Dr. Mohammed Abdi Kuti

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, sir, while the Chairman has said that the demarcation has been stopped, just the Saturday before the last one, a new market was opened up in this disputed area and it has regenerated new tension within the area. Therefore, I would like the Chairman to confirm that this new market came up exactly two weeks ago and is now a new cause of concern. I am very appreciative to my colleague, Sen. Kiraitu. We have spoken about this matter and worked together for a long time to make sure that our boundaries are peaceful and our people live ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is on the Meru side. view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I would not like this to be viewed as a duel, I think that it is very important that we realize that land is a very sensitive issue. The land that was demarcated is in Kenya and people were living in that area anyway. As I said earlier, there are Isiolo people living on the Meru side and many Meru people living in Isiolo. I think that the demarcation has been stopped on the land that is just in the town of Isiolo because of past injustices. It is just because maybe at that time the ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with that proposal and thank Sen. Kiraitu for that way forward. But I think it is important that we enlarge the membership to include Members of Parliament. We could have a forum maybe even outside Meru or Isiolo and get technical people to guide us to arrive at the solution. This is because sometimes even those visits at the site can cause a lot of tension. view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Motion which is very important. I would also like to commend Sen. Muthama for bringing up this Motion and for thinking about our farmers. There are two sad issues about the coffee and tea farmers. First, there are actually two types of coffee and tea farmers as earlier stated; there are large-scale and small-scale farmers. The smaller you The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for that clarification. The issue that I would like to seek further clarification on is if, for example, there are only two The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 22 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I really sympathize with the situation and what the hon. Senator has said is true. He sought a Statement and we had said that we would be able to deliver it. One of the promises that we made to the Senator was that we were going to visit the place ourselves. view
• 22 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand here to apologize that this Statement was not given as directed earlier. A visit to the place could not be arranged as we had intended. I will give this Statement on Thursday. view
• 22 Oct 2013 in Senate: This coming Thursday, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 22 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will not mind if my colleague, the Chair of the Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources, could join too. view