Rehema Dida Jaldesa

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 261 to 269 of 269.

• 12 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Adjournment Motion. I support it and also join my colleagues in stating that we will take the recess period to campaign for our presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta. Of course, we did not wish to go back to the process which was ably done on 8th August 2017. We are a nation which is governed by the Constitution and has law abiding citizens. Therefore, we decided to respect the ruling of the Supreme Court and accepted to go back to elections on 26th. I want to ... view
• 12 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: and campaign peacefully. I am sure on 26th October our President shall win with a landslide and there is no doubt about that. For my colleagues in NASA it is very unfortunate, that for the last one and a half months since Parliament was opened they have only been coming, making technical appearances and living the Jubilee Members of Parliament (MPs) to debate. That does not only cost the people they represent but it is a waste of the resources of this country because they are paid. They usually come and append their signature so that they are not struck ... view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also wish to support this Bill. As I start, I take this opportunity to congratulate the Committee which compiled this wonderful Report co-chaired by my able Senator of Isiolo County, Sen. Fatuma Dullo. 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
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: I also wish to congratulate the citizens of this country who turned up in large numbers and from different sectors to air their views. Thirdly, as I contribute to this Bill, I want to state that when the Supreme Court invalidated the results of the presidential election, I was shocked. However, after I recovered from my shock, I really looked forward to understand the causes of that invalidation. As I eagerly waited for the judgment, and I took a whole day listening to the Supreme Court Judges reading the ruling, I was so disappointed when I got to know that ... view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: The Bill is very critical. We are not just looking at the short-term objectives. We are focusing ahead to generations to come in order for them to enjoy prosperity and conduct elections that are free and fair, based on the due process of law. This Bill does not introduce any strange amendment. What we are amending is the loopholes and the grey areas that were in the Constitution. Therefore, I am specifically looking at three clauses while supporting this Bill. view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: First, the amendment that seeks to amend Section 2 of IEBC Act, 2011. The amendment is very critical because it removes the possibilities of any vacuum. We are human beings. Natural calamities can happen, God forbid. It is therefore critical that this clause is amended. Secondly, Clause 5 of the Bill seeks to delete Section 29 of the Elections Act to remove the requirement that the Chairperson of IEBC must specifically be a lawyer. In my view, that is discriminative much as it was captured in the Constitution. Going forward, I hope the Committee will remove that requirement. The fact ... view
• 10 Oct 2017 in National Assembly: Clause 6 seeks to amend Section 39 of the Elections Act to provide for electronic transmission and physical delivery of results. This amendment is very key, especially given the fact that technology can fail in some circumstances. We do not have technology in most remote parts of this country. Isiolo County, where I come from, is one of the areas affected. Finally, Clause 8 of the Bill seeks to amend Section 44A of the Elections Act to obligate the IEBC to put in place a complementary mechanism for identification of voters in case the Electronic Voter Identification (EVI) kit fails. ... view
• 28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also add my voice. I would like, from the outset, to send my condolences to the people of Trans Mara. When you look at the speakers, you can see the trend. Most of us contributing to this debate are from the pastoralist communities. What saddens me the most is the response to these issues of unnecessary killing. Most of the time, it is either connected to culture or the old practice of pastoralists, of stealing from each other. What makes me sad is the fact that 10 or so ... view
• 28 Sep 2017 in National Assembly: with more than 4,000 head of cattle. To date, we cannot account for the number of the lives lost. We are in a county that respects the rule of law and Chapter 4, Article 26 of the Constitution guarantees protection of life and property. As I condole with the people of Trans Mara, I request the Government to give this issue a totally different approach, so that when such incidents happen, we can know who is responsible, the causes of such unnecessary killings and to what extent the affected community is either compensated or made to understand the drive behind ... view