Yusuf Hassan Abdi

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• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: It has died in the process twice because the relevant Committee did not take it forward. The idea of forming a National Kiswahili Council was fully supported by this House. It is a very popular decision. It has also been approved by the Cabinet. I am out of words because I do not know what else I can do if we have brought it here twice. It was time barred in both occasions because the Public Petitions Committee dealing with it did not take it forward in a timely manner. view
• 2 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, what would you advise to save that Petition? The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 1 Aug 2023 in National Assembly: No. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity. I would like to ask a supplementary question to the Cabinet Secretary on the dire water crisis in our Capital City. What is the status of the upgrading and improvement of the water supply system to our City that has been going on for a while? Further… view
• 29 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker. The issue of land is very important. Millions of Kenyans were dispossessed during the colonial period. Until now, there are thousands of people who are land-poor, and are living in squalid and miserable conditions on their own land. I support this particular Petition because it is righting the wrongs of the past. The communities in those areas were dispossessed and were made squatters on their own land. It is important for us, now that we are an independent country, to correct some of the mistakes of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for ... view
• 29 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: the past and to empower the dispossessed poor people who do not have any voice in their country anymore, because there are some very powerful elements that control the levers of power, legal affairs and land. They corrupt the officials who are involved in such activities. I fully support Hon. Owen Baya’s Petition and the community of Kilifi. There are many squatters in Kilifi, Kwale and Taita Taveta. Those are people whose land was taken during the colonial period. Independent Kenya should correct and allow those people to own that land. In this particular case, they are there; they have ... view
• 22 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity. I want to support the Petition and Petitioner. It is important to contribute to the construction of our roads, being an important component of any development process particularly, for major urban centres and some rural areas. view
• 22 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: One concern I have about roads, is the lack of maintenance. It seems we now have a culture of not bothering about maintenance at all. This culture is leaving a lot of damaged roads unattended until they completely collapse before any investment is done, which is normally higher. We should start thinking about maintenance. I do not know whether this would require an amendment to the various road acts we have in the country. It is important we invest more on our roads. view
• 22 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: The second point is about petitions. This is my fourth term in Parliament. Normally, petitions are not followed up and executed well in terms of the final decisions and many disappear in between. We should look into this and the House should ensure those petitions are implemented and executed. view
• 14 Jun 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this particular debate. I represent a constituency in Nairobi with a substantial number of low-income earners. Many of them live below the poverty line. I am not talking about a constituency or a neighbourhood in a remote area of our country. It is only about one kilometre from this august House and also from the centre of power. It is important to put into context the fact that many of the children in Kamukunji have dreams like any other child in the country. They have a dream of ... view