Amb. Mohammed Abdi Affey

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Assistant Minister in order to evade the Question? The Question is, what are the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Paper 1, and the Assistant Minister is suggesting that the matter is under investigation. The House wants to know what he has investigated so far. What were the circumstances? He seems to be evading this very important Question--- view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is clearly a very retrogressive piece of amendment. This amendment is uncalled for, unnecessary and in bad faith. The women of this country have been given a raw deal for a long time. I speak as the Chairman of the House Committee on Equal Opportunities. This amendment should have been the reversed role. In fact, we are doing very badly in this region. When you go to countries like Rwanda, Uganda and South Africa, they have done very well in the empowerment of women. Kenya which is beacon of hope, it is strange that we are ... view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I strongly second this proposal in order to deal with the possible mischief from the Commission. It also addresses the fears that those from sparsely populated areas have, such that if this proposal comes from the Commission, we have the other option of Parliament to reject or accept it. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: I beg to second. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- That, pursuant to the provisions of section 33 (4) of the Constitution of Kenya Review Act, 2008, this House approves the Draft Constitution submitted by the Committee of Experts and laid on the table of the House on Tuesday 2nd March, 2010 subject to amendments of Article 138(4)(b) by deleting the words “more than half” and substituting therefore the words “at least two-thirds.” The intention of this amendment is to ensure that the 47 counties envisaged in this Constitution have equal access in terms of being relevant; in terms of who becomes the ... view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: I beg to move and hope that hon. Members will support this. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a great day for this country and I am very happy to participate in this great occasion. From the outset, I would like to thank my party ODM-(K) for giving me this opportunity to witness this occasion through nomination to this Parliament. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly and most importantly, history is being made today, for us from the north-east, particularly, because we never had the unique opportunity to participate as a province, in the making of the current Constitution in 1963. Today, we have the unique opportunity as a province to participate and own this document. I would like to thank Parliament, particularly the Parliamentary Select Committee, for giving one of us, hon. Abdikadir--- view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will know whether people at home will reject it or otherwise, in due course. Mr. Speaker, Sir, because of the historic moment in which we are and the unique circumstances we find ourselves in, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Parliamentary Select Committee for giving hon. Abdikadir an opportunity to chair this important historic function. It only confirms that we have--- view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a historic day. It is not every other day you get an opportunity like this. It has come to us after 45 years to stand on the Floor of the House and say what we want. view