this Bill is a misnomer. When I look at just the definition and the Authority that is to manage this Irrigation Bill--- Maybe it should have been called the Irrigation Schemes Bill. This is because irrigation is much wider than what is contained ... view
• 24 Jul 2018 in Senate: For instance, one thing that is largely absent – perhaps I may have missed as I was reading through this Bill – is the management of water for informal irrigation by communities. I do not know if irrigation is just about some big schemes that Government has put in place, with an authority to manage and some money put to it, disenfranchises communities and, therefore, loads over a community with every aspect. I do not know if irrigation is much broader to include even management of water and water sources that also facilitate, support and encourage communities, even in the ... view
• 18 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this petition. Allow me to congratulate Sen. Seneta for speaking up for the people of Kajiado. I know there are issues around local unemployment and the rights of Kenyans to work anywhere in the country. But I think this petition is about more than just the process. It is a fundamental underlying problem of unemployment of people in the counties, unemployment of youth, but also where is the local content? Where are the locals in the big scheme of things? When we attract investments into our county or even ... view
• 18 Jul 2018 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are supporting this Petition very much. However, because we have put our names to support this Bill, it does not mean that we are going to call for--- Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order for my brother to call for an uprising, using spears? I know that it is the same thing in my community. I agree with him that the most cosmopolitan counties are the ones that are, perhaps, the less educated and the most welcoming ones. However, I do not think it is in order for this House ... view
• 18 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was afraid that I would not be able to contribute to this Petition, yet it is something that is very close to my activist hat. view
• 18 Jul 2018 in Senate: I have many hats, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is the ‘hat’ that we wear on the head and not ‘heart,’ the body organ. view
• 18 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Petition for many reasons. It poses many illegalities both constitutionally and also under the Community Land Act. There are many issues around the conversion of Maralal into a municipality, as the other Senators have alluded to. First, is the question of Maralal Town qualifying as an urban area under the Urban Areas and Cities Act. I can attest to the fact that I was there a couple of weeks ago for a view
• 18 Jul 2018 in Senate: and we could not even land in Maralal Town. We had to go and land in a community land where there is a conservancy and drive for two hours to Maralal High School where the harambee was. So, in terms of infrastructure, there is a lot that needs to be done before this town can be upgraded to a municipality. That said, whatever motivated the Governor to convert this town to a municipality, whether it was because of the Kenya Urban support programme (KUSP) or something else, illegalities have been committed under Articles 110, 35, 69, 118, 174, 184, 196, ... view
• 17 Jul 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday, 17th July 2018: REPORT OF THE 62ND SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN Report of the 62nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. view