Hassan Omar

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 731 to 740 of 892.

• 20 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, further to that, reading the Ministerial Statement, it states that contrary to the Senator’s suggestion that a total of eleven people have been kidnapped in Kirinyaga County in the last three months, only seven cases have been reported. I think the whole gesture is not particularly a dispute in the numbers but the whole idea of kidnapping. Whether it is seven or 11, the number is such that it creates an avenue of alarm. My question is, does it really matter in terms of--- view
• 20 Nov 2013 in Senate: Just a follow up, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in Senate: I just wish to seek clarification. Is it the volume or is it the subject matter of kidnapping which is the basis for concern? It tends to show us that the Senator has made a wild allegation yet he has made a credible allegation which has been supported by the same Statement. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I need direction. We are creating an impression in this Senate in terms of the arming of communities as if we want to create some equal armies because we anticipate a fight between these two communities. By the way, we are conducting the last bit of the session. It appears as if we want to create a balance of firepower so that when there is some kind of fight, it is equal. I do not think that is the intention of the security agencies. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to expand the sphere of Sen. Billow’s request. I think the Senate and the National Assembly have ultimately also been guided as to how the legislative process shall take effect in between the two Houses. I do acknowledge that there are several other legislations that have since been presented to the National Assembly and I seek further clarification from the Chair whether your input has been sought and whether some consultations have been going on. This request may be specific to one law but we have all these other legislative functions that appear to ... view
• 19 Nov 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale in order to refer to your stature as Speaker as a Member of a Government in power and yet, we know for a fact that this is an independent arm of Government that is not necessarily in power in the strictest sense of the word? view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to know, since you have closed our borders for that time, whether it is measureable, through research, how many incidences of insecurity have been reduced. Has the passage of small arms reduced? You have to demonstrate that there was the passage of small arms and incidences of insecurity arising due to the fact that the border had been closed and then you show the reduction of the small arms. Secondly, in the current context, it is inevitable to have borders closed. That is a fact. The fact that we have good neighbours and bad neighbours ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The order is very simple. When the Commission was presenting its report, I happened to sit in that Committee. I think that there is an emotional argument that Ms. Sarah Serem continues to make about the sustainability of the wage bill. She actually did indicate to the Committee that the wage bill at this point in time in Kenya constitutes Kshs630 billion, which compares to about 13 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Mr. Deputy Speaker, I just wanted to seek the guidance of the Chair. We did actually ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what would be fundamental is to ensure that we, first and foremost, show the structure of this wage bill, so that the Kenyan public is not misled. We had 200 local authorities in this country and have demolished almost The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view