28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
I take this opportunity to thank and appreciate the people of Mandera South who elected me to represent and serve them as the Member of Parliament. Let me also thank my supporters of various political thinking and the entire leadership of Mandera South. The people of Mandera South have shown commitment. They supported me and my candidature. My ability to propel Mandera South is evident. Therefore, I am greatly honoured to them. I assure them that I will work consciously and tirelessly to positively transform their lives.
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28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
The outcome of the August election has reaffirmed the unwavering determination of our people to ensure that democracy triumphs in Kenya. In Mandera South, we have sent a strong signal to all and sundry that no entity in our democratic system of governance is powerful enough to thwart the will of the people, despite the attempt by a section of leaders from my home county, Mandera to sabotage popular governance and replace it with a retrogressive form of governance called negotiated democracy that subverts and kills democracy. The great people of Mandera South stood up and voted for a leader ...
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28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
Mandera South is one of the six constituencies in Mandera County. The key challenges in Mandera South Constituency remain to be poverty, unemployment, access to clean water, basic medicare, issuance of identity cards, among other things.
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28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
Allow me to remind you that the Kenyan Vision 2030, which is the country’s development blueprint, aims at transforming Kenya into a new industrialised middle-income country providing high quality of life. Under Article 43 of the Constitution, my constituents and, indeed, all Kenyans, have an inalienable right to the highest attainable standards of health, housing, freedom from hunger, right to adequate food, clean and safe water, social security and education. We, therefore, have an obligation to make an impactful contribution to attain the Vision, especially in historically marginalised constituencies. I look forward to the rest of the term in this ...
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28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
As I conclude, I would like to take this opportunity to contribute to the approval of the ratification of the East Africa Protocol on Privileges and Immunities. It is beneficial for us to approve and support this Protocol because it is in our commercial interest, especially knowing Kenya’s economic roadmap and the vision of the East Africa member states of Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi. In this region, we view tourism as a key pillar for national development. Most importantly, we see it as a mechanism of alleviating poverty, generating foreign revenues for the Government and contributing towards wildlife ...
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28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly:
With those remarks, I wish to support the ratification of the Protocol. Thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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