Sophia Abdi Noor

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am happy that you gave the Member a chance before me. I respect him. He is a good brother and a very resourceful person. I congratulate him and he always has my respect at any given time. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: I want to support the Employment (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.15 of 2019) by Hon. Martha and congratulate her for bringing it. She saw the many challenges facing children and because of this, she took it upon herself as a mother and brought this very important Bill to the House. There are many reasons why children are adopted. Some of them include poverty, drug abuse, failure of our traditional systems and cultures and neglect by parents. Our Government system has failed to look into some of the underlying factors why children are adopted. The Government should look into this ... view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: As much as I appreciate that every child should live with their parents, under difficult circumstances, we must accept to go with the adoption system. Just as Hon. Martha’s Bill states, the principal objective is to amend the Bill to give leave to parents who adopt children to bond. It is very important for a father, mother and child to bond and know each other. The child is coming into a new environment and homestead and does not know the parents. So, it is important for the child to be given adequate time to know the parents. One month is ... view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: When my sister Rahma was contributing, she said adopting a child is giving an opportunity to the future president of this nation. It is an opportunity we are giving to the Kenyan children, so that they can have a future and bright opportunities in a different environment. This will give a child an opportunity to get the basic needs like education and health, which are guaranteed in our Constitution. Our Government is not giving children their rights. So, if a person opts to support its efforts, it is important for the Government to give that person incentives for taking its ... view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am not a member of that Committee but, given the importance of this Bill, I am a concerned person because I am a farmer. When an important Bill like this is brought, we need people to take responsibility. It would be careless for a whole Committee of this House not to table a report as important as this one. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 25 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: I feel, through you, we should summon them. You will give us direction but, we cannot waste our time. We have been seated here and, personally, I did not know about this. Even the owner of the Bill did not share with us. We were seated here ready to debate this important Bill because we thought it will improve the livelihoods of many pastoralists in this country. Due to its great importance, we were prepared to add value to this Bill. So, we cannot waste our time, energy and brains just because the Committee did not prepare the report. view
• 24 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 227(2)(Committal of Petitions), this House resolves to extend the period for consideration of a public petition on human-wildlife conflict in Kibwezi East Constituency by the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources by a further period of thirty (30) days with effect from 25th September, 2019. The petition was presented on the Floor of the House on 25th July 2019 by the Member of Kibwezi East, Hon. Jessica Mbalu, for consideration by the Committee. Pursuant to Standing Order 227(2), the ... view
• 24 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: As you are aware, issues of human-wildlife conflict are very rampant in this country. Most of us have been affected by it in our backyards. This is why most of us have raised this matter in form of a Questions or petitions in this House. The Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources has been engaging the Ministry on the same seeking for a lasting solution to this menace. view
• 24 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: On the Petition by Hon. Jessica, the Committee met with the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife on 19th September 2019 to respond to the issues that are discussed in her Petition. However, there were pertinent issues over which the Ministry requested for more time to look into and report back to the Committee comprehensively. The Committee granted the request and resolved to seek leave of the House for extension, for more time, for consideration of the Petition. The people of Kibwezi East Constituency are waiting for a comprehensive response to their Petition presented on their behalf by Hon. Jessica. view