Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 581 to 590 of 1750.

• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: I would like to bring to the attention of Gov. Oparanya Article 189(1) (a) which states that: - ‘Government at either level shall— (a) perform its functions, and exercise its powers, in a manner that respects the functional and institutional integrity of government at the other level, and respects the constitutional status and institutions of government at the other level and, in the case of county government, within the county level;’ view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: Gov. Oparanya has rubbished the functional integrity of our county governments and made county governments look like small departments of the National Governments where if something delays for two minutes, everything comes to a standstill. Gov. Oparanya does not have any ideas or innovations to keep the functions of the county governments running. All that he can think of is to close down health facilities. I wonder why Gov. Oparanya has picked on the health function at a time we are dealing with the COVID-19. I am disturbed by the utterances of Gov. Oparanya. I advise him to close down ... view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there is a panic that is setting for the Chairperson of the CoG. I urge Gov. Oparanya not to panic even though his term is coming to an end. The shenanigans will not give Gov. Oparanya anything. Whatever promise anyone might have given him may never come true. I urge him to relax and make sure that he completes his term peacefully. I urge Gov. Oparanya not to rubbish county governments because they are all equal. No Government; whether National or county is subordinate to another. Gov. Oparanya should not insubordinate our county devolved units because he ... view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: I thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. It is my first time to be in the Chamber when you are sitting on the Chair. I congratulate you. I cannot think of a better person to be sitting there. We are very proud of you. The fact that you are conducting the business in Kiswahili is especially very impressive. view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is my hope that for our own people. For the sake of our posterity, we shall act speedily to address the challenges that undermine our democracy and make sure that this House acknowledges that the democratic space in this country was fought for and that that blood was shed to attain it. We should protect it as per our mandate and not take it lightly. view
• 15 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura’s Petition. When the President decided to make UHC as one of his Big Four legacy agenda items, it was a really amazing thing because it is a constitutional implementation mechanism. Article 43 of the Constitution is very clear to everybody that every person has a right to highest standards of healthcare, especially people that need it the most. These are people that have post-operative care and are dealing with things such as kidney failure. They are the neediest in the society. Therefore, insurance should ideally be coming in ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Pursuant to Senate Standing Order No. 47 (1) I rise to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern, namely, imposition of VAT on clean and renewable energy products in our country. On 23rd June, 2020, the Finance Bill 2020, which sought to amend various laws relating to succession, proposed an amendment to the Value Added Tax (VAT) Act of 2013 and introduced VAT on equipment used for the development and generation of solar, wind and hydro energies. This Bill has subsequently been assented into law. On receiving the Presidential assent, the Act ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in Senate: The decentralization of the energy sector, according to the Power for All Organization 2019 study, shows that the sector created over 10,000 direct jobs and 65,000 jobs in the communities they serve. The introduction of taxes in the sector will not only constrict its growth, but also result in job losses as companies adjust to the increased cost of doing business as a result of the taxes. This will negatively affect not just employment, but also access to the poorest of households. Kenya has noble and achievable electrification goals and the next two years will be the most critical for ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Statement by Sen. (Dr.) Milgo on the need to find what is going on at our conservation areas. I have been advocating for community conservation. The Tsavo National Park is a Government park. The reason sometimes we find this disconnect is that the communities living around our national parks are not being accommodated. They are not being used efficiently and benefiting maybe from the conservation area. It is about time our agencies that have the mandate for conserving our national parks came clean. They should use not just policing because ... view