Amb. Mohammed Abdi Affey

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that two Kenyans (Messrs Mussa Hassan Bulle and John Lodong), employees of MSF Switzerland, were detained by Ugandan security agencies on 5th June 5, 2011? (b) What reasons led to their detention? (c) What measures has the Minister taken to secure their release? view
• 1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for the Statement and particularly for the fact that he said they were released after their intervention. That is what should happen, ordinarily. These two Kenyans work with International Organizations MFS-Spain and they were going to Uganda. There is an emerging trend where Ugandan police constantly arrest Kenyans. It is unfortunate that the Government has not been taking sufficient steps towards engaging the Ugandan authorities. How many other Kenyans are in Ugandan police custody as of today? We want to know how many they are and where they are. view
• 1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said that there are quite a number of Kenyans who have been arrested in Uganda. There is the famous case of Al Amin Kimathi, who was released after two years without any charges preferred against him. He was just released after going through difficult moments in Uganda and quite a number of his Kenyan colleagues are still there. Can you make an undertaking to the House that you will raise this matter with the Ugandan authorities with a view to releasing them as soon as possible so that they can join their families? view
• 1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point or order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is evident that Questions have to come here for the Minister perhaps to act with very clear disconnect between him and his officers. Just joining my two colleagues, from Bura, Iddris Abdi Digale, this is a replacement of an identity card which the Minister has said that it takes 16 days in Nairobi, requested for a replacement of an identity card in Nairobi at the Kariokor Registration Centre in the first week of August and now we are in the first week of November. It has taken four months and the ... view
• 1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister’s Statement falls short of the expectations of the people who live in ASALs. We are talking about a part of this country which had three years of continuous drought, which made the Government to announce it as a national disaster. That means that there was no expectation on the part of the Government for parents from those areas to pay fees for children in those schools. Now, I am sure that you have a data of the affected children. Could you tell the country, if you have done your homework – which I ... view
• 1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Why can you not give the exact number? view
• 1 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a very serious matter. I appreciate that the Assistant Minister is from an ASAL region. However, is he in order to mislead the House by saying that they had budgeted when they do not know the exact number? How can you budget for a figure that you do not have? You must have a figure on the basis of which you prepare a budget. So, why are you misleading the country? You are not willing to help. You have defied your own Prime Minister. That has been confirmed. view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this situation is very common in all the areas of the North Eastern Province, particularly Ijara Constituency. The Assistant Minister has said that he has provided an ambulance but is he aware that Ijara Constituency now has an additional district called “Hulugho”, and that the distance between Ijara and Hulugho is very long? What arrangement is he making to provide new ambulances since the old ones have been boarded and sold? view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Vice-President, but also to bring his attention and that of the House to a matter which has been outstanding for nearly two years; this is the Indemnity (Repeal) Bill of 2009. As you are aware, I sponsored this Bill and the House unanimously endorsed it in April, 2010. The President, in exercise of the powers under Section 46(3) and (4) of the former Constitution, refused to assent to the Bill and returned a memorandum dated 26th August, 2010, outlining the reasons for his refusal. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the memorandum is yet to ... view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I table the letter. view