Elias Bare Shill

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 101 to 110 of 278.

• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. I think this 11th Parliament is very frustrating. At the beginning of this Session, the hon. Speaker said that there is an attempt to make changes in our Standing Orders, whereby Cabinet Secretaries will be available to answer questions. I can see many questions are asked on the issue of internal security. I really sympathize with hon. Kamama because he cannot answer all those questions. These are teething problems. Are we going to change the Standing Orders, or how soon is that going to take so that at least we meet face ... view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I really support the President’s Address. I want to speak on security and I would like Members of Parliament and other Kenyans to take security as their own initiative. This is because security is our concern. When the Government has rolled out the Nyumba Kumi initiative we are all laughing at it. Surely, how many Members of Parliament know their citizens? I can say none. The other day when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on the fellow who was preparing it, a police officer said that there was some activity going on in House No.6 ... view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Please, let us not try to blame the Government of the President. Let us start this initiative ourselves, so that we keep Kenya safer. We know poaching has got serious results and our tourism industry is at stake. With regard to tribalism, even in this House we are always perpetuating tribalism. We need to tone down on some of our sentiments. When we talk about tribes and people, we are actually telling others that certain tribes are taken more seriously than others. By doing that we promote tribalism in this country. We must stand out and be patriots. We should ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, two minutes of my time is already gone. It is exactly six months and five days ago since these terrorists attacked the Westgate mall. I wish to once again send my sincere and heartfelt condolences to the families and friends who lost their loved ones during the attack. I also wish quick recovery to those who were physically and mentally injured. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I condemn this cowardly act, not only at the Westgate but also where it happened in Eastleigh, Garissa, Wajir, Mandera, Mombasa, Kwale and Kilifi. I salute those Kenyans who bravely assisted those who were attacked, especially the Kenya Red Cross led by Mr. Abbas Gullet, and also those individuals who risked their lives like Abdul Haji and the rest. I also salute our Kenyan Police. I salute the NIS. I salute the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) and I salute all other friendly nations which took part in saving lives. I want to concentrate on the first recommendation that the Government ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The reason the Al Shabaab gave for hitting us was just because we went to secure Somalia. We went to Somalia for our own interests. Tourism was attacked, and that is where we earn a lot of money for our own GDP. When Kenyan borders are attacked; when people come all the way to refugee camps in Dadaab, and take away NGO workers The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: who are doing humanitarian work, Kenya had to act and it acted rightly. It had to take the war to the doorstep of the terrorists. We have no apology to make. We have a neighbouring country called Somalia, which has disintegrated. Al view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: is a terrorist group that has not even spared the Somalis in Somalia. They have maimed and killed children. They even attempted to capture and kill the President of Somalia recently. During the 2010 drought, they prevented volunteer workers from going to help the Somali citizens. They do not allow the youth even to watch TV; not even football matches. Somalia has been under siege and today, they are coming for Kenya. This is an ideology problem. I think we should stop the blame game. The enemy is real. We must declare proper war on Al Shabaab . If you ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: from Mogadishu. I think we did a good job. We must continue supporting Somalia because, if we leave Somalia the way it is, we are going to be eaten up. If you look at money laundering, improvised explosive devices, proliferation of arms, refugee problems and counterfeit goods, all of them come from Somalia. So, we must try to stop that. I think it is good to take more troops there. Finally, instead of blaming our security organs, we must strengthen them. We want to have many intelligence people going to Somalia and praying with the A lShabaab, and even be ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Finally, I want to say that we want, as a Parliament, to resolve that anybody who is really fueling sectarian or religious war, must be arrested immediately. He or she must be silenced. There is no other way about it. view