Yusuf Haji

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1421 to 1430 of 1707.

• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do agree with your sentiments that Kenya should not stay longer than it is necessary. Even tomorrow if we achieve the objective which has taken us there, Kenyan forces will come out of Somalia. You also talked about collateral damage. We agree and are very sensitive to that. During our operation we have made sure that nothing like that happens in Somalia. That is why the liberated areas are embracing our soldiers and receiving them with both hands. They are very happy to receive all the assistance that our soldiers are able to give in ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: As the Minister of State for Defence I want to make it very clear that in this operation we do not have any other Government assisting us. We shall not also allow the Prime Minister of Israel to come and fight with us in Somalia. We will not allow even an office messenger from Israel to come and embrace us in this war against the Al Shabaab . view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Imanyara talked about the contingent of AMISOM. Very rightly so, the contingent of AMISOM is 9,500 as at now. The requirement was that they should be 20,000, but now that the Al Shabaab have been expelled from Mogadishu – 98 per cent of Mogadishu is now in the hands of AMISOM – it has been found prudent that the second phase which was to liberate Mogadishu and other parts of Somalia should now start immediately. Therefore, there are 9,500 of Burundi and Ugandan troops in Mogadishu. These countries have also pledged to contribute a total ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my brother, hon. Imanyara also raised the question of the cost element of this operation. This Motion intends that when the UN takes over the cost element and enabling, that is, giving soldiers arms, vehicles, salaries and everything, it will save the country a colossal amount of money. Hon. Mungatana raised the question of us, as members, being engaged in Somalia. We are very proud, as a country, to have managed to convince the UN Security Council that we, as neighbours, have originally refused to contribute soldiers because we were conscious of our neighbourhood with Somalia, ... view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, hon. Konchella raised the question of zones and that was very rightly so. We said that there should be some sectors of AMISOM. There should be the sector of Mogadishu, another one neighbouring Ethiopia and a third sector which neighbours Kenya. Therefore, the control will be done by us, as the contributing country and this will take care of our interest. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: For the benefit of this House, I also want to report that our soldiers have performed wonderfully with a minimum loss of life. The damage that has been caused to view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: right now is over 144 dead militants and five training camps with armament have been destroyed by our troops. This is against the loss of 11 Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers who have been killed and 25 have been injured. Four members of the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) have been killed and 11 have been injured. There are also five who died in the helicopter crash. Those who surrendered are seven. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, I would like to thank all the hon. Members for the overwhelming support that they have given this Motion. This will make our soldiers to know that they have brothers and sisters who are mindful of their welfare. Therefore, they will be fighting harder than they have already done. view
• 7 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move. view
• 6 Dec 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view