Hon Ahmed Abdisalan Ibrahim

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also support this Bill. At the outset, I want to say that, as a county, we have poor reading habits. As parents, we have a poor reading culture. I am saying this because we act as role models 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
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: for our children and if we go home and we rarely read any of the information material, then definitely the child will not also read. If the child does not read, then definitely you expect poor performance in school, indiscipline cases and all that. That said, we also have a very wrong perception where we read to pass exams, which is not really the case. Kenyans have the tendency of depending on word of mouth instead of reading to access accurate information. They have the tendency of depending on word of mouth to get information. That way, there is a ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: for our children and if we go home and we rarely read any of the information material, then definitely the child will not also read. If the child does not read, then definitely you expect poor performance in school, indiscipline cases and all that. That said, we also have a very wrong perception where we read to pass exams, which is not really the case. Kenyans have the tendency of depending on word of mouth instead of reading to access accurate information. They have the tendency of depending on word of mouth to get information. That way, there is a ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me also join my colleagues in supporting this Motion. The Committee has done the right thing. Indeed, it is the work of the Departmental Committees to deal with the day-to-day administrative issues of their respective departments and not wait for audit reports. By the time they deal with audit reports, things will have happened. Timely correctional measures can be taken if departmental committees make regular site visits of this kind to understand what is going on in the field and compare the same with the information that heads of departments submit to them. ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Departmental Committee for making such a big sacrifice of visiting so many project sites. I have no doubt that, that has not been an easy task. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in 2013, the Government promised to build five world class stadia. Garissa, Mombasa, Eldoret, Kisumu and Nakuru were supposed to have a world class stadium each. However, during the run up to the 2017 General Elections, the Government started to refurbish the existing facilities in those places instead of building world class stadia. So, the Government did not meet the expectations of the electorate. It is important that we take ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: … ( Off record). view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also support this Motion on annulment of the Special Economic Zones (Amendment) Regulations. While we support any business enabling policies, it is also important to consider the fact that there are critical issues that we must consider in dealing with these issues. Public participation is very important. It is enshrined in the Constitution. It is well articulated in Article 118 of the Constitution. Indeed, we must be cognisant of the fact that the sovereignty of this country is vested in its people. What we are enjoying is only what is delegated to us ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: people of this nation. The only way they can participate in this process is through public participation. Their views should be well considered. Of late we have developed a culture where what is discussed during public participation process is not what is captured in the legislative proposals that are brought here. That is very serious. It can be challenged in a court of law. At the end of the day, the aspect of ownership and sustainability of what we are passing here will not be there. The main reason why public participation is considered is to ensure that the process ... view
• 15 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was the former Regional Manager for Red Cross in Northern Kenya and I was so much involved in disaster related issues. I want to support this Bill, but as we speak, the National Drought Management Authority (NEMA) is already doing the same function that is captured in this Bil. The only difference is that, as we are speaking, they are dealing with slow onset disasters, like drought and we only need to expand their mandate, so that they can deal with slow onset disasters like fire outbreak and all we are talking about. ... view
• 13 Oct 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to second that the House adopts the PIC Report in its amended form, its consideration of the Special Audit Report on Procurement of Pre-Export Verification of Conformity to Standard Services for Used Motor Vehicles, Mobile Equipment and Used Spare Parts by the KEBS laid on the Table of the House. The Special Report was conducted pursuant to Article 229(6) of the Constitution of Kenya that obligates the Auditor-General to audit and confirm whether or not public money has been applied lawfully and in an effective manner. This Committee, under Standing Order No.206, is allowed to do ... view