Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 681 to 690 of 1750.

• 11 Mar 2020 in Senate: where perhaps importing sugar and taking the proceeds directly is more lucrative than having people providing these services where the sugar industry is thriving and the money being distributed to the farmers, workers and everybody else? Distribution of wealth will ensure prosperity for that matter. view
• 11 Mar 2020 in Senate: This is very sad. We have seen that this country used to have such robust cotton and sugar industries. I think we had one of the best sugar belts in this country. All those farmers seem to be impoverished. We used to have the coffee, tea and flower sectors that were next to none. We are now seeing a decline in our agricultural sector. The agricultural sector provides more than 24 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). We saw what happened with the coffee, maize and sugar cane farmers. Everything is closing around us. I do not know ... view
• 11 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not quite remember what I was about to say, but suffice to say, I support. view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Please, allow me to add my voice and join you in passing my condolences on behalf of my family to the late hon. Suleiman Dori. It is with great sadness that we learnt of hon. Dori’s death. The pain of losing a loved one is greatest for the family, but we as his colleagues, are an extended family too. Therefore, we feel the pain, but perhaps not as much as his immediate family. However, the obligations of family demand that we look out for each other. I hope that we will have an opportunity to ... view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Oh! Sorry. view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is the reason I had sought to do it from there. I had moved the bulk of the points that I had wanted to make with regard to the 50th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region Conference meeting. For the next five minutes, I would like to bring to the attention of this House to the resolutions that were passed by the African parliamentarians that attended the 50th CPA regional meeting in Zanzibar. I would also like, just as a reminder, to bring to the attention of the House the theme of the ... view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is also the use of social media in enhancing Parliamentarians to reach out to the constituents and citizens and the role of technology in developing democratic practices. This is about embracing e-governance and cutting costs to increase accessibility, promote transparency in how we do our business, and to fight corruption. Also the best practices were resolved in terms of e-voting, biometric registration of voters, timely and collation of results, as well us broadcasting of election results. The CPA meeting was key in employing ICT. As the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Information, Communication and ... view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I ask Sen. Farhiya to second. view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this Bill by Sen. Farhiya. I congratulate her for her courage to do her part in the fight against corruption. The list of the number of pieces of legislation that ought to fight corruption is endless. Senators have listed the Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act, The Public 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
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Officer Ethics Act, The Leadership and Integrity Act; The Public Service Values and Principles Act, The Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act; The Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, The Public Procurement and Assets Disposal Act, and so on. It is not for lack of legislation that our country is embroiled in this mess of corruption. Sen. Farhiya has decided to complement some of these laws that have so far not worked for lack of implementation or enforcement. She is providing yet another piece of legislation that will perhaps offer another avenue that will encourage us to be a bit ... view