Hassan Omar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Chairperson of the Committee on Land and Natural Resources, in his response, made an interpretation of what Sen. Wetangula might have said about him. He said that for that reason he shall not respond to Sen. Wetangula’s question. That might be in contravention of the Standing Orders. Will that constitute a misdemeanor; not to answer a fellow Senator’s question? view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, part of the justification by the Senator for Mandera, the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, is persuasive. But I sought my Statement as a matter of urgency because the threat that county assemblies will ground to a halt is real. Today we have almost all the county assemblies’ speakers here and I can tell you that in addition to sitting in this House, they are, probably, trying to negotiate how to best see that their county assemblies continue to operate. The Chairperson has said that he wants, in a preliminary sense, a report ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it then possible to do that, so that expeditious way we sometimes dispense of reports? We table it, then we debate and adopt it on Thursday. So that then the resolutions can be acted on urgently. view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On a similar point, I also want you to broadly ventilate on the relationship between the two Houses. As I sat here to debate some of the issues as we were conducting business this afternoon, I have reliable information that the National Assembly was having a debate about us based on the headlines that were seen this Sunday. They called us all sorts of names and vitriol about our House not deserving to be an upper House. I suggest that you scrutinize the HANSARD of the National Assembly with regard to that ... view
• 17 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I also join my fellow colleagues in passing my condolences to the people of Mandera County. I also appreciate this Motion of Adjournment by the Senator for Mandera. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is a maxim that I have read that madness is doing the same thing the same way and expecting different results. I remember when I was at the Kenya National Commission for Human Rights (KNCHR) matters of radicalization of young people were still nascent. I know that Sen. Dullo will recall that sometimes Aboud Rogo and Sheikh Makaburi ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will speak in English language. Since my colleague, Sen. Madzayo from Kilifi where Kiswahili was also nurtured has congratulated the delegation from Tanzania, it will only be proper for us also to acknowledge the friendly relationship that we have had with Morocco. Many of us here have visited the Kingdom of Morocco. We have been extremely well treated during our visits to Morocco. We need to continue to foster that relationship, including our parliamentary exchanges. We need to build on the best practices as we nurture our African democracies and the destiny of our people. We ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in Senate: Jambo la nidhamu, Bw. Spika. Naona Maseneta wawili wanajaribu pia kuwaonyesha ndugu zetu Watanzania kwamba Kiswahili kimelala hapa. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir for this opportunity. I also want to join other colleagues who have sent their appreciation for your communication. A violation of a stipulated provision of the Constitution should, in my assessment, attract a more severe sanction from this Senate. As Sen. Kembi-Gitura pointed out, this interferes with the entire planning systems that are laid out in the Constitution. Therefore, there will be delayed approval of reports and a delay in planning for the next cycle of county allocation of resources. You talked about not prejudicing remedies available to this Senate. I will propose that either ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You once ruled that for as long as you are in this House, you must either vote “yes”, “no” or “abstain.” However, if you look at the two Divisions, they do not tally. There is somebody who did not vote the first time. We need a consistency on what you had ruled. I want you to reaffirm your ruling that as long as one is in this Chamber, they shall either vote “yes,” “no” or “abstain.” This is because the two Divisions do not tally. One of the Division lists shows that ... view
• 10 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. First and foremost, is to commend the Mover of this Motion, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o. I had the privilege to serve in the ad hoc Committee that came up with this Bill. We went to many counties and, therefore, this Bill meets the threshold of Article 10 of the Constitution which calls for the participation of the citizenry in every matter that is legislative policy in terms of ensuring that decisions that we make conform to the spirit and the general aspirations of the public. ... view