Yusuf Kifuma Chanzu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I take this opportunity to wish Members happy New Year now that we have come back to the Assembly. I also take the opportunity to support the Bill which I find very important. This is because there are some things which we do not take seriously but they nag a lot. This is particularly those of us who interact with villagers a lot through representation. On indecent exposure, members have mentioned a few interesting points. view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I congratulate Hon. Mutua for bringing this Amendment Bill to this House. On the issue of buses and public places, as Members of Parliament, we mingle a lot. Sometimes this is when walking out of this Chamber. The most important thing is that they do not do it deliberately. If it is in a ferry where you have all types of people meeting--- Since we are dignified Members, touching does not really matter. Sometimes when congratulating someone like my dear sister here, I can find myself passing my hand to touch her shoulder and by mistake it touches elsewhere. We ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: are walking just by sheer coincidence. The body is very funny. Sometimes you find somebody looking at you and seeming upset. The best thing is to apologise very quickly if it was not deliberate. With regard to indecent assault, we have had cases where even boys are assaulted indecently. It is important. This matter cannot just stop here. You may find that the situation that arises or comes up for prosecution might be totally different from the guidelines that you have set. For example, Hon. Florence, with all due respect, the boys in your area may have done well in ... view
• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: cases must people who can be patient and take time to counter-check the information that is received. There is another thing happening mostly in the rural areas where there are a lot of rape cases. I have heard some Members and colleagues here raising it. This is to do with out-of-court settlement. One reason why this happens is because of poverty. The other reason is intimidation. The people who commit this offence go and see the chiefs or assistant chiefs. They use them to intimidate these people that if they raise that matter then this will happen to you. These ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for the opportunity to support this Bill. The way the world is going, it is opening up all the time such that we cannot live like in the past. If something has happened, like we ended up having refugees, whether they came here because of the country being friendly or the idea of neighbourliness, it comes a time when these things have to be formalised. I have seen a very interesting case at Kenyatta University where the first President allowed people to settle there. Now it has become a problem because people who were ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we should avoid dealing with things on an ad hoc basis. It should be something that can be predicted and planned even when it comes to repatriation that a colleague was talking about. Recently, when the President announced that these refugees must be repatriated, some statements were made by the innocent children born there and are in school in Dadaab. It was something sympathetic when they said that they were going to be taken to a place they did not know, that they did not know how their lives will be and whether they are going ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: We must be prepared for this by having adequate security in place. It is good that reference has been made both to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which should work in collaboration in order to ensure that security aspects are properly taken care of and the welfare of both the refugees and neighbourhoods is also taken care of. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Recently, when we visited Dadaab with one of the Committees of Parliament, my imagination was that the facilities put there because of the refugees are of high standards because it is a hardship area. Because of the refugees, we have international organisations which have 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
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: contributed towards the development of the area by stocking and equipping it. I thought that would be an advantage. But the larger Government’s view is that it is a security risk because we had not prepared for it. If we had prepared ourselves, I am sure it would be good. Dadaab has grown faster than other areas of North Eastern which have been there from time immemorial. It has grown because of being a refugee camp and due to international organisations which support the refugees. This is something we need to take stock of so that we are able to ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: This law also helps us to be proactive in dealing with situations like these. Firefighting or dealing with situations when they have occurred, sometimes makes us not do it right. If you know what you are going to do in advance, you are able to plan for it. view