Sophia Abdi Noor

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The people of Kibwezi East Constituency are waiting for a comprehensive response to the Petition presented on their behalf by Hon. Jessica. I, therefore, seek the indulgence of the House to grant more time to the Committee to prepare a comprehensive Report on the said Petition for the people of Kibwezi East Constituency. I beg to move and call upon Hon. Peter Kihara to second the Motion. view
• 24 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for recognising me. I thank the Departmental Committee on Education and Research for bringing this Sessional Paper No. 1 of 2019 as I send my condolence to the school, the pupils and the entire nation for the loss. By supporting this Sessional Paper, I want to say that education is one of the fundamental pillars of development and sustainable development in a nation. Without proper and structured educational programmes, we will not be able to invest as a country. Investing in human capital is very important. This Sessional Paper is addressing itself on the ... view
• 24 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: As much as I agree with the reforms in education and support a world class standard of education in Kenya, I have a lot of reservations. It is because we are not bringing the reality and the practical issues on the ground on board. If we do not capture the practical issues, the problems that are reflected in some of the constituencies and in the country, we will not get a world class standard of education. If you go to my constituency, for example, almost three quarters of my schools are closed because I do not have teachers. Teachers are ... view
• 19 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I had a balance of some minutes. I want to first appreciate the ruling by the Speaker this afternoon. Some of the issues that I wanted to raise and discuss are what the Speaker ruled on this afternoon particularly, Clauses 50 and 51 on the removal of the interest rate capping on loans and lawyer- client relationship on disclosure. Those are the things I wanted to discuss at length. I will conclude by stating that, as a country, we need to reduce the cost of doing business. We need to give incentives to investors. ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to this important Bill. First, I want to thank the Members of the Mediation Committee from this House. They were focused, committed and meant well for this nation. That needs to be on record. We do not have to be blamed for something that this House did not commit. We need to audit our Constitution to find out what is working and what is not working. By now, we have seen what has worked and what has not worked. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: I was in my constituency yesterday. While I was there, I visited health facilities in my constituency. Some of them have been closed down for the past two years. Their services have not been enjoyed by the people in my constituency. Some of the health facilities that have been closed for the past two years are: Handaro Dispensary, Sangole Dispensary, Ruga Dispensary, Jalish Dispensary, Buthwalhama Health Centre, Bodhai Health Center and Ijara Health Center which was the last to be closed. It has been closed for two months now. These centers were closed because there were no health personnel to ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to this Bill. Usually, the Finance Bill addresses key issues in the country like raising of resources, financing Government programmes and projects and giving incentives to investors. Those are key principles of the Finance Bill. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: As a nation, we must be very creative in raising resources. We must go out of the traditional way of raising resources and be innovative. We need to reach out and create expanded ways of raising resources. Whenever you meet Kenyans and talk to them, they say this is one of the highly taxed countries in the world. In as much as I support this Bill, it is equally important that we look at our small and upcoming businesses and give them an opportunity to grow and expand. I am very happy and appreciate the empowerment programmes that are being ... view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: undertaken by our Government. If we introduce taxation to the small businesses and particularly women groups, the youth and persons with disabilities and tax them highly, then they will close down their businesses. We will be giving with one hand and taking away with the other. So, the empowerment programmes will be of no use yet, the Government has invested so much in uplifting and supporting the vulnerable groups like women, youth and persons with disabilities. view
• 18 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Usually, it is said that there is no taxation without representation. But we will say no to taxation without service delivery. There must be meaningful service delivery. We are taxed as Kenyans who love their country and yet, we do not receive basic services like education, water, health issues and food security. We have become a reactive country and this is creating problems. So, I want to encourage tax collection with proper service delivery. view