Sophia Abdi Noor

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, there are several protocols like the African Union Protocol that specifically addresses the refugees’ problems in Africa. Those are the things that our Bill has recognised today and taken into account in line with the conventions that we, as a country, have rectified. We appreciate it today. Refugees have rights and duties in any given situation. When you go to a country today as a visitor, you must abide by the visa that you are given and the rules. I really appreciate that this Bill has clearly brought out the duties and rights of refugees who ... view
• 2 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: If an enabling situation is provided, the refugees can contribute heavily in the economic and social development of this country. I want to give you an example. I went to Minnesota State in the USA where we have more than 150 million Somali refugees. The kind of businesses and engagements that they do and the way they have turned around the economy of Minnesota State has gone down in the American history. They contribute huge tax returns to the Government which is used for development. This is the right time. We are doing the right thing. When you are doing ... view
• 23 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance. I feel honored because this is a subject that I have dreamt of for very many years. At the outset, I want to congratulate His Excellency the President of the Republic of Kenya, President Uhuru Kenyatta. I also want to congratulate the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, our Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations and every Kenyan who took an interest to follow the issue of this particular election. I want to put it on record very clearly that the Member who has just finished his contribution has said ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this chance to contribute to the Committee Report. First, I would like to appreciate the Committee for the work they have done and what they have presented to this House. You told us not to repeat but with your permission, I want to repeat because I was sent by elders. I went to my constituency and after I finished my business, I met with 20 elders. They called me. We had a session where we had a discussion. One of the elders who was representing the entire group was about to ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: businesspeople from the grassroots when the supplier of the same gas cylinder is not at their small centres. They are small centres and there are others at their doorstep but cannot sell to them. This is my property. I can wear my t-shirt the day I want and remove it the day I do not want it. When I have a gas cylinder that I bought at about Ksh5,000 or Ksh6,000, and you restrict me that I cannot buy gas from another shop which is about 10 metres from my home and make me to take a matatu and travel ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we must be very creative in trying to raise resources for the country. We are looking at traditional ways of raising resources and we do not want to think out of the box. We just want to go round in circles trying to look at where to raise resources from and leave things that can really bring resources to this country and transform it. We are not investing in the mining industry. We have a lot of natural resources in this country. The mining industry has a potential of financing our Budget alone. But we have ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Another sector we are not investing in heavily is livestock. We have a lot of livestock in this country more than Botswana. Botswana finances its budget from livestock and livestock products. I would like to ask the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning to look critically at those issues and suggest to relevant authorities on how to improve sectors from which we can raise a lot of resources to finance our Budget. view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: As it is now, we have a lot of resources that are not managed well. There is a lot of wastage and leakages. If we can close the leakages and the wastage in Government, we will be able to save a lot of resources that we can use for other emergencies that may face the country in the future. view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Exempting ambulances from taxation is a good thing but health services in this country have been a huge problem. It is very expensive for one to become sick. We have seen people who have sold their houses and everything and are now very poor because they have one person in the family who has been sick and they have used all their resources to finance treatment. So, I request that we should not look at ambulances only. Ambulances are a small component of the health services. Let us look holistically at health services. For example, on cancer patients, all cancer ... view
• 18 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: I am very happy for the exemption of duty on Kenya Defence Forces and police service equipment, materials and machinery. Let us not just look only at those two departments. Let us look at all Government departments that offer services to the country. If we say that we are giving money to the Ministry of Health to buy vehicles and the same money is being taxed then we are giving money with one hand and taking it with the other. If we do so, we will not be able to give adequate services that this Government is expected to give ... view