Dr. Nuh Nassir Abdi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 731 to 740 of 1551.

• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, apart from Garsen Constituency, the other two constituencies in Tana River County are currently being supplied by one generator set up in Hola which also supplies Fafi Constituency. We have been promised by the Ministry of Energy and to a large extend by the President when he visited Garsen that the whole of Tana River County will be put under the national grid. If at this time when it is only Garsen that has been absorbed, the Ministry is complaining of overstretching of the power line, how then are they expecting to carry Bura and Galole constituencies ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister has said that to safeguard the interests of shareholders, they have suspended CMC from trading at NSE. Could he tell us how the interests of shareholders are safeguarded in suspending CMC from trading at NSE? If, indeed, that is the case, why did he not apply the same to Safaricom shareholders to safeguard them? view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If the Minister is a bit apprehensive on a Committee of this House handling this matter and that they are up to the task as the CMA and the Ministry, would I be in order to request that this Question be deferred and if the Minister deems that they can conclude the investigations on their own, then they report back to this House on the progress? view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Environment and Mineral Resources:- (a) whether he could confirm that all the companies undertaking Gypsum mining in Bura Constituency are contravening mining laws; and, (b) whether he could also confirm that all communities in Bura were to be involved and consulted when allowing the companies to resume operations and, if so, why the companies were allowed to resume operations without such consultation; and, (c) how many companies have now been cleared to resume mining and whether he could table the letters ordering the stoppage of mining activities by the companies as well as the letters lifting ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think that should be the maiden answer that the Assistant Minister is giving after his appointment. So, I do not want to be very corrosive but allow me to lay a small background. This Question was preceded by a Question in this House where the Speaker gave a directive for the Minister to visit the sites. On the HANSARD record, the Minister gave a report to this House confirming that the degradation of the environment in Bura actually happened. That is why I asked part (b) of the Question. Why were the communities not consulted when ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will bear with me that we used immense resources to go and investigate this issue in Bura. The Ministry itself had to hire a chopper. We spend two days in the bush in Bura to see that this degradation actually happened. Taxpayers’ money would not have been used to satisfaction if companies were allowed to resume work without rehabilitating the excavations that they did. These are violations to the law. Since the Assistant Minister has said that it is a prerequisite for the communities to be consulted and that they gave resumption orders on the pretext ... view
• 3 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Minister in order to mislead the House that hon. Shebesh has expressed an opinion when she has given the Minister evidence that there was a bag lying in the streets of Nairobi for close to four hours and monitored on the national television? Is he in order to say that, that was an opinion? view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Time and again, we have petitioned the Chair on matters regarding Question Time. That is because this House has, many at times, been inconvenienced by Ministers ambushing hon. Members with answers, as late as when we walk into the Chamber. Since the Standing Orders do not give a timeline as to when answers are supposed to be ready for hon. Members to peruse, with your kind indulgence, could we get a direction and ruling from the Speaker on how and when hon. Members are supposed to be supplied with written answers, ... view