Sophia Abdi Noor

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 751 to 760 of 1007.

• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to support this Motion with a very heavy heart. I want to first thank the Minister, because there was a time, we went with her to a place called Takaba. That was her first time to go to Northern Kenya. We showed her where women and monkeys fought over water. She collected the water in a bottle and took it to the Cabinet. Today, women of Takaba have water. Thank you for that. That is why I want to forgive hon. Affey because of you. But I am very bitter with him ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Chair has told us that the Minister’s hands were tied and she could not identify the places because most of the water points were donor driven projects. However, when I looked at this report, there are only 44 water points that were supported by donors. But 399 water points are supported by the Government of Kenya. I believe that the Minister has a responsibility in guiding the donors. The donors are here to support us and we are supposed to guide them. We are supposed to tell them where our needs are. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to do a little comparison from this table report of the Equal Opportunity Committee. The Committee did not go out of Nairobi. They just did a table research document. They had a mandate to investigate, inquire and look into all matters by going to everywhere to find out what the situation is on the ground. However, they did not do so. They opted to do a table research report. For instance, Dagoretti Constituency has 11 new boreholes; Embakasi has 19 new boreholes and Kasarani has 11 new boreholes. Dujis has two new ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as alluded to by earlier contributors, we have a lot of resources in this country. We have rivers that are not tapped in this country. For instance, we have River Tana which passes through Ijara. It goes to waste into the Indian Ocean. Nobody uses that water. If we can just get a canal that crosses from Tana River to Hulugho we will get enough water. That will be a source of water for irrigation, animals and drinking purposes. We will not have a scenario like today, where we will always say there is an ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this report has a lot of contradictions as my brother has said. If you look at the observations and recommendations that have been made, there is a contradiction. You continue supporting, bringing good arguments, but view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: when you come to observations, you give a contrary view of what you have been talking about. Then you give a contrary recommendation. We need consistency in Committee reports, so that we know that proper investigations have been done. We should get proper recommendations that will help even the Minister to do her work properly. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: The Minister for Water and Irrigation has huge responsibilities. She has obligations to address issues of water in this country. We demand that the Treasury properly facilitates the Ministry of Water and Irrigation, so that they address our cries. The Minister should not be in a problem to answer Question in here. She will be able to go round and do her work. I know the Minister is capable. She has the capacity. However, her hands will be tied when a Committee like this, cannot give a proper report, so that she can be financed and proper resources can be ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Report with a heavy heart. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to second the amendment to the Motion. As I support this amendment, I would like to allude to some issues that Ms. Mbarire has talked about. This is to do with how diverse we are in this country. I remember that in this House, we passed a Motion brought by Mr. Affey on rotational sitting of Parliament. We always pass Motions but we do not implement them. If we had implemented that Motion, went and sat in Turkana, we could have seen the problems in that place and we could have addressed ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I second the amendment. view