2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that quotation from the late Vice-President could not have been more correct then, and cannot be more correct now. I want to say that the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Review, hon. Abdikadir; his Vice-Chairman and the team that was there, have done a fantastic job up to this day. They have guided this process properly. They have held the team together, even when it was very difficult to do so. They have worked extra hard. I was privileged to be part of that team.
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2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
I want to state here that we have no choice but to succeed. Indeed, what the President said was that it is possible for us to get a new Constitution. We are going to get a new Constitution. I want to state that the countries that have surrounded us, and have done their constitutions correctly, have also struggled, like we have struggled ourselves. So, as Kenyans, and as Parliament, we need to take courage from the fact that other people have made it. We can make it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a case in point is just our neighbour here, ...
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2 Mar 2010 in National Assembly:
standing examples that were able to deliver a Constitution when people decided that they would do it. I believe that it is with this kind of detail in mind and advice that the President spoke about the fact of our determination and the possibility of our success to get a new Constitution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to zero-in on this one in particular because some people have been casting doubts in their minds and in the spirit of Kenyans. Some people who have been pushing for sectarian interests have been casting aspersions on our ability to get a ...
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Kenyan Delegation to the 121st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held in Geneva, Switzerland, between 19th to 21st October, 2009 laid on the Table of the House on 11th December, 2009.
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
asked the Minister for Nairobi Metropolitan Development:- (a) when and at what cost he will set up the Closed Circuit Television cameras (CCTVs) in the city; and, (b) whether he could also consider setting up a Metropolitan Police Department to increase patrols and beef up security in the city and, if so, at what cost.
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am very disappointed by the reason the Minister has given. He requested for funds in the financial year 2009/2010 and no money was availed to this Ministry with regard to the CCTV Project. We know for a fact that Nairobi alone contributes 60 per cent of all revenues collected in form of taxes to the Treasury. What was the reason that was given for not allocating funds for this project and yet we know that this is a security matter?
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister has told us that he is not able to set up a metropolitan police because he does not have the Metropolitan Bill yet enacted. He has also told us before that he cannot divide the metropolis into boroughs. There are many other projects that he has said he is unable to do because of the absence of this Bill. When will he bring this Bill to this House? We need to organize this city.
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
Hon. Members, we are now in the Committee of the whole House to consider the Proceeds of Crime and Anti- Money Laundering Bill, clause by clause.
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10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly:
There is an amendment by hon. Abdikadir.
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