18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Dawood Rahim has come up with a very progressive Bill which I beg to second. It is very important because he has done his scientific analysis by raising the deposit guarantee from Kshs100,000 to Kshs1 million. Looking from the face of it or even from a layman’s angle, today with Kshs100,000 you can only buy two cows of Kshs50,000 each and yet, when this Act came into place Kshs100,000 would buy 20 cows. Raising it to Kshs1 million translates to the ability to buy 20 cows of Kshs50,000 each. So, it is scientifically analysed and that is why we ...
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17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, it is a sad day for Kenyans. We pray that God removes this cloud of death above us. In this Parliament we have lost our colleagues and we would wish to finish this journey of the 12th Parliament together in peace. Hon. Prengei Victor is from the Ogiek community, a minority tribe which has been known to conserve especially our Mau Forest. It is a sad day. On my own behalf, my family and that of the 6.5 million Kenyans with disability that I represent in this House, may I tender my heartfelt condolences to the family, the ...
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17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly:
I thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker for recognising that I am very active. I want to inform Members that I will teach you, but it is not free of charge. It will only cost Ksh5,000 each. Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly:
Yes. Of course, I support. Let us go to the next one.
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17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly:
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17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly:
This is a very important amendment. It is important for us to align the Constitution with international treaties that we are supposed to ratify. Hon. Katoo ole Metito and our Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare intends to rectify the African Protocol on the Rights of Persons with Disability and the Rights of Older Persons. I urge this House that when it comes, let us fast-track it because it will not have any added burden to this country. So, this is very important so that we can fast-track all those protocols.
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17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly:
Why are you here if you did not read?
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17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chairman, I think I heard you propose the Question that Clause 23 be part of the Bill. You should propose that it be amended and then later you propose that it be part of the Bill.
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17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Chairman, I have been monolising monos. They do not know that I am a mono.
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