Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: If you look at one of the major employers or institutions, it is teaching. Whereas you find that teachers are well remunerated and are among the best paid civil servants in those countries, we may not say as much in our country. The other area that this Paper alludes to is the area of decent employment opportunity. This is very important because I think 70 per cent of the Kenyan work-force does not work in high paying jobs. Sometimes, they do the back-breaking jobs. That is why it is important for this House to examine such a document with a ... view
• 29 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion as amended--- view
• 29 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Okay, Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. The import of this Motion is much bigger than what is put here. It is about the terms of service of the police force. It is about why we cannot retain our police officers in service for long periods, and why specialized cadres, who attend long courses overseas using taxpayers’ money, cannot be retained in the service. Primarily, it is about the incentive to keep them around. It is about promotion and investing in them for them to undertake their jobs without any hindrances or difficulties. Even under the police ... view
• 29 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support the proposed amendment because it is about police welfare. We cannot retain officers in service if their welfare is not looked into. I beg to support. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. This Bill is not just about a legal matter; rather it is about delivering timely justice for Kenyans. When we have deadlines put in Bills and a body is to sit within a prescribed time, if it does not do its duties within that time, then individuals cannot be penalised because the Board has not sat within that time. There is need to have an automated sort of precedence where we say that so long as individuals are not the ones who are delaying the Board, then ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The reason why this vetting is taking too long is because it is on television. Because it is on TV, individuals are grilled even on matters they have not been in any way accused. Hon. Chepkong’a said that there are foreign judges on the Vetting Board. As long as we have those judges, as a House, we need to be reassured that it will also not occasion delay in future action of the Board. It is very important. One of the reasons why we have this Board vetting Judges, Principal Magistrates and Chief Magistrates is ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I oppose this amendment on the ground that it is in bad taste. We are going to use the Floor of this House to settle scores. We are here to push the legislative agenda of this country. This is not a new Act. It is just an amendment to an existing Act. The new Clause 5A says “as soon as the commencement of this Act.” This is not an Act, it is just an amendment to the Act. Does it change the principal Act? It does not. view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I rise to oppose this amendment on the grounds that if we are not sure that by 31st the vetting will have been completed, what assurance do we have that given three more months, it will be completed? I do not, for a minute, want us to pass laws in vain giving institutions deadlines which cannot be met. I think the Committee should reflect on it so that whatever this House passes can be effectively accomplished by the institution that we seek to oversee and see to it that they meet the deadlines as set by ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. But before I do so, I join my colleague in sending condolences to all families who lost their loved ones to a faceless enemy that does not represent anybody. The Protocol, Agreement and the Pact that are before us, are important for Kenya. With those instruments there will be greater cooperation and enhanced working together of forces across the East African Region. Our region has been referred to as an arc of conflict, tension and misunderstandings among countries of the region. Through this defence cooperation, I ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: mutual defence cooperation of the Kenyans and Ugandans in Somalia and the Rwandans and Kenyans in Rwanda. This says a lot in terms of how these countries are cooperating. view