Abdul Bahari Ali Jillo

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 751 to 760 of 958.

• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, looking back at what happened, I believe that it is the culture or the policy of "winner-take-it-all" that has caused so much fear in the people of this country. Nobody wants to fail or to seem to have failed. So, they try to mess up this country. It is, therefore, my view that we give it a try. The fears that hon. Members have expressed can be taken care of through a statute. The fact that we have hiccups, for example, the oil and maize saga, does not necessarily mean that we have ceded our ... view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a young democracy and I believe that we have the capacity to move forward. In Rwanda, where we had genocide, they are now in the healing process. Those who engaged in genocide and the families that were affected are now working side by side to rebuild that country. They are trying to fast-track that process. It is extremely important that we have an opportunity to repair our dented image. Outside there, whether you were involved in that exercise or not, as Kenyans, you are seen as an uncivilised people who cannot conduct elections ... view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to avoid answering the question by refusing to give a specific date? Training programmes for police officers have time-frames. Why can he not give the estimated time within which the officers will be through with the training, after which they will be posted? view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, whenever there is an issue with regard to local authorities, you will hear of financial difficulties or constraints. What is this Ministry doing to ensure that councils are run efficiently and that their sources of revenue are stable? view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister has stated clearly that the parasite does not have any known side effects on human health. Since this is the main reason our fish cannot access the EU market, could he consider engaging the EU with a view to, perhaps, making them accept our fish? view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I agree with Mr. Abdirahman that this is a very important Question. Because of the number of interdiction cases; that is, 348, and so that the Assistant Minister does not forget, would I be in order to ask him when he will bring the appropriate answer to tell us within what specific period a case should be determined? view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Finance on a matter known to the whole world; namely, the global financial crisis. We are part of the globe. We are one of the villages on the globe. Certainly, the global financial crisis has already affected this country. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the Ministerial Statement, I would like the Minister to tell Kenyans the likely adverse effects of the global financial crisis on the Kenyan economy as the Ministry sees it. view
• 28 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Secondly, what specific steps does the Ministry intend to take to shield Kenyans against such effects? view