Sophia Abdi Noor

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• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: head is called “Chief Executive Officer” while the deputy is called “Deputy Director-General.” It has taken me by surprise too that we did not have that in our amendments. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Committee, I really want to thank the Committee Members who have taken a lot of time to look at this Bill. We have gone to the field to check on the issue of irrigation so as to come up with ways to give it a new life. I would also like to thank the leadership of this House for looking at this and giving us the opportunity to finish it as quickly as possible. view
• 22 Sep 2021 in National Assembly: Finally, I want to thank the Members of this House for the support they have given the Committee. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this chance. I would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government the following Question: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the steps being taken by the Government to address frequent community conflicts occurring in Arid and Semi-Arid regions of the country, which have caused deaths, destruction of properties and resulted in a significant increase in the number of orphans and widows and rise in poverty levels in the said areas? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why Kenya Police Reservists were withdrawn in most of the said ... view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this very important Bill. From the outset, I support the Bill. The principal objective of the Bill is to amend the Irrigation Act to expand administration and management of irrigation matters in Kenya. To achieve this expansion, the Bill sets to amend various sections of the Act to ensure adoption of best practices in irrigation as well as to enhance sustainability of development of irrigation infrastructure and investment in Kenya. The Irrigation Act of 2019 is meant to streamline the development, management and regulation of irrigation ... view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: sustainability plan. I have gone to many projects in this country that clearly have no clear management and sustainability plans. With this amendment, we will have a clear management structure and a clear map of sustainability of irrigation projects. It also strengthens and enhances institutions. For example, we will form Irrigation Water Users Associations. We have seen places where there have been conflict previously. With this body in place, we will have clear roles that are defined and articulated very well. We will also have an umbrella farmers' organisation that will have data showing where every irrigation project is in ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: On behalf of the late Mzee Ahmed Yusuf Haji who was the Chair of BBI, the people of Garissa and Ijara people who were left out and were not appreciated, I say yes. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important matter that concerns our youths. This is a very passionate issue to the people of northern Kenya, particularly the youth. Hon. Speaker, as Hon. Duale has narrated in the Petition, the Identification Card (ID) issue has been a problem throughout. The matter of ID, particularly for those who have been in the refugee camps has been a big issue and the Government and the United Nations (UN) have dealt with it. Some of us have been going round in offices because there are many youths ... view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to add my voice to support His Excellency President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta’s State of the Nation Address. At the outset, any given country, be it devolved or developing, faces challenges in one way or the other. This country is not an exception. Kenyans and Kenya is facing a problem. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: I would like to thank His Excellency the President for the Address he gave on 12th November 2020. On COVID-19, we know that is a global crisis that has affected the whole world 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