Hassan Omar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Nov 2015 in Senate: and I am told that he gave a lift to Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo. The two Senators come from hardship areas and we have to realize that the Chairman of the Special Committee, who is also the Chairman of Wiper Party, will be on his way. In the circumstances then, for us to not to appear to be just talking, could we adjourn the House for about 15 or 20 minutes? We can retreat to the Senators’ Lounge and when Sen. Musila signals us that he is nearby, we can resume. Since he is the Chairman of Wiper Party, we could ... view
• 6 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have been able to communicate with one of the Members of the Committee who is still at the venue. He is a judge. He tells me reliably that the ruling is now being typed and estimates it to take a minimum of 30 minutes. Therefore, unless we want just to share our life experiences, say, where I was before I came to the Senate which I could do, in order to at least inspire some of you. However, if we are to go by anything that the judge has said in ... view
• 6 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With due respect to my Chairman also out of this Senate, you asked that he gives us a summary of the findings. When he does that, the Standing Orders are very clear that you either substantiate a charge or do not substantiate a charge. By recommending that governors should remove billboards, is this not an excess of their mandate? We want to know whether or not the charges were substantiated. We do not want to be told that Governor Mwangi wa Iria should remove the billboards. If they were not substantiated, let ... view
• 6 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has pre-empted some of the issues that I wanted to raise. However, since these rules are made by Parliament, we must continue with how Parliament operates in tradition so that we can overturn the report of any Committee. This House must have the final say on any report of any Committee. This is the first time I do not agree with the findings of the Committee. This tells us that we must look for a way with immediate effect to amend our Standing Orders and the County Governments Act so that whatever report a ... view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the fundamental issue that arises from this Petition is the fact that we should urge the Committee on Health to take a comprehensive audit of the devolution of the healthcare sector. It is wrong for us to shut ourselves to the fact that something is not right somewhere in the manner in which we are devolving healthcare in this country. In a way, I hear a chorus of discontent in Mombasa, Uasin Gishu, Lamu and several other counties. I do not think there is any particular person to blame for it. We need to have a ... view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. Murkomen to go into the merits and demerits of a proposal by Sen. Khalwale that is not an active matter on the Floor? view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to join hands in welcoming our Indian Ocean neighbours, the Mozambican delegation that is here. You do realise that even in Mozambique, the Speaker uses quite substantive Kiswahili. The Mozambicans will realize that we also have substantial Mozambicans who live in Kwale County, who unfortunately at this point in time, have been regarded as stateless. I believe as we move forward, we need to look at the practical ways to either deport them back to Mozambique or integrate them into the Kenyan society. Feel free because this is a country that is friendly ... view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as much as I have issues with regard to the harsh sanctions imposed by KRA, the matter of paying tax is not negotiable in this Senate. I do not doubt your wisdom and I concur with your decisions. We should not have allowed this Petition in the first place. It is frivolous and it appears to circumvent an obligation. view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw and apologise. view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I request the Committee to make a finding at a preliminary level that this Petition should not be before the Senate. Members of Vihiga County Assembly need to pay their taxes. Everybody’s allowances and benefits are taxed and it is a common application in this country. We cannot try and circumvent an obligation using this House. In the meantime, we need to see how best we can ensure funds belonging to Vihiga County Assembly are made available for service delivery. view