Mohamed Adan Huka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the former Northern Frontier District during the colonial time was administered under what was called “Contagious Districts Act”. The only thing that happened there was that people followed the orders of the colonial government. The issue of development was never mentioned. view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Education, which is supposed to enlighten the people, and which is supposed to make sure that people ask the Government of the day for their development rights, was curtailed; people were not exposed to knowledge. view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: If I may say it, before 1910, central Kenya had secondary schools but in the Northern Frontier District, the first primary schools were started in the late 40s. That The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: means that we were 40 years behind in terms of development. Existence of education is one of the indicators of development; therefore, our communities are behind. view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is high time the CRA increased the percentage they use, so that the marginalized areas, which we represent, are at par with the rest of the country. The Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) is the best thing that has ever happened. Last week, I was in my constituency and we were able to plan for and initiate the construction of 40 classes. We are now starting constructing classes when the rest of the country is at the actualization stage in terms of improving the already existing facilities. We are moving our children from under trees and ... view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: I urge the Mover of this Bill to canvass effectively with the likes of my colleague, hon. Mbadi, so that they can stand with us, support us and make sure that this Bill is passed with the two-thirds majority that it requires. It is high time that the rest of the country noticed that the people from northern Kenya are now up standing and asking for their right contrary to what has been assumed, that they will only wait for relief food. We no longer need relief food; what we need is an Equalization Fund, so that we develop our ... view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to support. view
• 25 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I hereby request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology concerning shortage of Quality Assurance and Standards Officers, commonly known as “QUASOs”, throughout the country. The Chairperson should inquire into and report on the following:- (i) the functions and the number of QUASOs in each county; and, (ii) the Government policy on QUASOs and the plans it has put in place to recruit more officers. view
• 25 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 25 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Speaker. Three weeks is a very long time. The nature of the Statement does not envisage that he will be going to the counties to get the information. They can get it right from the headquarters of the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology. Therefore, I do not see why he should request for three weeks. In fact, one week should be sufficient or even a shorter time. view