Bashir Sheikh Abdullah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Therefore, as a Committee, on our own volition, we felt we need to look at what is happening and bring information to the House in terms of status. It is not an inquiry. It is very critical that the amendment as it is, reflects the intention of the Committee when we were delivering this Report. We went to check on the project and now we are informing the House on what we found. This is not a matter of the Committee or the ministry asking for any approval. view
• 14 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support the amendments. view
• 12 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It was our wish that the House be full because this is a very important matter. I am sure the debate will continue in the next Sitting. Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on the Inquiry into the Kenya-Somalia Border Securitisation Project, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 20th November 2018. During its sitting held on 3rd July 2018, the Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations on its own Motion pursuant to the provisions of ... view
• 12 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: The key objectives of the inquiry at that time were to: (a) Find out the status of implementation and quality of work done on the Kenya- Somalia Border Securitisation Project. (b) Establish the viability of the Kenya-Somalia Border Securitisation Project. (c) Establish the institutional framework for the management and operationalisation of the project upon completion; and, (d) Report to the House the Committee’s observation, findings and recommendations for consideration and adoption. To achieve the objectives, the Committee undertook a review of relevant materials on the projects at disposal, to acquaint itself with the details of the project. The Committee invited ... view
• 12 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: The Committee received both oral and written submissions from the relevant stakeholders and had a privilege of visiting a section of the project in Mandera County, where the Committee held consultation forums with the community living along the border. The visit was undertaken on 15th November 2018. On 30th January 2015, the National Security Advisory Committee (NSAC) approved the commencement of the Kenya-Somalia Border Securitisation Project. Upon approval, the Executive conducted benchmarking studies along the America-Mexico Border, Israel-Syria Border and the India-Pakistan Border. The Kenya- Somali Border extends approximately about 700 kilometers of land from Border Point One in Mandera ... view
• 12 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: operatives and other criminal gangs has led to kidnappings, raids on security posts, attacks, piracy, banditry, proliferation of small arms and light weapons, youth recruitment and radicalisation. Following the inquiry into this project, the Committee made the following observations: (i) The pace of the execution of the Kenya-Somali Border Securitisation Project is very slow. It is imperative for the Government to open the Kenya-Somalia Border. This will lead to improvement in revenue collection when movement of persons and services is in place. (ii) There is significant improvement in the works currently undertaken by the contractor under KDF. (iii) The impact ... view
• 12 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: (v) The security border wall will enhance security in ensuring that only desirable persons and goods are allowed into the country through gazetted entry points and this needs to be opened. (vi) There is need for the Government to open the Kenya-Somalia Border. This will lead to improvement in revenue collection when movement of persons, goods and services are regulated. The National Youth Service (NYS) upon handing over the project to the Ministry of Defence, abandoned a number of equipment relating to the construction works in Mandera Town. The insecurity in Mandera Town has relatively affected economic activities in Mandera ... view
• 12 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: On behalf of the Committee, I wish to move this Motion for consideration and adoption by the House, and ask Hon. Beatrice to second. view
• 12 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: (Mandera North, JP) view
• 7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to address the mandate of the Committee which has been articulated. We already have the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs which has confirmed that it has a Bill for establishment of a selection panel to recruit the four commissioners who left. What needs to be understood is that the PAC’s mandate is accounts. Commissioners are not accounting The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view