Yusuf Haji

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1061 to 1070 of 1707.

• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, first and foremost, I want to wish my colleagues in the Senate and in Kenya generally a very good month of Ramadhan, good health to all of them and prosperous time. From the outset, I want to totally disagree with my brother from Kirinyaga County that livestock industry is better now than it used to be long ago. Other than in the last few years when Sen. (Dr.) Mohamed Kuti was the Minister for Livestock, the livestock industry has gone down the drain. During the colonial time, there was very strict reinforcement of movement of livestock and ... view
• 9 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, noting with concern that the pastoralist areas in the country which are mostly arid and semi-arid continue to lag behind other areas in development due to persistent drought and livestock diseases that decimate livestock which are the main source of livelihood for those regions; aware that insecurity and lack of opportunities have resulted into unending conflicts over the scarce resources leading to a vicious cycle of poverty and underdevelopment; cognizant of the Government’s commitment to invest in and modernize agriculture and open up at least one million ... view
• 9 Jul 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With great respect to Sen. Orengo, I think he is not older than me and I do not expect his memory to evaporate. I would like to inform him that that gentleman was killed in front of the Parliament and not inside the Chamber. view
• 9 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Motion for which I have given notice this afternoon intends to address the blunder which was made by Sessional Paper No.10 of 1965. The development of this country was skewed towards certain areas which were considered to be productive, against the marginalized areas which were considered less productive. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is also a result of the persistent insecurity which has been going on in most of these marginalized areas. There is also lack of employment and other means of livelihood in these areas. As we all know, most of those areas depend ... view
• 9 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry for the oversight. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, noting with concern that the pastoralist areas in the country which are mostly arid and semi-arid continue to lag behind other areas in development due to persistent drought and livestock diseases that decimate livestock which are the main source of livelihood for those regions; aware that insecurity and lack of opportunities have resulted into unending conflicts over the scarce resources leading to a vicious cycle of poverty and underdevelopment; cognizant of the Government’s commitment to invest in and ... view
• 9 Jul 2013 in Senate: Point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what Sen. Kajwang is saying is very true and very valid. If you listened to me carefully, I suggested how we can come out of that difficulty by putting youths into co-operative societies where they will be financed and will own the crops produced. view
• 9 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much. First and foremost, I would like to thank my colleague Senators for enhancing the debate on the Motion and also for supporting it. This is a very good way of leaders of Kenya to say that marginalized areas of this country need help to overcome and alleviate some of the problems they face. The intention of this planned irrigation is to engage Kenyans. When I was moving it, I said that many youths in this country are unemployed and do not have enough land to till or engage in meaningful livelihood. In ... view
• 3 Jul 2013 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 Jul 2013 in Senate: Can you include miraa also? view