Omar Mwinyi Shimbwa

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, some board members have been appointed and the only thing they do is to act as brokers for tenders and other funny things. I know of an organisation in Holland – it is an equivalent of our Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) - which is in charge of port affairs in the whole country without any government interference and it is doing so well. I do not know why our organisations are not performing. There must be something wrong in the running of our Government. One way of assessing the performance of a Government is through its ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: but they have no jobs. This is a matter that we should take seriously. This can only be addressed if we take into account the fact that parastatals and other public institutions are supposed to expand opportunities for our people to get employment and, hence, better their living standards. You are aware that today, Kenyans are living in abject poverty. Most of them cannot afford school fees, healthcare and even a single meal. This trend can only be addressed if we take serious measures, for example, by making sure that this Bill is supported. The Government should be made to ... view
• 1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to read the Petition on behalf of my constituents as follows: I, the undersigned, on behalf of residents of Mbuyuni, Mazunguka, Dunga Unuse, Skembo, Hodi B and Ngare in Changamwe Constituency, draw the attention of the House to the following: - THAT, the above Petitioners are the original and communal owners of Land Reference No. 430/R/MN/VI North Mainland, MN/VI/255/1/ in Mazunguka, MN/VI/1212R Chaani Ward and MN/VI/4948 & 4838, VI/MN/4929/, MN/VI/4931 and MN/VI/4930 Skembo; THAT, since the year 1950, the Mbuyuni Community owned and resided on parcel Land Reference 430/R/MN/VI North Mainland. Recently, Kenya ... view
• 1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly: THAT, this has created uncertainty and anxiety to these communities and is also derailing development of infrastructure in Changamwe Constituency; THAT, several appeals have been made to the Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development and the National Land Commission to resolve these long outstanding land ownership issues but have been fruitless; and THAT, the matter presented in this Petition is not pending before any tribunal or court of law. Therefore, your humble Petitioners pray that the National Assembly, through the Departmental Committee on Lands: - i. Recommends immediate investigations into the alleged land grabbing and irregular allocation and determine ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am equally privileged to have this opportunity this afternoon to support this important Bill, which is before this House. I would also like to throw my weight on the side of research, which has been spoken about by various legislators in this House. I would like to see a situation whereby our universities are up to the task on the issues and challenges that bedevil the areas where they are situated. A point in case is the coastal region. We have a number of universities along the coast where maritime affairs are important, and ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The other area which I would like to pinpoint is Kibarani, which is now an eyesore because whoever enters Mombasa has to pass by the Makupa Causeway where the Kibarani dumpsite is situated. Any university along the coast would have been the biggest contributor towards how we can turn those loads of garbage into biogas or energy to be supplied to Mombasa County as a whole. However, there is no university that has come up with any programme to see how to make use of those remains of whatever we produce in our households to be put into useful products. ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I believe this Bill will go a long way in solving this issue. We need to have fair distribution of funding so that programmes can be fulfilled and universities can play the roles they have been assigned to. We know of universities which are overfunded and cannot even absorb those funds. We have others which are given very limited funds and cannot even undertake a quarter of their programmes, which is unfair. We are looking at a situation whereby we have students who are prepared for the changing environment that we live in today. Long ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: to a university outside the country because of the moral decadence in those universities. We need to do something about this situation. We need to have guidance and counselling because students coming from secondary schools are not used to the kind of freedom that is there in the universities. It is important that we give them opportunities to be guided so that they can continue as good students the way they came from their families. Finally, I would suggest that we have a fair system where the students on parallel programmes will not be disadvantaged because those who are in ... view