Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Dec 2021 in Senate: As I congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura for coming back here, our President respects the rule of law and the separation of powers between the different arms of Government. This is why when the court speaks, our President obliges. I congratulate our President and the people of Kenya for being so resilient in the face of so many uncertainties and a lot of hardships brought on by COVID-19. I thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I support. view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join you in welcoming the members of the Pan-African Parliament as well as MCAs of the County Assembly of Kisumu. I am very happy that we have been visited by members of the Pan-African Legislative body. Africa’s issues across the continent are the same. Africa’s problems, oversight, representation and legislation should all be aligned. We see a situation where, while there is so much that unites us, countries are so different and aligned to either former colonial masters or both ethnic – linguistically and culturally to the point where we have so much division ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: continental parliament that there is something that we can be proud of; a way of doing business, alignment of both oversight and representation and just general alignment, where we find African parliaments have the same voice and are pulling in the same direction. With those few remarks, I welcome them. Mr. Speaker, Sir, to our County Assembly Members from Kisumu, I encourage them. As the party leader of Ford-Kenya has said, as the primary “oversighters”, we need to see a lot of work that could have been done on the local level not coming to the Senate. For instance, in ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I rise to read a Petition to Parliament concerning a note verbale to all diplomatic missions and international organizations issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kenya dated 12th July, 2021, and I read. view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: “We the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Kenya, members of various civil society organizations and official representatives of various political parties affiliated to the Centre for Multiparty Democracy (CMD-Kenya) listed below- 1. The Center for Multiparty Democracy 2. Transparency International 3. Law Society of Kenya 4. Green Initiative for Better Society 5. Kenya National Congress view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: 6. United Democratic Alliance 7. Economic Freedom Party 8. Forum for Restoration of Democracy Kenya (Ford-Kenya) 9. Democratic Party of Kenya 10. Amani National Congress 11. Wiper Democratic Movement Kenya 12. The National Rainbow Coalition Kenya (NARC-Kenya) 13. Kenya African National Union (KANU) 14. Frontier Alliance Party (FAP) 15. Labour Party of Kenya (LPK) 16. Jubilee Party 17. Chama Cha Mashinani (CCM) 18. Party of National Unity (PNU) 19. Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) 20. Radio Light and Life 21. Party of Democratic Unity (PDU) 22. Peoples Party of Kenya (PPK) Draw the attention of the Senate to the following- THAT, ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: (ii) advises the Ministry to lift the note verbale so as to level the playing field in order to allow each actor to play its role in strengthening our democratic settings; And your petitoners will ever pray.” Mr. Speaker, Sir, attached is one of the biggest and most voluminous petitions signed by individuals, civil society, political parties and all Kenyans of good will, and I will submit that so presented to the Senate through myself. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I might even use one minute. Thank you, for allowing us to contribute on the issue of insecurity in Northern Kenya. I thank Sen. Iman for bringing up this issue. We have spoken to it, but it does not seem to get the attention of the right people. The lives of people in Northern Kenya; Marsabit, Samburu and Isiolo, are worse than that of a housefly. People are killed every single day and we have become scoopers of bodies. It seems to be normal. In fact, death of people in Northern Kenya as a result of conflict ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: If this country is to be serious and if it is to apply the Constitution of Kenya where it safeguards the rights of the people of Northern Kenya, then these wanton killings must stop. We appeal to all our security agencies to take action and if they cannot do anything, our President should step in and do something about this situation because it is becoming untenable. view
• 3 Nov 2021 in Senate: On a point of information, Madam Deputy Speaker. view