Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this Bill also attempts to look at those who may torture like the regular police or the Administration Police. We must go beyond that because there are many law enforcement agencies or other institutions where individuals are working where an individual The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: can be tortured to adduce evidence. So, this Bill must be wider and more encompassing rather than looking from a narrow prism of just the police. view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Through this Bill, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights’ job is cut out. This Commission is the weakest link in terms of supporting, protecting, identifying and also taking the necessary action to support the civil society when such things happen. view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: The other progressive part of this Bill is the support for and assistance, medical treatment and counselling of the victims. More often than not, the people who are caught in these situations happen to be of low means. Not many times do you see well-endowed people being victims. For that reason, the law must clearly come out to support victims of torture and degrading acts. view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Finally, let me comment on the offence of using information obtained through torture. For many years or for a long time, law enforcement agencies in this country in terms of dragging a victim before justice have always resorted to using torture. With this law, once it is proved beyond doubt that a particular individual has been brought before a court and evidence has been acquired through torture, then that particular evidence will not be admissible before a court of law. That is very important. view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. Thank you. view
• 7 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. This provides clarity because it is ambiguous in the original Bill. It only says “written request” but from whom? It substantively adds meaning to the Bill by saying it comes from an authorized officer, view
• 7 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I want to support this amendment grudgingly. When we introduce amendments to laws, we need to have clarity in terms of why, for instance, we want to expunge certain parts of this law. Sub clause (2) talks about a person holding a degree from a university recognised in Kenya. We could have merged Sub clause (3) and Sub clause (2) to say “holds a degree or a higher academic qualification.” This would mean that such a person is really competitive. The paragraph on the proposed amendment on 15 years says that one should have ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I want to support this Motion. I also want to appeal to Kenyans wherever they are, to go out there and register as voters. We just saw what happened during the American elections a few months ago. We have seen the effect on a country when people refuse to vote. Many Americans did not vote and that is why they got the leader they never desired. Voting is enshrined in our Constitution. It is in our Bill of Rights. With hindsight, I am encouraged to think that we are ... view
• 1 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: and all other kinds of modern gizmos and gadgets. We must go out there and talk to our The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view