Yusuf Haji

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 921 to 930 of 1707.

• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if that will be your ruling, I will require not less than two weeks. view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have said that my enthusiasm, as you have rightly observed, stems from what happened a few weeks ago in this House on my Committee. SHOOTING OF PETER WANYONYI WANYAMA IN BUNGOMA COUNTY Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Interior and Coordination of National Government on the shooting of Mr. Peter Wanyonyi in Bungoma County. This question was asked on 17th September, 2013. First, the former Senator for Bungoma County requested for a Statement in regard to the shooting of a prominent lawyer, Mr. Peter Wanyonyi Wanyama. Secondly, the former hon. ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the other Statement was asked by Sen. Hassan Abdirahman Ali on 23rd of October, 2013, on the closure of the Kenya-Somali Border. The Statement from the Cabinet Secretary reads as follows. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Senator--- view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I started on the second Statement, I paused and turned--- view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Honestly, I waited for somebody to raise a question, but nobody raised it. view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As to the question raised by my friend, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, I am not aware whether this murder has any political connections. Neither am I aware of this person who threatened the deceased a day before his death. If it is true that there was such a threat, then the witnesses should have reported the matter so that the police may investigate the circumstances surrounding the death of this prominent lawyer. As to the question raised by Sen. Okong’o, we all know that there are a lot of small arms which have come into this ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not know whether I should start with you. However, because of seniority, I will start with your question. Mr. Speaker, Sir, these criminals are also very clever and crafty people. They will tend to hide even if it is hiding in a hole, like Saddam Hussein. I am sure one of these days the police will catch up with them. As for the question raised by my sister, Sen. (Dr.) Zani, I think it was not casual at all. I do not know whether you were expecting for me to cry ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is not right for the Senator to say that the Government is not serious. The Government is serious. The current Inspector-General of Police was the head of the unit that the Speaker has talked about. Now that he is the Inspector-General of Police, we hope that he will combine his position as well as his knowledge as officer in charge of small arms. Hopefully, we will see some improvement in the situation as soon as possible. I have two more statements to make. view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have summoned the Cabinet Secretary. He will appear before my committee tomorrow. I will use that opportunity to address the issues. CLOSURE OF THE KENYA-SOMALIA BORDER The other statement was requested on 23rd October, 2013, by Sen. Abdirahman regarding the closure of the Kenya-Somalia border. The hon. Senator sought to know one, whether the Kenya-Somalia border is closed. If so, an explanation as to why it was closed. Two, state why stuff like sugar and electronic goods are smuggled through the border in connivance with the representatives of the national Government and the Kenya Revenue Authority ... view
• 31 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will answer the questions by hon. Abdirahman and the Sen. Billow. view