Abdul Bahari Ali Jillo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I want to join my colleagues in congratulating His Excellency the President for a very simple and straightforward Speech that he gave, touching on issues that are important to this country. view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I want to start on the issue of national cohesion. As a nation, if we are not cohesive, then we will disintegrate into pieces. I know that we have put in place a Commission to look into those issues, but it is not the Commission which is going to do the job. It is up to us, as individuals and leaders at different fora to preach the issue of national unity. But preaching alone may not be enough. As a Government, we need to move further and prove to every citizen that ... view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to touch on the issue of poverty, particularly in the arid and semi arid areas. The arid and semi arid areas constitute about 80 per cent of this country’s land mass. Also 50 per cent of livestock population is in the arid and semi arid areas. I want to say that 46 per cent of the agricultural produce in the market, originate from the livestock sector. But how much are we contributing from the Government coffers in terms of investment? We cannot believe; it is a meagre sum. We talk about economic development ... view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: We appreciate that roads are being opened up in parts of northern Kenyan like Isiolo-Moyale Road. Let this issue not take a long time. Different contractors can be contracted to do different sections of the road. We need to get there, to open up what will potentially transform this country in terms of GDP. view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I also want to add my voice on the East African Community. There is immense opportunity for this country. We needed to reposition ourselves. The Ministry concerned should be dialoguing with the business people in this country, so that they can take advantage. We are moving further. We know that the East African Community is one of the building blocks to form the African Union. We, as a continent, need to be cohesive. We need to take a common approach in facing the rest of the world. If Europe is transforming itself into one market, if Asia is doing the ... view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: One of the issues that keep on disrupting development in Africa countries is election. Whenever there is an election, people get worried and investments are withheld. Business people reduce stocks because they are not sure of what happens. That makes the issue of the Election Bill very critical. This issue requires proper leadership. I had an opportunity to be one of the election observers in Ghana. If it were not for the leadership of that country, there would have been a problem because there was only a difference of 23,000 between the two presidential candidates. But the country was still ... view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like the Minister to confirm whether the key plants are operating 24 hours and seven days a week, for him to say that the capacity has been utilized to the optimum. Could he confirm that? view
• 2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the Assistant Minister is misleading the House, particularly on the issue of the benefits to the community. Could he tell the House why in areas where there are bird shooting blocks the community is given very nominal amount of money and, therefore, the benefit is very low? Could he further explain why they are charging very low as the hon. Member has just said? view
• 24 Feb 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to oppose this Motion. This is because, time and again, Members of Parliament have been taken for granted. It looks like this list is a duplication of the last Session House Business Committee (HBC) membership. Every Member here wants to serve in that Committee. It is important that these matters, as much as we say consultations of party organs has nothing to do with the Chair--- Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you remember the ruling the Chair made on the Leader of the HBC. The Chair said that it was decided that the Government should ... view