Hassan Omar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: where I get some of the inspirations. It says that the weak do not remain weak forever. Sometimes, my concern is not even just about the Jubilee Government. I have concerns with even ourselves coming to power. I want accountability across the board. When this men and women on this side are given excess power, they can abuse it in a manner. So, I hope that 2 or 10 years from now, we will be seeking to amend a law yet Raila Odinga or Moses Wetangula is standing here to stop you from that. You could be a weak opposition, ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Chairperson, Sir, the National Assembly knows that this is a House that they can underestimate. What they think of you is the fact that they know that there is literally nothing you can do. They bring you laws to remove yourselves from constitutionally enshrined roles. You passed a law here in 2015; the Security Laws (Amendment) Act which you refused to speak to was passed, removing the role of the Senate in the oversight of the NIS, and yet the Constitution says, Parliament. You have been removed from the roles of treaty ratification. They continue to do it. Every ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, Sir, the whole idea about sending somebody to prison, the restriction on his freedom of movement is punishment enough. If you look at the whole concept of imprisonment, that person does not lose all the other rights. One of those important rights is the right to vote. I want to support this amendment to ensure that we speak to some of the issues around human rights. This Senate is a House of policy. It has not spoken enough on matters of human rights or matters that will enhance the realization of the rights of certain individuals. I want ... view
• 28 Dec 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 28 Dec 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, did you notice that when Sen. Murungi was speaking, Sen. Kivuti walked in and, for all practical purposes, what he was dressed in from the waist down is what, in the definition of young people, is known as a jeans. The fabric of the jacket makes it appear like he has just walked out of a club. I think even as the dress code is defined in your Speaker’s rules, you need to have a further definition that, that extreme style of dressing is not acceptable. view
• 28 Dec 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 28 Dec 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to talk to the same issue and add my voice in this regard. view
• 28 Dec 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the last time there was a siege in this country, a man from Sen. Murkomen’s backyard called the siege, sieke. I actually believed that it is a dialect from that area; I did not believe it was a grammatical error or a typo. I believed Sen. Murkomen would call a siege, sieke. To clarify what the deputy party leader of Ford Kenya has told me, Ford Kenya has only one presidential candidate. Therefore, anybody else saying he is a presidential candidate is not in that party and he must take the necessary legislative role to move out ... view
• 28 Dec 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Ford Kenya has already exercised internal democracy and already nominated its presidential candidate. However, the candidate did not present himself then, as the Ford Kenya presidential candidate. The wheels of democracy are self-sustaining and propelling. Therefore, as we--- view
• 28 Dec 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have had the rare opportunity of Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki once being my campaign manager then ultimately my classmate and teacher. This architect of the new Constitution has no Government and Opposition side. That is where we go wrong. We all belong to the Government. We have a different opinion from the majority or minority, time and again, but we are all in the Government. This is Parliament; it is neither a Government, Jubilee or Opposition per se. Yes, we are the minority in this House. However, for him to continue with ... view