Bashir Sheikh Abdullah

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 31 to 40 of 153.

• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Fair enough. As I conclude, I strongly support this idea. Indeed, we must look at the distribution all over the country. Our prioritization and ranking must be done. The unique challenges faced by the marginalised parts of this country must be well considered, if at all we are reading from the same script. Thank you. view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: (Mandera North, JP) (Off-record) view
• 26 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, for avoidance of doubt, I have not used the word “woman” at any one time. For avoidance of doubt, this House has direct oversight role on any State officer. Indeed, the Chair before me has, as a Chair of a Departmental Committee, an oversight role on day to day administrative operations. view
• 24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First and foremost, I want to support the Motion and congratulate the Committee for a job well done. The time was short but they burned the midnight oil to come up with the Report. This matter has been with the Senate since last year and I want to congratulate them for coming up with a win-win formula. I want to congratulate them despite the drama that unfolded before they agreed on this matter. view
• 24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, several parameters have been given by the CRA. A number of those parameters are weighty. I would like to speak to agriculture. In my opinion, agriculture should not just be about crops. It should include camel and cattle pastoralism as practiced in my area. It is very unfortunate that water has not been included here and yet, 80 per cent of our country is semi-arid and arid land. Water is very important but it has not been addressed in this formula. These are the basic necessities that our people need. view
• 24 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: People are saying that there should be equal distribution of money but, since Independence, the North Eastern area has been neglected by successive regimes. You cannot compare Nairobi and Kiambu counties to counties like Wajir and Mandera. It is not their fault. It has only been seven years since devolution. People are saying that devolution has just been unveiled and there is a lot of corruption. I want to agree with those sentiments, but you cannot compare seven years of devolution to 50 years of national Government neglect. Seven years of devolution cannot cure 50 years of national Government neglect. ... view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, just as the Hon. Member has just said, I agree that this Report is not properly before the House. The only public participation that was done was by stakeholders who were themselves the drafters of the Bill. There are many petitioners who wrote to the Committee but were disregarded. They were not called and were not asked to appear before the Committee. Even others were given a notice of one day and when they asked to be given alternative days for them to respond, they were disregarded. view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, just as the Hon. Member has just said, I agree that this Report is not properly before the House. The only public participation that was done was by stakeholders who were themselves the drafters of the Bill. There are many petitioners who wrote to the Committee but were disregarded. They were not called and were not asked to appear before the Committee. Even others were given a notice of one day and when they asked to be given alternative days for them to respond, they were disregarded. view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Standing Order No.127(3) requires complete public participation and this is in line with Article 118 of the Constitution of Kenya. A Report of this magnitude talking about changing the landscape of Kenya’s aviation industry and key stakeholders being denied an opportunity to appear, one being LSK and others who wrote petitions were never accorded the chance, is not right. We are also aware that the Committee’s notice to retreat was given on an evening and were told to report the following day. The Report was consummated and discussed in a record of two to three hours. We are talking about ... view
• 10 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Standing Order No.127(3) requires complete public participation and this is in line with Article 118 of the Constitution of Kenya. A Report of this magnitude talking about changing the landscape of Kenya’s aviation industry and key stakeholders being denied an opportunity to appear, one being LSK and others who wrote petitions were never accorded the chance, is not right. We are also aware that the Committee’s notice to retreat was given on an evening and were told to report the following day. The Report was consummated and discussed in a record of two to three hours. We are talking about ... view