Yusuf Haji

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 51 to 60 of 1707.

• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Petition was submitted to the Senate by Mr. David G. Njau on behalf of ex-Kenya Air Force officers through the Clerk. It was tabled and presented in the House on 19th June, 2018, by the Deputy Speaker, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki. The Petition laid out the grievances on settlement of the awards by ex-officers and servicemen of the Kenya Air Force, who served until the time of the attempted coup of 1st August, 1982. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: Pursuant to Standing Order No.232(1), the Petition was committed to the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. The Committee held meetings with the petitioners, the National Treasury, the Attorney- General and the Ministry of Defence and thereafter made observations and recommendations as contained in this Report. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: The Petitioners drew the attention of the Senate to the following- (1) THAT the petitioners are ex-officers and servicemen of the Kenya Air Force who served until the time of the attempted coup of 1st August, 1982; (2) THAT following the said attempt, they were arrested, tortured, detained and imprisoned for periods spanning from six months to several years and then dismissed unlawfully and unconstitutionally from the Kenya Air Force without compensation; (3) THAT the petitioners filed a petition in the High Court of Kenya and were awarded different settlement by different judges on diverse dates; (4) THAT after the ... view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: have their day in court, the decision by the Ministry to appeal four to seven years thereafter the cases were concluded, and after the Petition had been submit to the Senate, is an afterthought calculated to cause further delay, resulting to injustice to the petitioners and their families. (2) Wastage of public resources – Pursuant to Article 232 of the Constitution, one of the values and principles of public service is efficient, effective and economic use of public resources. When the courts gave judgments in the cases which are the subject of the Petition, the courts ordered that the amount ... view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: (3) Sub Judice Rule – The Committee observed the sub judice rule cited by the Ministry claiming that the cases which were the subject of the Petition are active in court. The Petition was not available to the Ministry because the cases are not currently active in court and the petitioners had exhausted all court remedies. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: The petitioners were seeking fulfillment of the court awards which the Government has failed to fulfill. As indicated in the Report, in all the cases, judgment had been rendered and a certificate of taxation and certificates of order issued. The petitioners have, therefore, exhausted all remedies. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: (4) Expedite payments to the petitioners – The Committee observed that as indicated by the Ministry, Petition No.49 of 2012 is currently before the Pending Bills Committee. However, it was indicated by the National Treasury that the amounts had not been included by the Ministry in their budgets. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee observed that the Ministry had the option to make special requests to the National Treasury to settle the awards and the amounts be included in a supplementary budget. Mr. Speaker, Sir, based on the observations, the Committee recommends as follows- (1) THAT the Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Defence, should present the resolution of the Pending Bills Committee on the payment for Petition No.49 of 2012 within one month of the adoption of this Report by the House. (2) THAT the Government of Kenya, through the Ministry of Defence, honours the court orders ... view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view