Amina Abdalla

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• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: plane. We used a small Cessna plane. We had to go round so that it could fly out because that airstrip is very short. In fact, the tourism sector is highly affected by lack of a reliable airstrip in that region. There are very beautiful retreat sights in Kakamega Forest, which is the only rain forest in Kenya. The repair of that airstrip will go a long way to help that region get commercial planes to land in Kakamega. I look forward to the report from the Committee on this very important airstrip. view
• 10 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will speak on the business pending before the Committee as of 10th August, 2016. There are six petitions. The Petition by Hon. Abdullahi Diriye, MP, on behalf of the residents of Ewaso Nyiro North catchment area is with regard to the management of River Ewaso Nyiro by the Water Resource Management Authority. We have concluded the report and it is awaiting adoption. The Petition by Hon. Ahmed Ibrahim Abass, MP, on behalf of the residents of Ijara Constituency is with regard to irregular gazettement of Boni-Ijara Forest. The Committee undertook a field visit from 28th ... view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Article 113(2) of the Constitution and Standing Order No.150, this House adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Water Bill (National Assembly Bill No.8 of 2014), laid on the 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
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Table of the House on Thursday, 28th July 2016, and approves the Mediated Version of the Water Bill (National Assembly Bill No.8 of 2014). This House passed the Water Bill on 7th July, 2015, after which the Senate passed the same with amendments on 31st March, 2016. The Committee of the National Assembly considered the Senate’s amendments to the Bill on 7th June, 2016 and disagreed with the Senate on certain clauses. A Mediation Committee was established and mediation took place on 22nd July, 2016. The following are the decisions that have been agreed to with regard to the contentious ... view
• 9 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank all my colleagues who supported this mediated version of the Water Bill. The process that this Bill has gone through is such that devolution has been very well respected. Even the institutions you could have had doubts on have been really streamlined to ensure that we respect the fact that water services and sanitation have been devolved. I take this opportunity to thank your office for the support it has given to my committee on this by providing us with technical assistance. I would like to thank the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural ... view
• 2 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I join my colleague in welcoming this Petition. Further to the issues raised by Hon. Sunjeev that the Immigration Department has completely stopped issuing citizenship to eligible persons, I wish to add that the Committee also looks into the fact that, that department seems allergic to giving citizenship to eligible persons from the African continent especially from the regions that qualify to get Kenyan citizenship. They seem to have a general liking for China and India. So, we would be well advised whether those individuals from African countries should bother to apply for citizenship. I welcome ... view
• 2 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Following your directions, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table:- view
• 2 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The Mediated Version of the Water Bill, 2014. view
• 2 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to second this Report from my Committee on the consideration of Senate amendments. As a matter of notice, this is a new way of moving the Report, so you should communicate the same to all Chairs. I hope you have heard what I have said. The mode of moving this Report is new to me, so you should communicate to the other Chairs. I want to congratulate the Senate. I must agree that the last two Bills that the Senate has looked at, namely, this Bill and the Water Bill, we see a massive change from ... view
• 2 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: ahead and clean up the Bill to define public forest. So, the amendments that have been proposed by the Senate mainly intend to clean up those problems. I must speak to the Senate’s amendment to the Third Schedule. The Senate is trying to do what some of our colleagues tried to do when we were on the Third Reading of this Bill, namely, trying to de-gazette forests by amending the Third Schedule. We should not, as a House, support this measure because there is a clear way of de-gazetting a forest and people should go through that process rather than ... view