Yusuf Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Unfortunately, I do not have this Statement with me. I have followed this very closely. This decision was made in the afternoon and the letter was delivered to the Ministry at 5:45 p.m. yesterday. I am also aware that the CS went with the President to Tanzania. Hopefully, we will follow it up so that we get a Statement, latest tomorrow. We will try our best. view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am surprised that my colleague and brother is asking whether our carriers can land in Burundi when he knows that the airport there has been declared closed. Anyway, the Statement is on its way and I will receive it at any time. You can bear with me; as soon as I get it, I will let you know. view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am told that in the next three minutes the Statement will be with me. We can proceed with the other Statements and when it comes, I will give it. It is on its way to the Journals office and I have asked one of the Serjeant-at-Arms to go and collect it. That is the information that I have. I do not know how true it is. view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the outset I want to thank the Principal Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs for responding to my SMS very fast. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Wetangula, pursuant to Standing Order 45 (2) (b) of the Senate Standing Orders requested a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations at the Sitting of Wednesday 13th May, 2015, regarding the Status of Kenyans in Burundi. The Chairperson was requested to state, first, the measures that the Government has put in place to ensure that the safety of Kenyans living in Burundi is guaranteed. ... view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I want to appeal to my senior Senator, who is the Senate Minority Leader, to listen to Statements when they are being issued. What he is saying is that I only commented about staff in the embassy. That is not correct. This is what the Statement says--- view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: You do not have to answer me. view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Statement reads:- “As the situation unfolds, our embassy in Bujumbura has urged Kenyans to avoid non-essential movements and as much as possible to remain in their residence until the situation becomes clearer.” So, that one is not dealing only with the embassy staff. We are talking about Kenyans generally. Secondly, the Statement further reads:- “Our ambassador is due to travel to Bujumbura to coordinate the activities of ensuring the safety of Kenyans who live there, monitoring the situation and advising the headquarters accordingly.” The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes ... view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, but I have said that the Senator for Migori is now in the Chair. Out of respect, I will not say anything about his request. Well, the President is using his good office. He went to Dar es Salaam with his other colleagues to try and see what can be done to calm the situation in Burundi. As to the concerns raised by Sen. (Prof.) Lesan, the relationship between the two armies and the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM); whether any decision reached by Kenya will affect that relationship; I can say with confidence ... view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, to answer Sen. Ndiema, I think that his concern is legitimate; that Kenyans who are working there have invested and, maybe, they have property. The Government should from now onwards try to identify their properties and wealth and if time comes for them to flee that country, the Government should know how they can be compensated or their properties can be reclaimed from whichever authority which will be there. On Sen. M. Kajwang’s comment, I can say that from what we hear, there is no coup. There is a coup and a counter coup; a counter claim ... view
• 12 May 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Yesterday, the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Defence called me to say that they are trying to write a joint Statement with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. She communicated with me today at around 1.30 p.m, to say that they should be given more time so that they can bring the Statement. I request that it be deferred to Thursday this week. view