Hon Adan Haji Yussuf

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. This is a very sad Petition that has come to the House this afternoon. It is a serious shame to hear that Egerton University, being one of the earlier universities in this country and one that is highly respected, can offer a course that is not accredited to an extent that the students who have studied it, finish it and then tarmac for years looking for opportunities to accredit them. This is a result of commercialisation of education. These days, we hear of very many funny courses and if you look ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: I vote yes. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I stand to support this Petition. I wish to add that two joint Committees of this House were sent about two years back to Dadaab and they interviewed all those people who had double registration. They also interviewed others and the leaders there, and came up with a report and recommendation on that matter. Unfortunately, I have not seen any implementation of that recommendation. If that recommendation could have been implemented, today, the former Leader of the Majority Party would not have brought this Petition. Therefore, it is important to make ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I, from the onset, stand to support this amendment by Hon. Elisha. I think it is very timely. As we know, communication is very vital, essential and is a felt need of every Kenyan wherever he or she is. Whether in the cities or in the rural areas, communication is very vital and it is a felt need that must be provided. Unfortunately, in some parts of this country, communication services are not there at all. Or, if they are there, they are very inefficient. If I ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: If you are unable to receive their call, they will stay on top of the tree until they find you, which might take a lot of time. They might be having an emergency and you will need to send them money when they are still on top of the tree because as soon as they go down, the money sent will not reflect in their phones. They will go down and walk for 50 kilometres to access services. There are parts of this country that have poor communication systems, particularly mobile telephone networks. On separation, in my opinion, it is ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Universal Service Fund must be transparent and accountable. It must exercise fairness and equity. While this Fund is for the good of Kenyans, it is not open to everyone. It is concentrated in only a few regions of the country and, therefore, there is need to ensure that it is open to all Kenyans. The Communication Authority of Kenya must enforce some of these laws. They must avoid monopoly by some service providers who only look at what benefits them without considering the negative effects on the users. On the pricing of services, I want ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I think since agriculture is the backbone of our economy and agriculture was the only sector that was able to grow during the COVID-19 menace, this is the right time to make sure that we implement the Crops (Amendment) Bill in the National Assembly such that agriculture continues to gain while COVID-19 continues to affect the other sectors seriously. We would like some of the crops to be classified as scheduled crops so that we can gain from them. Every Kenyan, whether in urban or rural areas, depends on ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. I think since agriculture is the backbone of our economy and agriculture was the only sector that was able to grow during the COVID-19 menace, this is the right time to make sure that we implement the Crops (Amendment) Bill in the National Assembly such that agriculture continues to gain while COVID-19 continues to affect the other sectors seriously. We would like some of the crops to be classified as scheduled crops so that we can gain from them. Every Kenyan, whether in urban or rural areas, depends on ... view
• 22 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. As we all know, when we were reducing the tax rates, we all thought that it was going to be on a short-term basis. However, because of the lockdown, because of lack of movement for people who were earning their living, this has to be done. Actually, it has helped so much but on the other hand, a Government only gets its income from taxation. All these services that are being done by Governments, their source of income is from taxation. If the taxes are not available, and the ... view
• 22 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: That was the question that was being asked. If one is not earning anything, how will the reduction of PAYE from 30 percent to 25 per cent be of benefit to them? 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. view