Dido Ali Raso

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 451 to 460 of 505.

• 4 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Geneva is one of the most expensive destinations in the world such that if we do not put enough resources into that mission then our representation will dwindle to the extent that we may not get the best out of it. Whereas the Kenya High Commission in London is the embassy that covers Switzerland, we found it to be a misnomer. We felt that it is important to have a diplomatic representative in Bern which is the capital city to Switzerland, so that bilateral relationship is firmed. On the issue of rent and residences, we found out that it is ... view
• 4 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The Chair, Hon. Yusuf and also the Deputy Whip have spoken to that. We must decide as a country as to whether we should rent or buy. These missions and embassies are permanent features as part of our diplomatic representation. In the long run, buying these properties may save the Kenyan taxpayers a lot of money. The other area of concern is the facilities that the staff has particularly the office space and vehicles that would facilitate their effective operations. The issue of foreign currency fluctuations is a major problem. Out there transactions are not done in Kenyan shillings and ... view
• 4 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I will quickly talk about Vienna, Austria where we have another mission and the Russia Federation in Moscow. One of the major issues that we found out there is about the number of staff. Where the mission has an establishment of 15 members of staff they raise only five members of staff. In the process, the major delivery for the mission is very much undermined. view
• 4 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: We have talked about trade which is a major docket. Some of the missions just second a trade officer. A trade officer might have been redeployed and not replaced, or alternatively, a tourism officer; the missions are expected to market Kenya through trade and tourism fares. However, this is not the case because they do not have money to conduct such. So, in our engagement with both the National Treasury and the Ministry, one of the tasks that we must give them is to find out how they would promote trade when they are not able to conduct trade fair. view
• 4 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: When we talk of the Russian Federation, this is one such place where we are losing great opportunity. Russia is the largest country in the world. It has so much opportunity particularly the Eurasian Economic Council that consists of five countries. It is a major hub of the international market for the Kenyan tea and coffee. view
• 4 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Therefore, as a Committee we have identified several issues covered in the Report. Since my time is up, I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to contribute to this Motion. I believe Members have given their word on this. I rise to oppose this Motion. When we are elected to this House to represent the people of this country, we take an oath of office to protect the Constitution. We cannot amend or attempt to change the Constitution on a whim. There are democracies that we borrow from: the United States of America, Canada and Britain. Since 1776 until around 1954, the Americans were able to change their Constitution 14 times. The Canadians for 45 years did not ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Not at all. Hon. Chris is a good friend of mine and we have talked about this Bill. I did not mean exactly that. What I meant is that this is a weighty matter that needs us to go deeper in understanding our Constitution. So, I did not mean that this is frivolous; it is not at all. In case we have serious misgivings about any clause in our Constitution, we must go back to the framers of this Constitution by coming up with certain clauses, dates, commissions or anything pertaining to this Constitution that affects the fabric and the ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. There has been very serious interruption. I just want to concentrate on the December date that has been suggested in terms of changing the Constitution. We must go back and ask ourselves what the framers of the Constitution had in mind as they suggested that the second Tuesday of August, during the fifth year or the election year is the best date. Secondly, I do not, in any way, want to say that our school calendar is bad or it can be changed. It is not a good enough excuse. The fear of ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this very important Bill. It gives effect to Article 184 of our Constitution, 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