Abshiro Soka Halake

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• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.48(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries concerning an outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) in various counties in the country. In the Statement, the Committee should – (1) Address the steps taken by the national and county governments to contain the outbreak of foot and mouth disease in, inter alia, Isiolo, Baringo, Marsabit, Laikipia, Samburu, Meru, Nakuru and Kisii counties. (2) Explain measures that the Government has put in place to curb the spread of the disease to other counties in ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: vaccinated against the diseases. Therefore, there are questions around the potency of the vaccines being used. (4) State why the vaccine against the foot and mouth disease is not readily available in some counties. In fact, cases of non-availability have been reported by most farmers and pastoralists and yet the disease poses a threat to livestock across all counties. (5) State what measures are in place to mitigate against the imminent economic loss to livestock keepers in the face of the outbreak. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have parastatals like the Kenya Veterinary Vaccine Production Institute (KEVEVAPI) that are supposed ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion- THAT the Senate notes the Report of the Parliament of Kenya Delegation to the 50th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) Africa Region Conference held in Zanzibar, Tanzania, from 30th August to 5th September, 2019, laid on the Table on 27th November, 2019. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Sakaja. I am aware that Sen. Faki raised the issue of extra-judicial killings in the last Session. Nairobi City County is lucky because it has documented the cases of extra-judicial killings. Northern Kenya has had so many cases of extra-judicial killings yet nobody has bothered to document. Article 26 of our Constitution gives everyone the right to life. There are real people with names beyond the statistics on extra-judicial killings. Sen. Sakaja has named some of the victims. The mothers of youths in the informal settings are counting bodies ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: .” When that lady went to the morgue, she was shocked to see that the son had been shot seven times and the bullets were lodged in the body of her little boy. The extra-judicial killings are unacceptable. Our law requires that there should be an inquest if anybody is killed under such circumstances. However, not a single inquest has been carried out by the National Police Service. Who is going to help the youths in Kenyan if the police will not make any inquiries into such extra-judicial killings? This House should take this issue seriously because what is happening ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, kindly protect me from the loud consultations. I cannot hear myself. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you. I wonder why not a single inquest has been formed as a result of the extra-judicial killings. The stated number of 107 victims is a gross understatement because those are just the people that have come forward. There is a support centre in Mathare that records cases of extra-judicial killings. There are other support centres in Northern Kenya and the Coast where people report cases of extra- judicial killings every day. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: The tourism industry has been affected by the cases of extra-judicial killings. There was a story in one of the TV stations yesterday where a tour-guide took people to the Athi-River to see a beautiful waterfall but all they could see were bodies of young men who have been murdered falling from the waterfall. I cry for the mothers in Mathare, Kibera, Isiolo, Mombasa, Kilifi, Malindi and Garissa who have to count the dead bodies of their sons. Like my colleagues have urged you, I also urge you to bite by demanding that an inquest be made into each and ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: I beg to support this Statement. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. As Sen. M. Kajwang' has said, this Bill is quite straight forward. It seeks to ensure that we do the right things and use industrial practices to make sure that people that come on board, who will be stewards of the fish industry, are supported to come on board in the right way. How people are on board is very important on the success of the board and the industry. I stand to support the Fisheries Management and Development Bill (Senate Bills No.22 ... view