Hassan Omar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Mar 2014 in Senate: On point of clarification, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to seek clarification because in the initial statement, I asked whether the Government was aware of the systematic human rights abuses at the Coast and other areas that are predominantly Muslim. My clarification arises from the fact that in 2007, closer to the elections, the then President Mwai Kibaki constituted a committee calling it the Committee on the Special Concerns of the Muslim Community in Kenya under the chairmanship of Eng. Sharawe. The secretary is the now Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs. My clarification is, whether the Government intends to make ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the information is directed to Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in Senate: It is a clarification. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the same matter, issues of registration are directly tied to issues of election because how you register is how you vote. Can they further clarify where the registration centres are established? We may be establishing them in areas that may prejudice us politically. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in Senate: Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said order and I quickly corrected it. I realized that I was directing that to the wrong person. view
• 26 Mar 2014 in Senate: If Sen. Adan will do a comprehensive research as a follow up question to what Sen. Emma said, we took up this matter of being asked for extra documents to court when we were together at the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC). In fact, we got judgment to the fact that the extra documents are illegal by law. Further to that, the Minister for Immigration and Registration of Persons, none other than Sen. Kajwang, issued an administrative note that these documents should no longer be demanded based on that court ruling. So, in your research, please, find out why ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You did indicate that through your nomination and lobbying, you were able to overturn 125 years of history. So, I think that it would just be in order for me to accolade that landmark Pan-Africanist initiative that has finally ended in us having an African Secretary General of the IPU. I would also like to laud the fact that this Senate actually made the right choice in having the Speaker in you, to continue to get more opportunities for Africans as we go ahead in terms of our parliamentary democracy. Therefore, min ... view
• 26 Mar 2014 in Senate: Absolutely! So, I want to congratulate Sen. Stephen Sang and Sen. Mukiite for that. I hope that you will represent us effectively in a manner that people will locate the Senate of this Republic as a House that really discharges its obligations with utmost diligence and professionalism. Mr. Speaker, Sir, congratulations to all of you. view