Amb. Mohammed Abdi Affey

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 711 to 720 of 1040.

• 17 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, clearly, the Assistant Minister is making a joke out of a very serious matter. The Government will, probably, move in when an unfortunate incident happens, say, when people lose their lives at the airstrip. The Government has not advised the council. It has not advised the Office of the President that this airstrip needs to be moved. How then do we expect that it will be moved without a formal advice from the Minister? view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Yes, indeed, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can confirm that the Question will be answered on Thursday, next week. But I just want the Minister and the Government to be aware that there is no High Court in North Eastern Province. The answer he had given--- view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek two Ministerial Statements. I seek the first one from the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance on the circumstances surrounding the Freezing of 11 bank accounts at Crown Agency Bank in London on 23rd October, 2009 following a court order. view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: In that Statement, I would wish the Minister to respond to the following clarifications: How much money is held in these bank accounts? For what purposes did the Government put that money there? Which companies have taken the Government to court? Why did they find it necessary to go to court? I would also like him to reassure the country that the Kenyan High Commission in London will not be threatened by any such court action(s) emanating from these cases. view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, as I was contributing to this Sessional Paper, I said that it is critical that we fast-truck it. I thank the Government for thinking about it. I said that this policy ought to have been in place a long time ago. view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: The senior citizens of this country, to whom this national policy will accrue benefits, are an important component of our society. We are lagging behind in this region in this regard. Quite a number of countries in the East African region and beyond have already developed this kind of policy. I happen to belong to the Departmental Committee on Equal Opportunities and I hope that the Minister will give us an opportunity to consult with them before the Bill is brought before the House. Through this House, I would like to urge those Kenyans who want to inform the Bill ... view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Officials from Rwanda, a country which has just emerged from the effects of genocide, came to Kenya and, in fact, visited the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) to determine how it works. They have gone a step further than us by giving a universal health cover to all Citizens in that country. That is matter we are still grappling with in this country. view
• 12 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is sometimes painful for a country like ours in this region, which is expected to play a leading role in most of these activities, to begin to learn from countries that have just emerged from civil wars and difficulties associated with conflict. So, I wish the Minister could also invite his counterpart in Rwanda to understand how they have done it successfully there. Rwanda is a case study to look at very carefully. On the issue of the age bracket, even though it is universally accepted that the entry point is 60 years, in ... view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious matter since it touches on state security and the stability of Kenya. The Government has no idea how long the Somalia situation will take to stabilise, so that we can stop prosecuting Somali pirates in this country. Do you have a road map, as Government, so that we know that we shall continue to prosecute the pirates, say, for one year or two years or three years or is it a very indefinite situation that you want the country to be committed to? Secondly, the memorandum of understanding that the Government ... view
• 11 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, apparently it looks like the Assistant Minister is not very prepared to answer this Question. But we shall have an opportunity to summon you to our Committee on Equal Opportunity to explain this to us. view