Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: We sat down although we did not have an office and created the YEDF. When we brought it to him; with a very small amount because in our little minds we thought Kshs300 million or Kshs1 billion was a lot of money, he asked what kind of money that was. I quickly said that we could, in fact, reduce it to Kshs200 million, because in my mind then, that was a lot of money. He said nobody would take us seriously and doubled that money. He gave us Kshs2 billion and in the three years to follow it became Kshs5 ... view
• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: On top of it, the YEDF that was conceived by his Excellency President Kibaki and given to the young people of this country to execute, became the basis on which the Women Development Fund and the Uwezo Fund were developed. When I read the documents, I can speak out sentences that we contributed as the youth of this country and the first board members. Of course, we quit because, at the time, we felt like we were being used to put in place a very robust system that was going to allow people to steal, and we did not want ... view
• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: When that comes from northern Kenya, talk of the great north or the big bold north. It is a dream for most of us who would like to go into leadership to achieve that dream. We will be walking on the great road that his Excellency President Kibaki made. For those and many other things that he has made, he quietly achieved them. You would never hear him chest-thumping. I have heard people saying that the Jubilee Government has brought very bad things; they have done so many things and borrowed too much. In my mind, the Jubilee Government is ... view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: Suluhu. view
• 5 Apr 2022 in Senate: Thank you. Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice onto the debate or is it the blame game of fuel shortage. As I sat here and listened, I wondered what happened to the mentality of getting solutions as opposed to the mentality of pointing fingers and becoming a hero for the moment. I have heard the Government being blamed; Kenyans being blamed for panic buying; hoarders of oil marketing companies being blamed and the media. Everybody has been blamed but who in this House, as a leader, has looked at the solution? Who in this ... view
• 5 Apr 2022 in Senate: So, as I sit here, I am appalled and saddened that we have not identified the problem and how, as a House, we will hold people accountable. We have all jumped into blame game, finger pointing and complaining on the blood of the children and playing politics with the future of this country. I know it is the political season and eve of the 2022 General Elections. However, that does not excuse us, as leaders, to play politics at every opportunity without even a care as to where the problem is or giving a single solution. I have sat here ... view
• 5 Apr 2022 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
• 5 Apr 2022 in Senate: We, politicians, take the biggest blame and responsibility for the mess in this country. The corruption that causes these queues, the lack of oversight that causes these things and the budgeted corruption that ends up not giving the right money in the right places is to blame for these things. We preside over these things as politicians. So, shame on us. If, today, we use this privilege to campaign and say the right things for the people that we are going to ask for favors, be it our political leaders or whoever it is, shame on us. I hope that ... view
• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to join you in welcoming the delegation from Machakos County Assembly that is here to benchmark on Information Communication Technology (ICT) matters. As the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Information Communication and Technology of the Senate, allow me to welcome them and inform them about a few other things other than e-Parliament. While an e-Parliament is very important and touches on our own work and the work of the Assemblies, one of the most important things that is facing citizens is the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the projects that the USF is supposed ... view
• 31 Mar 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view