Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: families yet the perpetrators of these heinous acts continue to scour the country free from any repercussions. THAT, Article 69 of the Constitution obligates the State and every individual to protect and conserve the environment. It is therefore imperative that the National Government and the county governments as well as all other state organs take deliberate measures and implement policies aimed at protecting and conserving the environment; and to pursue perpetrators of environmental destruction and bring them to justice. THAT, we have had this matter addressed by relevant authorities and use all available avenues to have the matter considered, all ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: This petition has been signed by several people as has been shared by the Senate and the Office of the Clerk of the Senate and as read out by the umbrella bodies that have submitted this petition. Madam Temporary Speaker, I present this petition on behalf of the conservation agencies and on behalf of conservationists. I thank you. view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: This petition has been signed by several people as has been shared by the Senate and the Office of the Clerk of the Senate and as read out by the umbrella bodies that have submitted this petition. Madam Temporary Speaker, I present this petition on behalf of the conservation agencies and on behalf of conservationists. I thank you. view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. As you know I am passionate about this. The idea that the Government can wake up one day and convert community land into public land is unacceptable. This is what has been afflicting us in Northern Kenya. This is wrong. If the land was private land, not only would they have done public participation, but also paid for every inch of it. Who was compensated for this land? The fact that communities own their land does not mean that the land is free for the Government to grab. The Government is becoming the number one ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. As you know I am passionate about this. The idea that the Government can wake up one day and convert community land into public land is unacceptable. This is what has been afflicting us in Northern Kenya. This is wrong. If the land was private land, not only would they have done public participation, but also paid for every inch of it. Who was compensated for this land? The fact that communities own their land does not mean that the land is free for the Government to grab. The Government is becoming the number one ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: 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
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: 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
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: We stand with the people of Webuye as we should with the people of Northern Kenya in Isiolo, Wajir, Garissa and Marsabit who live in community land and whose land is grabbed anytime there is a development that needs to be done. It does not make sense. In Kiambu, people are killed so as to destroy the community forest yet in other parts, you gazette it as public land just because it suits you. Since 2016, over 60 ancestral lands have been converted to public land without paying a cent. In fact, this Committee has to go beyond the Webuye ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: We stand with the people of Webuye as we should with the people of Northern Kenya in Isiolo, Wajir, Garissa and Marsabit who live in community land and whose land is grabbed anytime there is a development that needs to be done. It does not make sense. In Kiambu, people are killed so as to destroy the community forest yet in other parts, you gazette it as public land just because it suits you. Since 2016, over 60 ancestral lands have been converted to public land without paying a cent. In fact, this Committee has to go beyond the Webuye ... view
• 4 Aug 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for letting me weigh in on this. I will be very brief. This issue of punitive and extortionist taxes on our small and informal businesses is becoming a nightmare for them. If you remember, there was this turnover tax of three per cent on top of all these things. Again, even before they look at the specifics of taxation on specific goods and services, there is already taxation that is targeting the poorest of poor. This is causing many problems and is actually driving our smallest businessmen out of business. The timing is wrong given ... view