Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am aware of it and the Committee has actually done quite a bit in executing that Statement. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: We have spoken to the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) and sent letters to the Public Service Commission (PSC). We have had our sitting, but not concluded that matter given that the sittings are remote. We will definitely get back to that individual one. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: I was not in the House at the time. So, I cannot remember if we were doing it as part of the COVID-19 response, or it was that the particular Statement was referred to us. That is the reason--- view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I stand guided. I was not quite sure if it was given to our Committee or the Committee on Health. However, we have dealt with that. We will extract and give it as a separate response. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am guided. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I had actually started and will continue. I stand to second the Fourth and Fifth Progress Reports of the Ad hoc Committee on COVID-19 Situation in Kenya. We had spoken to the Fourth Report. We will go straight to the Fifth Report, which is on the thematic area of finances and the economy. The Chairperson had already spoken quite a lot on the situation that we all find ourselves in occasioned by the pandemic. The significant negative impact is something that we have all lived with. They are on the key sectors of the economy, ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: to the effect that our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) might just be growing below 2 per cent. This means that many of the economic sectors have been bashed. The agricultural sector has been heavily affected by this pandemic, as most of us can relate to. This is as a result of reduced export earnings and loss of income due to low global demand for our agricultural products and exports. We also have reduced demand for exports and declining price for commodities in the international markets, compounding the drop in tourist arrivals. Madam Temporary Speaker, the tourism industry has been literally ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: COVID-19 emergency fund. As you know, many questions have come up on that and other funds established at the national and county level. The National and county treasuries should submit monthly income and expenditure statements. To hasten the disbursement of funds to counties, counties should comply with the rules and regulations set by oversight bodies to facilitate funds disbursement. Many counties are telling us that they could not do A, B and C because they have not gotten their revenue disbursement. Again, this is one of our recommendations. To support the micro and small sized enterprises to continue with their ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, at the community level, monitoring and evaluation of frameworks should be considered to ensure proper oversight of emergency COVID-19 funds at both the national and county levels. This is where we are making our county 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