Abshiro Soka Halake

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• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. It is with great sadness and sorrow that I contribute to this Statement. However, I would like to congratulate Sen. Malalah for bringing this up because this is not just a matter in Kakamega County, the Western region or the populous regions. However, it is a matter that is also affecting far-flung areas such as Isiolo County and even I am sure I am your county, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have to blame somebody. When somebody turns up as county government or governors or health practitioners and takes responsibility and asks ... view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I hope I will be added time. As I said, it is with great sadness. Just about three days ago, we lost a very prominent and decent human being even though this is in addition to many people that we have lost in the recent past. In our county, we have lost our nurses. We have lost so many innocent lives in the County of Isiolo which has been touted. I would like to repeat what Sen. Wetangula has said, our governors are showing off on televisions, bragging and gloating about how they have ... view
• 4 Nov 2020 in Senate: access to facilities in Nairobi. The death of Mr. Abdi is more painful to his family but the people of Isiolo county constitute his extended family. We have lost somebody very dear to us who had provided leadership--- view
• 8 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by the Senator for Mombasa, Sen. Faki. Infrastructure is the bedrock of competitiveness for us in the East African region. The most important infrastructure from the Port of Mombasa to Busia border is the northern corridor transit road. Ten years ago, we were told that it will be prioritized for the country to open up Eastern Africa. Since 2011 to date, the road is worse than it was then. At that time, 2.2 million tonnes of goods were transported all the way to the Kenyan inland as well as ... view
• 8 Oct 2020 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
• 8 Oct 2020 in Senate: Bungoma Senator who has highlighted the line of trucks that has continued to waste time. During this period of COVID-19 pandemic, our truck drivers have been exposed to disease and inconvenience. We were told about critical infrastructure in Vision 2030. One of them is the Isiolo Airport which is classified as an international airport. It covers 1.4 kilometres. The runway is short and cracked. I put the question to the same Committee and up to date, I have not received a satisfactory answer to the state of it. It is not an ‘international airport,’ but is international by signage. Critical ... view
• 8 Oct 2020 in Senate: I support. view
• 8 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.51(1) (b) to make a Statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on Information and Technology for the period commencing 1st January to 31st August, 2020. I have a bulky Report, but I will truncate it and skip to the main issues because we have decided to give specific and detailed report on certain topical issues that have emanated during this review period. During the period under review, our Committee held a total of 23 sittings and considered one Bill and one Statement. At the advent of ... view
• 8 Oct 2020 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
• 8 Oct 2020 in Senate: (f) 5G Technology; (g) Taxation of the technology space, including the Digital Service Tax (DST), among many other issues that I will enumerate shortly. The reason I am jumping to this is so that when I truncate and jump some of these things, that is the scope of the things that the Committee has canvassed during the period under review. In respect of Bills, the following Bill were considered during the period under review- (1) The County Outdoor Advertising Control Bill (Senate Bills No. 19 of 2018); (2) The County Outdoor Advertising Control Bill, (Senate Bills No. 19 of 2018) ... view