Hon Ahmed Abdisalan Ibrahim

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: I am aware of areas including my own constituency when if you look at the agricultural productivity, it is very high. However, dam construction is low. Indeed, war against hunger was proposed five or six years ago and up to-date, this has not been done. With that said, one thing we need to improve with regards to dam construction is the issue of public procurement which has been mentioned. view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: It is true that in a number of cases, due diligence is not observed and contractors identified mostly from areas outside where the dam construction will be done. There is poor involvement of stakeholders engagement or public participation which sometimes is extremely low. In most cases, you find that even site identification is not properly done. A number of pans are usually washed away during floods because the identification process did not involve the public or key stakeholders. This is despite the fact that experts are required. But also, local knowledge is very important. view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: It is true that in a number of cases, due diligence is not observed and contractors identified mostly from areas outside where the dam construction will be done. There is poor involvement of stakeholders engagement or public participation which sometimes is extremely low. In most cases, you find that even site identification is not properly done. A number of pans are usually washed away during floods because the identification process did not involve the public or key stakeholders. This is despite the fact that experts are required. But also, local knowledge is very important. view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: That aside, during both the entry and exit period of the project, community participation is very low. This way, the sense of ownership is extremely low. In regards to this, you find that once ownership is absent, the issue of sustainability is always missing. This is a key area that we need to improve. A number of pans have stalled and there is need to put more effort in ensuring their completion. There is need to improve allocations by the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation to assure adequate funds are allocated and completion is observed. view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: That aside, during both the entry and exit period of the project, community participation is very low. This way, the sense of ownership is extremely low. In regards to this, you find that once ownership is absent, the issue of sustainability is always missing. This is a key area that we need to improve. A number of pans have stalled and there is need to put more effort in ensuring their completion. There is need to improve allocations by the Ministry of Water, Sanitation and Irrigation to assure adequate funds are allocated and completion is observed. view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Above all, one key thing that I want to emphasise is wherever we make pans, it is good to ensure that right from the assessment stage, implementation level and project exit level, there is adequate public participation for us to inculcate a sense of ownership in the local community, so that if the contractors pull out from the dam, the community can own the project and ensure adequate sustainability. view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Above all, one key thing that I want to emphasise is wherever we make pans, it is good to ensure that right from the assessment stage, implementation level and project exit level, there is adequate public participation for us to inculcate a sense of ownership in the local community, so that if the contractors pull out from the dam, the community can own the project and ensure adequate sustainability. view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: There is a dam in my constituency called Bute Dam, which was proposed five years ago and is still at the initial stage. It is my hope that this will be one of the dams given special consideration and ensure its completion. I have no doubt that food security will definitely be improved. As I speak, the locals have constructed a pan using their own efforts and the kind of output they are making, you cannot believe. If only we ensured completion of that dam, the entire Wajir County and neighbouring Moyale County will be safe in terms of food ... view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: There is a dam in my constituency called Bute Dam, which was proposed five years ago and is still at the initial stage. It is my hope that this will be one of the dams given special consideration and ensure its completion. I have no doubt that food security will definitely be improved. As I speak, the locals have constructed a pan using their own efforts and the kind of output they are making, you cannot believe. If only we ensured completion of that dam, the entire Wajir County and neighbouring Moyale County will be safe in terms of food ... view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, I support. view