Yusuf Hassan Abdi

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• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: After independence, we seemed to have continued with the same policies of reinforcing the more developed areas at the expense of the marginalised peripherals of Northern Kenya in The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: particular. There is need to rethink because that thinking was false in the sense that it left a huge section of our population outside the promise of reaching development and equality. We cannot be a stable, developing and prosperous country unless we release all our populations from the shackles of underdevelopment, poverty and inequality. The only way to do that is by investing in those territories and communities that have been left out. This requires a rethink and change in the policies and approaches of development we have adopted in our country. For example, for the first time we have ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2) (c), I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the increased incidents of criminality and armed robberies allegedly committed by members of the National Police Service. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as a nation, we have recently been dismayed, alarmed and greatly concerned by reports implicating members of the National Police Service in shocking and brazen acts of criminality, armed robberies, and a myriad of other vices. This is exemplified, for instance, by the reported theft of Kshs72 million from a Nairobi bank by five police officers on 5th September 2019, and by claims of robbery of Kshs6 million from a businessman in Eastleigh, Kamukunji Constituency, by four police officers on 5th October 2019. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is a saddening fact that at times police officers implicated in such law- breaking incidents do not face the due reprisals as illustrated by the incident involving one Simon Mwaniki, who was arrested in July 2017 for robbing a foreign national at gun point on the Nairobi-Nakuru Highway. He was merely transferred to a different police station, only to be apprehended in October 2019 for his involvement in the aforementioned Eastleigh robbery on 5th October. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is on account of these alarming increase in incidents of criminality committed by various police officers that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the following: view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: i). How many police officers have been jailed, dismissed or retired from the National Police Service since 2013 for engaging in criminal and corrupt activities or for unbecoming conduct? view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: ii). What specific steps is the Government taking to decisively deal with police officers implicated in incidents of criminality and to uncover and weed out criminal cells rooted within the National Police Service? view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: iii). Which particular reform initiatives is the Government taking to promote national values and inculcate the culture of discipline, service and integrity in the National Police Service? view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view