Dr. Nuh Nassir Abdi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Assistant Minister has said that this is an issue that is pending before a Committee. So, would I be in order to request that you rule this Question out of order until such a time that the Committee has its recommendations before this House? view
• 14 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to support this Motion. I want to thank the Vice-President and Minister for Home Affairs and the Leader of Government Business for, at least, intimating that he will withdraw the Motions that were raising some emotions in this House. I want to remind the Leader of Government Business and the Executive Bench that when this House rose in December for the adjournment, the concerns that dominated the debate for adjournment was whether the Government would be in a position to meet the deadlines stipulated in the Constitution on implementation of crucial Bills that the ... view
• 14 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: However, I think it has now become a ritual where those who are concerned with tabling these specific relevant Bills in the House delay and would just want to hoodwink hon. Members and this House, take them for granted to be rushed into enacting legislation, which again will be flouted upon by the public and then the blame comes to this House that we did not take due diligence in enacting laws. We are not ready to take the blame! Let this blame rest where it belongs and that is the Executive Bench for delaying to meet the deadlines that ... view
• 14 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I also want to thank Mr. Midiwo because in our quest for asking signatures from hon. Members, he lend us a hand by sending an Short Message Service (SMS) to all hon. Members unlike his other colleague who is also entrusted with the same office for denying us the opportunity to reach to hon. Members. Hon. Members have been sent messages across by the House or the Chief Whip--- view
• 14 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a fact. Mr. Midiwo sent the SMS to ODM Members of Parliament. view
• 14 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I abide by your guidance. With those few remarks, I would like to, once again, call upon the Leader of Government Business to be swift and take our interventions in good light. We are not there to oppose any Government Bill, but we are there to re-direct the Executive Bench of the Government side when they flaw the regulations. view
• 21 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to mislead the House that the law does not allow him to give preference when some of these things can be done through regulations and his counterpart, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance when we were dealing with the Economic Stimulus Projects gave preference for local contractors to be considered? Even on the Constituencies Development Fund and the roads that we do, it is contractors who come from those counties who are considered. So, is he in order to mislead the House that he has ... view
• 21 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to mislead the House that the law does not allow him to give preference when some of these things can be done through regulations and his counterpart, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance when we were dealing with the Economic Stimulus Projects gave preference for local contractors to be considered? Even on the Constituencies Development Fund and the roads that we do, it is contractors who come from those counties who are considered. So, is he in order to mislead the House that he has ... view
• 21 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to mislead the House that the law does not allow him to give preference when some of these things can be done through regulations and his counterpart, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance when we were dealing with the Economic Stimulus Projects gave preference for local contractors to be considered? Even on the Constituencies Development Fund and the roads that we do, it is contractors who come from those counties who are considered. So, is he in order to mislead the House that he has ... view
• 21 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to mislead the House that the law does not allow him to give preference when some of these things can be done through regulations and his counterpart, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance when we were dealing with the Economic Stimulus Projects gave preference for local contractors to be considered? Even on the Constituencies Development Fund and the roads that we do, it is contractors who come from those counties who are considered. So, is he in order to mislead the House that he has ... view