Amina Abdalla

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the bigger picture of the issue of division of revenue is that it reduces the flexibility of what Government can do for its people in that we are giving over 30 per cent to the counties in amounts that are so huge, yet we are not allocating those resources to specific projects. This is resulting in our counties over employing. In fact, the kind of salaries that some county governments pay their employees compared to salaries paid to people holding similar positions in the national Government are three times more. I strongly support the idea of ensuring that ... view
• 3 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: On issues under my Committee, for the last two financial years, we have been requesting for money intended for construction of dams under the NYS to be taken to the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. The NYS is only present in 69 constituencies. Water Services Board and Regional Development Authorities are everywhere. The component that is within the NYS Budget needs to be transferred to the right Ministry, which is not only in charge of quality assurance, but also have function as their target in the Medium-Term Framework (MTF) and Vision 2030. I know the Member for Narok ... view
• 3 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: As I said earlier, one of the things that are very frustrating about the conveyance belt that we are calling the Budget-making process is that the BPS by the CS, National Treasury, talks about nice sounding things like income generation and spurring economic developments by promoting industries, but they do not provide funds for those activities. As a Committee, we 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
• 3 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: have spotted some opportunities. If the Government invests in certain areas, they reap more in terms of employment and raise more revenues. An example is the Ministry of Mining. When the Ministry was formed, Kenya was earning a paltry Kshs25 million per year from mining revenues. The Government now earns Kshs1.8 billion a year from the mining in Kwale and other parts of the country. We need to give attention to that field. The Cabinet Secretary for Mining has been coming here and begging us to give them Kshs6 billion so that they can do a geo- physical survey of ... view
• 3 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: A Committee of this House went to China to look at the issue of bamboo production. In the Financial Year 2013/2014, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resource asked for Ksh5 billion to develop bamboo. We laughed at them because we did not know what they were talking about. When we went to China, we realised what they were talking about. There is a county in China with only 7,000 acres of bamboo, but it is earning UD$18 billion a year. Kenya’s natural bamboo covers 135,000 acres. We are not investing in that natural resource to be able to ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House today, Wednesday, 2nd March, 2016:- The Report of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources on the inquiry into the alleged lead poisoning at the Owino Uhuru village in Mikindani, Mombasa by Metal Refinery EPZ Limited and Max Industries Limited. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Allow me to highlight something that should be brought to the attention of the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation because we have put a time-bound recommendation. The days are counted upon laying of the Report. Should I go ahead? view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, that is the very reason I want to highlight to the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation that this Committee, in its recommendation No.5, is urging the national Government to fast-track the gazettement of the 1999 Regulation requiring proponent of projects to deposit a security bond with NEMA. The regulation should be forwarded to the National Assembly as per the provisions of the Statutory Instruments Act within three weeks of the tabling of this Report. As you rightly mentioned, the directors of these companies have gone underground and there is no one to hold accountable. Because this regulation ... view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: bigger environmental calamities in the pipeline by bigger institutions that have not placed these security bonds. I want the Chairperson of the Committee on Implementation to take notice that after three weeks, she should follow these people. Thank you. view
• 2 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, even if the Registrar of Companies provides the names which is rumoured to include a Member of this House, they will have to go to court because that security bond does not exist. If we do not have that security bond, even if I know that person “X” is a director, then NEMA has to go through the process of taking that company through the entire judicial process and you know the speed of our Judiciary. So, why do we not take precautions by forcing NEMA to bring the regulations to this House so that we have regulations ... view