Sophia Abdi Noor

All parliamentary appearances

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• 8 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is disturbing! It is unfair for seven members of the Turkana community, who qualified to be employed as drivers, not to be given the jobs only for seven people from outside the district to be given those jobs. Does it mean that the Turkana people, as usual, are not qualified? The applicants from Turkana South District passed all the stages. Seven of them were shortlisted, and they attended the interviews in person. Does it mean that this is the usual discrimination that we see in the northern Kenya region? Are there any other affirmative actions ... view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose the Motion. As I listen to Members contributing for and against the Motion, the more I am convinced that we should not adjourn the House. The reasons given in this House today for its adjournment is that Ministers want to go and do or supervise some work in their constituencies. We hear that the Minister for Energy was given a lot of money and the Minister wants to go and implement projects. I am really surprised and it is unfortunate that the Ministers can only work when we adjourn the ... view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not say that we do not want Ministers and Assistant Ministers. We want Ministers and Assistant Ministers who are working and whose work can be felt by the people in Takaba. Today, you are telling us that until we adjourn you cannot reach people in Takaba. You are needed here the most so that you can reach and serve your constituents in the best way by addressing their issues and problems. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, people have talked about the schools' crisis. As much as I appreciate that there are problems in our schools, ... view
• 6 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. The pain of Constitution- making is very fresh in our minds. This time round, we must give Kenyans the Constitution they deserve. The Tenth Parliament has an opportunity as every other speaker has said. It has the responsibility of taking the lead role in the Constitution-making process. Kenyans have a big dream and a vision. It is only wise for us to make that dream come true so that they can realise what they have been looking for, for all those years. The pain of Constitution-making is something that we have all gone through. ... view
• 31 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important Bill. The Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Bill is very important to my life. Coming from the background I come from and the injustices that I grew up in, it means a lot to me. Although history has it that many commissions have been formed in this country, there has never been any commission that has had an impact on the affairs of this country. I pray that, this will be a different commission that will yield results and bring Kenyans together. ... view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am not hon. Abdalla. I am hon. Abdi Noor. Thank you, for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important Motion which I feel is very good. I am here to support it. We must appreciate our history, culture and the gatekeeping role that our village elders play. We have had informal traditional governance systems and structures existing across our nation. Hon. Members respect those institutions and they use them when they are in crisis or when they want votes out there. These structures and systems have been very instrumental in ... view
• 22 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do appreciate the Minister's contribution and the underlying factors that he has identified. However, has he involved the students who are stakeholders in this matter? Has he noted their opinions and reasons for these strikes? Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other thing on which I want clarification from the Minister is: Why are we always reactive; why can we not be proactive because we have been hearing that drug abuse is rampant in all our schools and there is nothing the Ministry is doing? view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to support the Motion. It is very disappointing to hear the Minister for Finance say that Grand Recency Hotel was sold in the interest of Kenyans when Kenyans were neither consulted nor involved, and given that the transaction was done secretly. Right from the start to the end, all laws were violated. The alleged secret sale of Grand Regency Hotel and the mystery surrounding the Safaricom IPO is not only illegal, but also unethical and insulting the intelligence of the Kenyan community. It is, indeed, unfortunate, unfair and uncalled ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in a layman's language, the word "integrity" means acting in the same way and saying the same thing when you are being watched and when you are not being watched. Integrity demands that you do the same thing in darkness and in light. With that basic definition, the Minister has failed the integrity test. Hence, this reflects poorly on his leadership and that of those who appointed him to that position of responsibility. His actions bring into question the wisdom of the appointing authority. Having said that, I want to join hon. Members of this House, ... view
• 24 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for giving me this chance to contribute to this Motion on the Budget Speech. I wish to indicate that the Estimates that were presented to this House were not friendly to pastoralists, women, children, people with disability and to the internally displaced persons (IDPs). There is nothing that is as frightening as the failure to learn from history. Kenya's resource allocation and distribution is very clear. Resource allocation has been based on Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965 which was drafted by the late Tom Mboya and heavily contributed to by his then Assistant Minister, ... view