16 Feb 2021 in Senate:
The late Sen. Haji worked in difficult circumstances. His first job was as a District Officer (DO) in North Eastern province in my home county during the Shifta War. As difficult as it was, he left a lot of good memories with the people of that region. He rose through the ranks to become a Provincial Commissioner, later on a Member of Parliament (M.P), and a Minister. For those of us who worked in the Civil Service, he served as a role model for us. Sen. Haji is one of the persons who made people from that region be part ...
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16 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, Sen. Haji will be remembered for the seriousness with which he served this country, the loyalty he had for successive administrations and the seriousness with which he served his people as a Senator of Garissa County and also as an MP of Ijara Constituency.
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16 Feb 2021 in Senate:
We wish his people well and condole with the family, Mr. Noordin, Abdul and their sisters and the greater family of Yusuf Haji because it is a large family. We condole with the people of Garissa County, Ijara and North Eastern Region.
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16 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Those of you who do not come from that region, please, emulate Sen. Haji. The loyalty of our people is undoubted. Kenyans should respect North Eastern region. Whatever issues we have, let us be respected as part of this country. At every occasion, people talk negatively about that region in terms of resource sharing, security challenges and loyalty. Still there are some people in this country who The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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16 Feb 2021 in Senate:
still doubt us. We are part of this country and we are not going anywhere. We are nobody’s guests. Our brother Sen. Haji was a good example.
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16 Feb 2021 in Senate:
May Almighty Allah rest him in peace and admit him to the highest of heavens as God promised. Those of us who have had difficulties with him because maybe alikoseakidogo hapa na pale - I am sorry for the language - please, let us forgive him and beg God that he rests in peace. Amin.
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17 Nov 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to the Address by His Excellency the President on the State of the Nation Address delivered on Thursday, November, 12, 2020.
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17 Nov 2020 in Senate:
This Address as mentioned was given six months late because of the issues which are in our country. This Address was to Parliament which is made of two Houses. I have issues with the writers of the speech because in the document, one will see a lot of reference to “Mr. Speaker, Sir, National Assembly” while the two Speakers were sitting there but the President referred to “Mr. Speaker” and “This House” several times. I think the speech writers in the President’s Office are not used to the bicameral Parliament that we have. This is where we are because the ...
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17 Nov 2020 in Senate:
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17 Nov 2020 in Senate:
The Address was given at a time when this country is facing a lot of challenges. The President in Paragraph 7 said that “the state of the nation is strong, resilient, beaming with the promise of an even brighter future.” That is very optimistic and futuristic but the fact is that this country is facing a lot of challenges which are caused by Covid-19 that has this year has ravaged the whole world Kenya included. As we speak today, the challenges of Covid-19 have not gone away. In fact, a second wave has come and we are facing a serious ...
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