Yusuf Haji

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 901 to 910 of 1714.

• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sincerely, apologise. Forgive me. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the first place, no money can be given to deceased persons. Secondly, one has to know whether they are really needy cases. You do not just dish out money to every Tom, Dick and Harry. The families of the victims should go and demand for that money. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: That is okay. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, a comprehensive Statement was requested on the raid by cattle rustlers at Apuke in West Pokot County. The Statement on the raid by the cattle rustlers at Apuke in West Pokot was issued in the House on 23rd October, 2013. However, it was ruled that a more comprehensive Statement should be issued. Consequently, I take this opportunity to state as follows: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the question of livestock being returned and over 600 crossing the border to Uganda and being sold, I think the Government officers on the ground must have had this information from their counterparts in Uganda. As to where they were recovered and to whom they were given after being recovered, I will require another two weeks to be able to find out to whom these ten head of cattle were given. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the question of compensation to cattle rustlers, this is a historical problem in this country which has been here since ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that common sense states that those victims of cattle rustling are the ones who should be compensated. I said that is not possible. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding the issue of all the police deployed being in Turkana, I want to be given another two weeks. My imagination is that, perhaps, the cattle rustling area is along the border of the Turkana and Pokot counties. That is why there is a lot of concentration of security personnel there. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really sympathize with the hon. Senator and the people of Pokot, Turkana, Samburu and other areas where cattle rustling is very prevalent. As I stated, I have never seen any Government policy which says that there should be compensation. But I think that this is a matter which the Government should look into in the future. The pressure should come from elected Members of Parliament, to convince the Government that there is need to compensate victims of cattle rustling. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding the communication network, when I was the Acting Minister for Internal ... view
• 5 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your permission, let us bring the response in a week’s time. view
• 5 Nov 2013 in Senate: Yes. RAMPANT KIDNAPPINGS IN KIRINYAGA COUNTY view
• 5 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not have the Statement here but hopefully, we shall pursue the matter and issue a Statement soon. view