Abshiro Soka Halake

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: I addition to supporting devolution and honouring the excellence of people in the counties, this Bill will go a long way in ensuring that we go beyond the word of mouth. Africans are known to be storytellers and our history disappears into thin air. We do not have a place that is domicile for our history, culture, heritage, honouring ourselves and celebrating what is good about our people. view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, lately, all we have been talking about is the bad and ugly of corruption, forgetting that a majority of people in this country are good. There are excellent Kenyans achieving great things around the world and in this country from our athletes to artists. Our children who go abroad to study also achieve great academic results as well. view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: I support this Bill because it is time to start looking at what is good about us and for a moment get a break from all the negativity that is not deserved by the rest of the country. I am a conservationist. Therefore, I am pleased that this Bill talks about the conservation of our heritage, culture and the things that we have achieved as counties and the country as a whole. view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have concerns around the selection committee. I do not want the committee to be constituted of people in the public sector. A county is more than that. A county is made of people from the private sector, the church, mosques and many other sectors. The selection committee should reflect the diversity in our counties. As people are awarded honours, it reflects the diversity in our counties. The selection committee needs to be expanded to include members from other sectors. view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: Public participation is very important. There are certain aspects of this Bill that we need to amend to ensure that the governor does not have a free hand in selecting and deciding where it is going to be housed. The public should have an input into the entire architecture of what this Bill proposes. That would encourage the aspect of public participation in whatever we do be it this kind of a Bill on the Hall of Fame or other things. view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we could add an aspect of museums to the Hall of Fame. We should also start safeguarding our assets, history, culture and artefacts with an aspect of selling that so that it becomes part of our culture and something that we showcase as a diversification to our tourism product. For a long time, we have been complaining that our tourism is tired with the focus on wildlife alone. With all the ensures where the animal corridors have been closed, we need to diversify what it is that we showcase to the world and our children, so ... view
• 24 Sep 2019 in Senate: If we start to promote our culture, diversity, artefacts and museums of history in our counties, we could already diversify a very important income generating aspect through our cultural tourism and other ways that we could support and diversify other income streams for own source revenue for the counties. We do not have to stop at just collecting things and putting them somewhere or honouring people and leaving it at that. It becomes not only a source of history, but also revenue. There is also an aspect of learning and how it links to our school system. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo ... view
• 19 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Speaker Sir. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.47(1) to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern about the International Day of Democracy. The United Nations International Day of Democracy is held annually, on 15th of September, to raise public awareness about democracy. This year’s theme is: “Aptly participation; an opportunity to recall that democracy is all about people” Participation is the principle of democracy that has been embraced globally, including in our country, Kenya. Democracy is built on inclusion, equal treatment and participation. It is also a fundamental building block ... view
• 19 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have seen in the recent past a very assertive government that has literally constrained space for the civil society. It is against such realities that profound national problems such as corruption, unemployment, inequality and conflict have been left largely unaddressed. It is harder for citizens to exert democratic accountability over the different facets of Kenyans, including what we are seeing in our own houses, recently, as well. view
• 19 Sep 2019 in Senate: On a positive note though, Kenya has registered positive milestones in democratic development upon which entrenchment of a democratic culture can be anchored. Article 10(2) of the Constitution recognizes democracy as one of the national values and principles of governance, alongside patriotism, national unity, sharing and devolution of power, the rule of law and participation of the people. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the choice of this years’ theme for the International Day of Democracy fitted very well in our democratic agenda. Democracy should be a process that has participation at its heart by all, in an open system. Strengthening Kenya’s democratic ... view