Amb. Mohammed Abdi Affey

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 751 to 760 of 1040.

• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, as I support this Vote, I want to encourage the Minister to fast-track the foreign policy document which we know has been discussed at a very senior level but has not come to this House. If that is not done in the next financial year, I can assure the Minister that we will reject passing this Vote because there is no framework that this Ministry of Foreign Affairs is operating on. Secondly, I would like to encourage the Minister to see how best he can re- energize the Somali peace process because it is the ... view
• 20 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this very important Vote. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will just pick from where the Chairman has just left. I thank the Minister, Assistant Minister, Permanent Secretary and staff generally at the Ministry of Livestock Development. We stand here full of lamentations and do not know who to blame. This is because this Government is not sensitive to the livestock farmers in this country. It has no interest; otherwise this Ministry would not have been cannibalized the way the Chairman has just said. Part of ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister says that Kshs187,000 was allocated for bursary in Wajir South. A figure that is, of course, outrageous in terms of the demand on the ground. The Kshs500,000 was withdrawn from the Treasury without consultation with the Member of Parliament. With that knowledge that this money was withdrawn, could he assure the House that no needy student in Wajir South will be sent away from school on account of lack of fees? view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I want to begin by congratulating the Minister and Ministry of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security for a job well done. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the stability of any country depends on how best the internal security mechanism is secured. Therefore, this Ministry requires all the support, not only political, but also financial. I would like to say the very critical department that is in charge, particularly with the maintenance of law and order in this country, is our police force. I was surprised to hear from ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, very much, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this very important Motion. I want, first of all, to thank hon. Wamalwa for truly being very progressive. This Motion is very important because I think we have had an experiment which seems to be failing. Therefore, we need to see whether we can correct it. This is because what we are now addressing is what was introduced just two years ago. It is not something which has been in our statutes and laws for many years. It is fairly new since it was introduced ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, why then did we have to push it to 60 years in that case? If the Minister could be fair to the country, he would even give us the list of those people who have voluntarily left employment. In this country, people do not leave their jobs easily unless they are forced. Some leave, perhaps, because they had created an alternative. But most of the people do not leave. That is why we have people who are 55 years old and they continue working. Even when they reach 60 years I will not be surprised if ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this very important Vote. First of all, the Office of the Prime Minister has been bestowed by the Constitution the function of co-ordinating Government Ministries. We will request the Prime Minister with his officials to appear before our Departmental Committee on Equal Opportunities. The Committee would like to know from the Prime Minister whether the resources, both human and financial, have been distributed equally in this country. I am just alerting him so that he can prepare the data that is required. view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: This Office was established in this country under very difficult circumstances. The initial intention was to see whether we could restore political stability in Kenya. That has been achieved and Government functions are running well. Now that the Office of the Prime Minster has become a permanent feature in our Constitution and the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs is here, could this Office continue being entrenched and established in our Constitution? The President and the Prime Minister have served us well. This is the system we require in this country - hybrid system. If this is done, ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Office of the Prime Minister is now in charge of the Ministry of Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Areas. This will be the biggest test. We do not want this Ministry to also behave as if it is in charge of co-ordination. The person who is doing that on behalf of the Government is the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister’s Office should allocate the Ministry of Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Areas functional duties. So, there is need for him to re- define the role of this new Ministry. It ... view
• 19 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: The Office of the Prime Minister has established several task forces. I want him to consider establishing a task force on Somalia. It looks like the Prime Minister has perfected the art of establishing task forces. Every time there is a crisis, he comes up with a task force. This is good provided the reports are implemented. The situation in Somalia is serious and it requires a lot of attention. This country’s stability is threatened by the crisis in Somalia. We should think outside the Government and see whether we can add value. view