Abshiro Soka Halake

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• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: 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 2022 in Senate: because of activism. These are issues our people are going through. The rangelands in Northern Kenya are not generating, even with the same amount of rainfall. We have 10 per cent forest cover. If we tell our children that 30 per cent forest cover is the difference, that is what we are talking about. I know Sen. Kang’ata talked about the coal plant that was shut down. It had not even begun. There is something called stranded assets. Why are we, as African, going into things that are already obsolete and deal with investments that will be obsolete in the ... view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: 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 2022 in Senate: I thank Sen. Kasanga for linking and joining the dots to the mitigation measures that are being created for our farmers in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASAL). She also linked the sustainability of our livelihoods and lives to the fact that we are climate competent. It does not matter who is causing it because the effect is on us. It is up to us to do something and be part of the solution. I reply. view
• 9 Mar 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Iman. As a young mother, I am sure she is concerned and would like something done about this. I would like to also mention that there is a general sense of lawlessness, desperation, mental health issues or breakdown that is going on in our society. You saw what happened on Wangari Maathai Road the other day and many other places. People are turning on each other as our police men turn their weapons on people they are supposed to protect. We even have cases of suicide. ... view
• 9 Mar 2022 in Senate: 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
• 9 Mar 2022 in Senate: We need to start looking at what is causing this. Is it that when people are desperate, they start to lose humanity and their dignity and that they do not care anymore? We do not know what it is. Again, there are a lot of mental health issues which cut across every part of the society. This includes our domestic workers, who are perhaps subjected to a lot of stress by ourselves. I am not saying that should then make them do that to our children. There is just general mental health outbreak that is causing some of these things. ... view
• 3 Mar 2022 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I wish to give notice of the following Motion: - THAT, aware that it is important that both the current and future generations are better equipped to address the problem of climate change and this can be accomplished by using appropriate instructional strategies such as integrating climate education into the syllabus to assist students in improving their understanding of climate change and acquiring the essential skills to reduce its effects; ACKNOWLEDING THAT education is crucial to promote climate action as it helps individuals understand and address the impacts of the climate crisis, empowering them with the knowledge, ... view
• 3 Mar 2022 in Senate: FURTHER NOTING THAT climate change is a global nightmare with consequences that are already quite visible, and should be a priority for our education curriculum, in accordance to Article 12 of the Paris Agreement which espouses the enhancement of climate change education, training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate calls upon the Council of Governors in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to: - 1. Integrate climate education in the school curriculum in all counties to equip all school going children; and 2. Equip teachers and administrators with the necessary ... view
• 3 Mar 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.47 (1), to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern, regarding the widespread sexism and violence against women in African parliaments. view