Hon Rashid Kassim Amin

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs regarding a Petition for pardon of Mr. Hassan Abdi Ali, Identification Number 22534307, under the power of mercy as provided for by Article 133 of the Constitution. 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
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Article 133 of the Constitution provides that the President may exercise the power of mercy to pardon any convicted persons by granting a free or conditional pardon to a person convicted of an offence, substituting a less severe form of punishment. Any person may petition the President through the Advisory Committee on Powers of Mercy seeking for pardon of a convicted person on various grounds as stipulated in the Power of Mercy Act of 2011. A Petition on behalf of Mr. Hassan Gedi Abdi Ali, ID Number 22534307 was submitted to the President, through the Advisory Committee on ... view
• 29 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Yes, the request is to the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs Committee. view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I wish to ask a Statement pursuant to Standing Order No. 44 (2) (c), on Israel and Palestine conflict. I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the conflict between Israel and Palestine. On June 2020, Kenya was elected as a non-permanent member of the United Nations Security Council. The Security Council has a primary responsibility, under the United Nations Charter, for the maintenance of international peace and security, and also to determine when and where the UN's peace operations should be deployed. Therefore, ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: I am indeed perturbed by the remarks and Statement which has been given by the newly appointed Chair of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National security. view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: He was transferred from the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: I am disappointed by the remarks. I gave a Statement and requested for a Petition in this regard four months ago. view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Yes. view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: No. I requested for a Statement on this matter. I remember vividly that I said on the Floor of this House that our late brother, Hon. Koinange, followed this matter vehemently and gave me a brief routinely on the number of interactions and movement he had done, in terms of his engagement with the security personnel and the Office of the President on the arbitrary arrests. view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: These arrests are abuse and affront to human rights. I know it very well that Hon. Koinange followed the arrests keenly. One person out of the eight was released in Garissa. The Government acknowledged the same. Therefore, the information that our Chairman has given us is contrary to the one that the general public and I have on this matter. These people are still being held in Government institutions, particularly under special arrangements which have been done by security forces. These are agencies which arrest and detain them in military camps and Government facilities for a period which is not ... view