Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: AND NOTING the urgent need and great opportunity that exist right now as we transition to the Competence Based Curriculum (CBC) and noting that competency and climate change would give us the competency and climate action. Therefore, a very big opportunity exist for us in this country to integrate climate education at this time of transition where we are looking at the CBC curriculum at all levels, where we are making sure that climate change must then become an integral part of our education system so that we mainstream climate action through climate education. view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: THEREFORE, the Senate calls upon the Council of Governors (COG) whose responsibility is Early Childhood Education (ECD) and basic education, as well as the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, all the way to higher learning, to Integrate climate education in the school curriculum in all counties and equip all school going children and teachers and administrators with the necessary information and training skills to teach climate education in schools and ensure that climate is streamlined into our CBC curriculum for a competent nation that can take climate action. view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: I request Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve to second this Motion. view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: Point of order! view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as much as I welcome any reservations, is it in order for the hon. Senator to mislead our nation that climate change is not an African problem? It might be caused elsewhere and we do not have scientific factors of the contributions of the footprint but should we not prevent it before we become part of the problem? Is he in order to say it is a Chinese problem and we Africans should not be doing anything about it, yet it affects us more than it does to the people who cause it? Does that absolve ... view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you have the responsibility to ensure that this House’s integrity to say what is right is also safeguarded, even though we can say whatever we want. There are things we can say on podiums and campaign trails but here we have a responsibility to be truthful. As I speak, it is not true that renewable--- view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: Yes, I am, and I was getting there. It is a point of order and I have a right. view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will repeat again. Is it in order for the hon. Senator to mislead this country that renewables are very expensive? It is not true. Renewables in many cases are available without having to be harnessed; the sun, water, gas. It is much cheaper per kilowatt than what is got from fossil fuels. It is not true. Scientifically, it has been proven. It is something that we should not now mislead because we want to sabotage the whole sustainability issue. It is much cheaper. view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: Renewable energy from the sun is much cheaper than energy from the fossil fuels and he knows it. So, to mislead is not right. Even in our own country, we have reduced the taxation on renewables therefore making it very competitive. To say that because we did not do the coal in Lamu that we will never develop, is not true. Our number one creator of unemployment is not the renewable energy because we do not have energy; it is because of the corruption that is persistent. So, let us just say the truth and shame the devil. view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to reply. As I do, I thank all the Senators who have contributed. I thank Sen. (Dr) Musuruve for seconding me and for being very passionate about everything education. This is education that will make sure the a resilient future for this nation. That future will look at what is affecting us and also has a bearing on the existential question of if we going to be there even. Forget about the economies, employment and so on. If we are going to self-destruct, no matter who causes, two wrongs do not make ... view