Amb. Mohammed Abdi Affey

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: What do you have? Leta”. When the youth lose their money, they complain and there is no timeline within which to address that complaint. So, it is important that we have a timeline. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am so concerned, particularly with the article that concerns the appointment of the Board. There is a provision that says for one to be qualified to be appointed, he must be a degree holder. Why do you require a degree? This is discrimination in itself. Why do you discriminate against thousands of Kenyans who could be retired police officers, retired military ... view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: I intend to move an amendment to remove this if you do not propose an amendment yourself. This is because the nature of the work they will do will need men and women who have the trust of the people, who have wisdom and who are respected in their communities or in the country, so that when I go before them, I know that I am going before a very serious group of honest, sincere Kenyans and not necessarily Kenyans with degrees. You can get people with degrees but they are criminals and they end up in this kind of ... view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister for Foreign Affairs is a lawyer and I know he has great passion. He has fought quite a number of battles for the people in the North. The Indemnity Bill that came here and which quite a number of people contributed to--- Actually, that Bill indemnified the police from any accusation, trial and complaint. It is a shame that that Act is still in our statutes. I brought a Bill here and we repealed it, but the President rejected it and returned it to Parliament for further discussion. It has been kept somewhere ... view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill but, please, educate the officers before this Oversight Authority is established. view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: I beg to support. view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of roads, of course, is quite disturbing in that part of the country. However, I want the Assistant Minister to be specific in terms of Road B9, particularly the stretch between Modogashe and Mandera. How much money has he allocated this financial year? What arrangements does he have to tarmack the road as was promised by both the President and the Prime Minister? view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of roads, of course, is quite disturbing in that part of the country. However, I want the Assistant Minister to be specific in terms of Road B9, particularly the stretch between Modogashe and Mandera. How much money has he allocated this financial year? What arrangements does he have to tarmack the road as was promised by both the President and the Prime Minister? view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to support this further amendment, save for the fact that we do not put the names of the tribes in order not to show an element of discrimination. However, it is very obvious that for those communities that traditionally use this kind of negative traditional practices, emphasis must be given to those communities and regions where this is quite rampant. I support. view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to support this important Motion and to congratulate the Minister for the manner in which he has managed this Ministry. Mr. Deputy Speaker, these loans naturally have cost implications for the country. We just hope that there will be prudent use of these resources by the Ministry and its officials. As we support this, the Minister is aware that the whole of the North Eastern Province is not connected to the national grid. We have requested this severally. Garissa is still using a generator. Wajir is using a generator. ... view
• 7 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, I accept the information. view