Abdul Bahari Ali Jillo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have no other question. view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this golden opportunity. view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: I want to join the Chairman and the others in supporting this Motion. However, from the outset, I would like to bring it to your attention that I thought it is wise if the Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) was around and perhaps following this debate very closely because this is their first report to Parliament. I think the Ministry should have encouraged them or their representatives to be around so that they can follow this debate in detail. view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, very relevant issues particularly on time limit were raised by the Chair and the Vice-Chair and the rest of the Members. I know very well that Kenyans expected us that as soon as we came back to embark on this exercise--- The Chair and the Vice-Chair have made it very clear that these Bills are not with us, but we are within the time limit. However, it appears like the common trend or the habit of Kenyans of rushing at the last minute is catching up with us in this instance. Let us not, even as ... view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is good that the CIC has involved itself in the issue of administrative procedures for the police recruitment. That is fine. I think they have come up with a very elaborate procedure, but I have a bone to pick up with that because some of the qualifications that have been set are very high. This is particularly when you require a police officer to have a mean grade of “C”. I am not saying that that mean grade is not there, but in some of our areas, those are the people who will join universities ... view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: We have seen controversies across the country over the county headquarters. I happened to attend one of them. It looks like there are no clear procedures or mechanisms of determining the county headquarters and, therefore, a lot of controversy or acrimony is being created in the country. I think that issue needs to be looked into very carefully so that we do not create unnecessary heat in this country. Some of the people who oversee this are the Provincial Administration and they appeared very dictatorial in one of the meetings that I attended. view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, there is the issue of civic education, which is key and a number of hon. Members have raised it. I think that is a matter that needs to be looked at. In the first instance, the Committee of Experts (CoE) was given the responsibility to conduct civic education. Can we get that expenditure audited because that thing came in, in the last minute? We want to see how those funds were spent because some of them were given to civic educators or institutions the previous Commission on the Constitution had used. Because they did not have ... view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On the independence of the CIC, independence starts with among other things financial independence. This is very fundamental. From the report, I can see that they have been having very many meetings with donors and most of the time, donor funds come with conditions. They tend to influence you in a certain direction. I wish the Minister is here. I also wish that he works with the Treasury to ensure that the CIC is properly funded so that they do not go out there begging. So, financial independence for this Commission is key and I urge the Oversight Committee to ... view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: I have seen the issue on devolution as brought up by the task force formed by the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government. Some of the public statements that I have seen in the newspapers are designed in such a manner that they work against the Constitution. For example, there is an option to devolution. If you read the statement, you will realise the people who are behind it think that devolution is an option. We should know that the Constitution provides for it. So, we must go into it and there is no two ways about it. ... view
• 7 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On recruitment, advertisement could be the best and open mechanism to recruit. Therefore, those who are interested can apply. However, in many recruitments, head hunts have done very well. I am not saying that that is the way we should go, but these are issues which need to be addressed. view