Dr. Nuh Nassir Abdi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Parliament is very busy; it is a place where many pieces of law compete for time and attention. It could only take the mischief of the appointing authority to find time when the parliamentary calendar is very crowded. He or she will know that 14 days are the time within which it is stipulated that someone must be vetted and a report made to the House, and that due to the heavy load in the House this task will not be accomplished. He or she will then want to float nominations at that time. I think ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second thing I want to bring forward here is that we are saying that this law discourages State officers or those who are up for appointments from canvassing; but we know that apart from those groups which have points of aggravation and say that a certain candidate is not suitable for appointment, we can have another group trying to canvass. In fact, in terms of stating the reason as to why a certain officer should be appointed, they should come before a committee and give the reasons as to why they think a certain ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the third issue I want to front here has to do with the issue of the rights of the nominees who are supposed to be vetted. I think we should not injure nominees for a particular position, because they are also Kenyans. The law has to treat us fairly. We know that at times personal vendetta can get to the floor of a committee, because maybe someone within the public has a bone to pick with the individual who has been nominated. It has to be a delicate issue of balancing. Where a member of the ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the fourth issue has to do with what punishment we are providing for those people who are driven by personal vendetta to come and soil the names of Kenyans. We have put the punishment here that someone who refuses to provide evidence, or who refuses to appear before a committee, and who tries to hinder views from another person in a way that is against the law--- I think we have to go further than that so that any Kenyan who would want to come and contest the suitability of a candidate has to give something ... view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have gone through the schedule of a questionnaire that is supposed to be filled by nominees for a specific position. I was just wondering--- Kenya now seems to be headed towards a polygamous status for all individuals, whether male or female. But I do not know whether somebody, like hon. Khalwale, is supposed to clarify whether he has nine wives or only one. view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, finally I think the issue of religion is also crucial. It is not that the committee which will conduct a vetting exercise will want to dislike or like a particular religion, but for purposes of eliminating doubt, and so that we do not have ambiguity, even for the person who has no religion, I think a candidate has to state in the questionnaire which religion he belongs to and if he does not have it, then he has to state that he has no religion. view
• 19 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Bill. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the Member for Rarieda, who is a very good friend of mine in order to mislead the House that when documents are presented to the Chair or to the Speaker, they have to be authenticated by a Commissioner of Oaths? All that is required for a document to be authentic is the signature of the originator. So, it is not a must for a Member to bring documents that have been signed by the Commissioner of Oaths for them to be received by the Chair. I think that he ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not purport to speak for Mr. Mbuvi but I think we will be setting a very bad precedent in this House if we want to condemn Members before hearing them. We cannot know why Mr. Mbuvi walked out. He could have been pressed for other issues. So I think until and unless he comes to either substantiate or support his documentary evidence to show whether it was forgery or not, this House cannot take any allegation. This issue was not listed on the Order Paper, so you cannot say that he had the ... view