Col (Rtd) Ali Rasso Dido

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Finally, I would like to comment on humanitarian affairs. Humanitarian affairs are key to us. We are disturbed by movement of people from the south to the north. Africans or people from Central Asia and Middle East drown in the Mediterranean Sea as they attempt to cross to Europe. The situation looks helpless because the voices of Africans are silent. The European Union (EU) expresses itself on the de-humanising journey undertaken by men, women and children in that turbulent sea. For that reason, as Members of Parliament, we have a duty to our people to safeguard our democracy and make ... view
• 13 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 1 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I stand to support the Report by Hon. Pkosing. He was canvassing indirectly to be given opportunity to represent this Parliament in future sittings of IPU. That is in order. It is true that he did extremely well in representing us in the 11th Parliament. view
• 1 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: I have looked at the Report, and I have seen the functions of IPU. It provides global platform forums for parliamentarians on the issues of democracy, security, matters of the United Nations (UN), and the role of Parliament in providing a platform for dialogue and interaction of people across the world. If you look at the current dispensation in the world, for example in Africa, Asia, Middle East, Europe and the USA, you clearly understand why such a forum is important for the world. A group of people must come together to see whether what is happening today augurs well. ... view
• 1 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I quite agree with Hon. Pkosing that sometimes we think we are not doing well because of our elections. However, as you interact with other parliamentarians around the world and other global citizens, you conclude that we, as Kenyans, are not doing badly after all. view
• 1 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: On this global platform of the IPU, an area that I see of great interest is banning of chemical weapons. If you watched the media over the last few weeks, there is misuse of chemical weapons in Syria on innocent civilians. We have seen the use of chemical weapons also on non-combatants in some countries in the Middle East. Over the years, the ban of chemical weapons has been advanced by progressive individuals who believe that there must be weapons in the world, so long as humans inhabit this world. We need to try to reduce the number of harmful ... view
• 1 Mar 2018 in National Assembly: The other area of concern which has been discussed in this Report is the UN system. It is the global platform where all voices of different countries across the world, whether big or small in land size and population, are heard. The UN provides us a unique platform where the voices of Kenya and the USA are put on the same pedestal and not a single one is more important than the other. The forum of the Kenya National Assembly must stand up against any threat that arises to undermine the UN because it stands for global good in terms ... view
• 28 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to second the Motion. All these nominees have been working with the Government since 2013. In terms of their performance, they are well known to those of us who were in the 11th Parliament. For the President to have appointed people who were working for him as Cabinet Secretaries, maybe, with hindsight, he had an intention that, as he sends them out there, they are going to represent his vision and leadership – particularly in the area of the big four agenda items of industrialisation, food security, housing and also in trying to come ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also thank the Whip of the Majority Party. I rise to support this Motion. It is very important and timely. It is an anchor on which both the national Government and county governments can build their future plans of housing our population. Housing has become the most expensive commodity in Kenya. The prices are uncontrolled. I think in the hierarchy of needs, as the Member who has just spoken before me has said, shelter is number one. For that reason, I think the Sessional Paper is timely. With those remarks, I beg to ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I actually thought that I was not going to get this chance. You are gracious. This is a very important Bill. I am glad the Chairman of the Committee just walked in. As we discuss these Bills, it is important for the Chair and the Vice-Chair or a Member of the Committee to be in the House, so that, at least, somebody takes note of our observations. When we build roads, we build them for our people to access their produce and get to different destinations. Secondly, the roads are built for ... view