Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 7 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Report by the Budget and Appropriations Committee which is before this House. At the outset, this House is involved in the budget-making process and this should not be an annual ritual. As this House passes the Budget, it must truly reflect the wishes of the people we represent on the ground. They must see the effects of its passing by this House. 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
• 7 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: I am very disappointed because Badassa Dam, which is in the Constituency that I represent, has been under construction since 2008. It has disappeared from the 2018/2019 budget allocations. I need justification for this action. We have said water for every household by the year 2030. As a middle income country, at least, the basic necessity for life is water. Suddenly, that dam has disappeared off the radar. This is a serious disappointment to me. I want to thank the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee. For those of us who were in the last Parliament, we know that ... view
• 3 May 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. I think the writing is on the wall. We all feel that we are marginalised. I think there are areas which have been marginalised since Independence and that is what the Constitution attempted to cure. If we are trying to gerrymander the poor, marginalised and almost making it a token for counties which are marginalised to get trickle down support, then we are violating the Constitution which Members of this House took oath to protect. I thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee, particularly the Chairman. For the first ... view
• 3 May 2018 in National Assembly: I have the Floor. That is self-inflicted marginalisation because you cannot have pockets of marginalisation in the island of plenty. We cannot argue on the Floor of this House that Kiambu is rich, but there are pockets of marginalisation. What has caused that yet they had the leadership? They had Members of Parliament and Ministers. What caused that? That argument cannot sell to the majority in this House. It is after 53 years of Independence that some of us have seen a tarmac road arriving in Marsabit. There are those who have been driving on tarmac roads since they were ... view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to say a few things on this Bill. It shows us the progressive nature of human society and the progress we wanted in operationalising our Constitution. view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: One of the things that came up this morning, during the Committee of the whole House, is the domicile of the Bill. As far as some of us are concerned, it is not about where it is domiciled but rather about having the right laws that put issues into perspective. It is good that the House unanimously agreed to put it under the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. It is important because it involves prevention of crime and taking action on those who commit crime. view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Something else about this Bill that is important is that for a long time, we have had the use of cyberspace but there has not been control or oversight. By having this law in place, we now know that the law enforcement agencies will have no excuse at all to tell us that they are not able to act because there is no law in place. view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support. view
• 26 Apr 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose the amendment. The Sexual Offences Act is a standalone Act. If this Bill becomes an Act, hence the law of the land, it can be read together with the existing statutes and the laws of the land. For that matter, the reasons that have been given are not good enough. view