Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Finally, when Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo was speaking in this House, he did not talk about devolution. It was a missed step. Devolution is a milestone that has happened in Kenya. 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
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I also wish to add my voice to what is happening in our financial sector. At the heart of the Kenyan financial sector are our banks. This tells a lot about the health of the Kenyan economy and finances. We must proceed particularly in terms of legislation and the judicial review, to bring the culprits to book. We cannot allow hard earned cash and people’s life-long savings to be taken away by individuals. In China, if you are involved in an economic crime, the sentence you will face is ... view
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. I draw the attention of the House to Chapter Three of the Constitution; Article 12 (1)(b), Entitlements of citizen which says: “A Kenyan passport and any document of registration or identification issued by the State to citizens.” What we must ask ourselves as a House is whether an identity card is a sign that an individual is a Kenyan citizen. If that is not the case, why is it so easy at times to get a passport yet it is becoming so difficult for our young people ... view
• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Many speakers who talked before me stressed on the importance or value of having identity cards. One thing that we are lacking as a country is that we do not issue IDs or interim documents on time. If we want all those who are above 18 years to get jobs and pay taxes, they must have some form of identification. view
• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Today, for those who want to join higher education institutions or universities or to get a driving licence, an identity card is crucial. If we want to nab criminals in Kenya, first of all, the Directorate of Criminal Investigation must get their fingerprints. How do you get the fingerprints if we have deliberately failed to put individuals in the national registration bureau where you can quickly access them? view
• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: On the idea of voting or making the waiting card important for voting, as a House, we will be very narrow by just looking at voting as the only process. If we say that any youngsters with waiting cards will get jobs or open bank accounts, then we will be saying that the waiting card becomes a national identification document. As a House, we are abdicating our responsibility to the IEBC and other organisations. The laws of the land are made in this House. It is this House that must enforce what has been passed to be implemented by institutions. ... view
• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Finally, as somebody who comes from northern Kenya, we are the most disadvantaged and disenfranchised people in Kenya. We are still considered to be second class citizens. A young Kenyan from northern Kenya trying to get an identity card is like planning on how to go to the moon. The laws of this country are very clear. I support this Motion. The IEBC and other institutions must implement it. view
• 30 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I beg to support. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion by Hon. Wanga. To say that cancer is not an epidemic is an understatement. In the constituency I come from, over the few years I have been the Member of Parliament, out of 10 deaths, six or seven are cancer related. That is a serious state of affair. What Hon. Wanga has raised, particularly in the area of training oncologists, is very important. We need to go further than that and task the Government to set up machinery or network so that our people are screened for ... view