Hassan Omar

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 761 to 770 of 892.

• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: Let him table the documents because this is of utmost importance. view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I just wanted to ask whether he is in order because the operative word in this Motion is Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), that is, internally displaced Kenyan citizens and not refugees. view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I disagree with Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale’s argument that merely the presence of people who are non-Kenyans in western contributed to insecurity. There are so many other Ugandans who are doing productive work in this country. Equally, the Uganda Government has allowed many Kenyans to work and do business in Uganda. I keep on saying that if somebody has committed a crime, follow that person; please, do not collectively banish and victimize an entire group of people. Just because a couple of Ugandans crosses the border to commit crimes in parts of Kenya, does not mean that we ... view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I also rise to support the amendment, but I just want to make a couple of observations that have characterized this discussion. When you see a country where security has become a major focal point, we must know that that country risks the fear of sliding back in terms of its fundamental rights. When I hear very progressive Kenyans raising the height of fear, then that is where democracy is stifled. As much as we raise our concerns, people have said that the better concept is the democratization of security. Everybody should participate. It scares me when ... view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this is about learning. This is a paradigm shift from what is emerging globally. All the greatest writers in matters of security and human rights and state craft will tell you that we have to abandon those ways where security was always the preserve of a few to disenfranchise the majority even democratically; that Sen. Orengo should not hold a rally because he is likely to be a threat to security. I simply mean a paradigm shift. I did not mean not strengthening border patrols. If he would have waited for me to conclude my presentation, probably, ... view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I was just trying to broaden and I am really grateful for your intervention. This is a global issue and it must be positioned in the global context. Who are the key players in security matters in the global context who have got us into some of these problems that we are in? What are the causes? Why were we living peacefully 20 years ago, before August 1998? We need to interrogate some of these issues because they are fundamental issues. We, as legislators, must be guided by best practices in terms of our security management. We ... view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: Okay, I will revert to English. Madam Temporary Speaker, you have to realize that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale quoted the Swahilis. In that context, I think I broadly fall in that political group called “Swahilis”. So, time and again, I feel that I am inspired by that very language to make the point more brilliantly with clarity. We should rationalize that fear so that we are able to have a country that sticks to its ideals. Thank you. view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, in terms of military strategy, Sen. Elachi has just suggested that corruption allowed the terrorists to avoid being captured and that they escaped from Westgate because of corruption. Is Sen. Elachi in order to make such grave insinuations that corruption played a part in the Westgate operations? view