Abdul Bahari Ali Jillo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Could the hon. Member substantiate his allegation that there was witchcraft in some parts of the country to influence elections? Which part of the country was it? view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for this opportunity. This is a very important Bill because it is the one which is going to determine the future of this country. It is important because we can see what is going on across the continent, which is very worrying. When Kenya went through the last general election, what happened, which is known to everybody, left a very big dent on the history of this country. It left a very big dent on the international relations of this country. We went down very badly in history. We have no room to do ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, going by what we have seen in this continent, we have a lot of fears. This is the time to fortify ourselves against those fears through the independence of this Commission. The other issue is between the commissioners and the Secretariat. I have had an opportunity to meet the current Secretariat through the parliamentary process and I am very impressed with the quality of the persons that the commissioners have recruited. I think they need to be given further strength so that even at individual levels, you can say no to the secretary and the secretary ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, sometimes we do things through chorus in this country and it does not help us. Hundred of us can shout while five others who are few may have a point. However, I can assure you that you will go back to where the truth is because it shall always prevail. At the same time, neither the Secretariat nor the Commission should be created to a level where they become infallible. I think the spirit of the new Constitution is to disperse power both vertically and horizontally because all of us need each other; all of us ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: One issue that I have noted in this Bill is that, while the Secretariat has been strengthened, which is very good, I think we need to revisit the issue of disbursing power. Article 7 (b) says that given an opportunity to put in defence against any allegations either in person or through an advocate. The way I know is that the place for advocates is the court corridors. On the issue of employer and employee relationships, I think we must desist from bringing in advocates because it becomes a bit nasty. The advocates can take those matters to court and ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have an issue with some of the basic data that we use or we tend to use in this country. We have just had a census in which we spent billions of shillings. However, I just want to give the case of Isiolo. According to the last census, the population of Isiolo has only increased by 6,000 from 1999. That cannot be true. Others will be doubling and tripling. It is on the basis of that we will be allocating resources. That is why I am saying we must stop manipulation. When you raise this ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Speaker, a lot of the things from the issue of the constituency delimitation to resource allocation in this country, to appointment to positions, including the one of the police, when we were doing recruitment, the issue of population, will always be a factor. When that is not done right, it is not even this country alone, in a number of third world countries, this is not done right. However, that does not give us the freedom to entertain serious disparities that we have seen. I want the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs to listen to ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is a law that exists on sexual offences. If you look at Clause 7 on Fourth Schedule, it has introduced the issue of sexual harassment. There is a whole law on this. We are discussing about the Independent Elections and Boundaries Commission. I do not understand why this matter is brought in here. Of what relevance is it? There is a whole law on sexual harassment. We made sure it will be very punitive if anybody attempts, or even dreams of abusing sexually anybody else. It is very clear. I remember when we passed that ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not intend to take a lot of time because I know there are a number of Members who want to contribute. But I just want to mention only one thing about the implementation of the new Constitution. Indeed, I know this House has not received a number of Bills that we are required to pass. I want to urge the Minister responsible for this, who is here, to ensure that these Bills are brought to the House. At the same time, I have an issue with the oversight Committee. I think the Oversight Committee ... view
• 4 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the buck stops with us. The Constitution Implementation Oversight Committee should publish what they have agreed. I am happy that some of the Members have what they have agreed with the Executive. Do not keep it in the boardroom, publish what you have agreed on, so that it can be very clear to the rest of Kenyans as to who is going to take responsibility. We should not only do that but we must also make sure that the responsible departments deliver, because the buck stops with us. view