Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1681 to 1690 of 1750.

• 10 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support the Statement by Sen. (Prof.) Ekal, even though I am saddened that we now only debate under Standing Order 46(2)(a). This basically means that we cannot track outcomes of the discussions that we robustly and elaborately spent a bit of time on. In fact under Standing Order 46(2)(a), our only hope is that we can highlight issues and they get the attention they deserve. Sometimes you would be kind enough to commit these statements to committees. However, I am also wondering when we will go back to having our Statements under Standing Order ... view
• 10 Jul 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Senators to talk about themselves and the Committees they sit on as opposed to what needs to be done to get security back in Turkana County? view
• 5 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am a bit worried that this House does not seem to be aware that almost 100 per cent of Malaria drugs are donor- driven. Therefore, as we stand here and say that we should have this and that, donors are telling us to finance our communicable diseases domestically. The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, together with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), have been the sole providers of Malaria drugs to this country. Even when they have provided these drugs, the distribution has been pathetic. Therefore, Madam Temporary Speaker, ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Statement by Sen. Nyamunga. I also want to congratulate her for highlighting this issue. This is a national shame. As we sit here and give suggestions on having special police officers, we should have in mind that there are people who do not want to go to the police because these issues are very personal. Therefore, as a House, we may want to look at other ways in which we could support our children without taking them to the police. In 2016, there were 6,000 ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in Senate: Yes, he was Judge George Kanyi Kimondo. I think that we should applaud him for his stand on this and all the other people who have understood the gravity of this vice in our society. Right now, we cannot entrust our children in the schools or even religious institutions such as the church yet we have the punishment of 30 years in jail or life imprisonment as the judge meted upon the teacher. Last year alone, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) recorded 2,000 cases of defiled children who were going through psychotherapy. This is not even the hospital or the police statistics ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to Sen. Dullo’s Statement. We must find a lasting solution to the issue of insecurity in Isiolo County and Northern Kenya in general. We have seen communities fight each other. Again, issues of small arms within our communities and disarmament, boundaries and resource constraints that lead our people to different borders in search of pastures and water, is causing quite a lot of discontent and insecurity in Isiolo and surrounding areas. That said, there is need for leaders to genuinely and honestly look at their role in this. ... view
• 3 Jul 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill, but before I do so, kindly allow me to send my message of condolence to the families of the people that perished in the Gikomba Market inferno. I know that we lost 17 people this week while we were on recess. I also know that many Senators have sent messages of condolence through different formats and media, including talking directly to the bereaved families. However, on behalf of my family, the people of Isiolo County, the people of the Kenya African National Union (KANU) Party and on my own ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support the Statement but I would like to bring the attention of the House to the State of Address of the Nation by the President a few weeks ago when addressed the nation in Parliament. He submitted a few reports, one of which was the Security Report. In that Report which I had an opportunity to read, the President indicated that Kshs1.7 billion was lost due to counterfeiting just last year alone. While my colleagues are asking the President to do something about this, the President has ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. My senior colleague has mentioned the need for these sittings to be rotational as opposed to being in one place. In line with the principle of the hard to reach places, after Uasin Gishu County – I do not know what the rationale for choosing the county was – we can start with the hard to reach counties of northern Kenya like Isiolo, Marsabit, Mandera, Moyale and Wajir where this Senate perhaps, needs to see what the people there go through and also in the spirit of making sure ... view
• 14 Jun 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order 46 (2) (a), I rise to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern about our credit rating as a country. Even though this seems to be overtaken by headlines in the newspapers today about anxiety as Kenya’s debt load goes to Kshs5 trillion. That said, I will still go ahead and bring the attention of this House to the staggering debt burden that this country is going into. More importantly is the downgrading of our country by Moody’s. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will explain a little bit about Moody’s, just ... view