Yasin Fahim Twaha

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 51 to 60 of 205.

• 20 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in late July, at a very large rally in Lamu, the Minister; Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o, promised the people of Lamu that by August, they would have a new X-ray machine. Where is our X-ray machine which was promised to us by the Minister? view
• 30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Time is almost running out. I rise to support the Motion. There is need to subsidize our farmers because we have been duped into signing free trade agreements with countries which subsidize their farmers and protect their markets whereas we have opened our markets to their products and we do not protect our farmers. I will give an example of cotton farmers in Lamu. view
• 30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have to compete with subsidized cotton from the United States of America. We also have to compete with second-hand clothes. Our cotton is a raw material in our textile industry and the final product of the textile industry, which is garments and apparel has to compete with second-hand clothes from Europe and America. This is unfair competition. view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in several places he has mentioned, the population is predominately Muslim. I wonder whether the Assistant Minister is aware that by virtue of attending Madrasa which is the Muslim equivalent of a Sunday school, many of those people he has referred to as illiterate can actually read and write Arabic. I wonder whether while compiling the statistics he takes this into account. You cannot just declare someone illiterate just because he cannot read and write in English and yet he can read and write in other languages. Does the Assistant Minister take that into account? view
• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will speak slowly in the manner that the hon. Chair is speaking. I am saying that some ASAL areas are predominantly occupied by Islamic Communities. By virtue of attending the Madrasa which is the Muslim equivalent of a Sunday school, these people can read and write in Arabic, which is the language in which the Quran is written. When the Assistant Minister compiles his data and says that 44 per cent are illiterate, does he take this into account or does illiteracy mean not being able to read and write in English? view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a law making body and one of the cardinal principles of law is that there has to be certainty. A few months ago, I was expelled from this House for two sittings for speaking out of turn. Today, people are speaking out of turn all over the place and nothing is happening to them. Could you give us some guidance? view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not complaining about hon. Khalwale or hon. Raila, but I am talking about the Members who are speaking out of turn without catching your eye and there are no consequences visited upon them. When I was expelled, there was no reference to the HANSARD. I was expelled because you saw and heard me. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to also support the Motion. I do not think there is any family in this country which has not been affected in one way or another by this terrible disease. As the Mover of the Motion said, cancer is not a death sentence. If it is diagnosed early enough, and resources are available, it is treatable in most cases. The challenge is upon us to make services available to wananchi. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, before we go to curing the disease, we also need to work on ... view