Yusuf Hassan Abdi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as the newest Member of this House, I must say that I feel distressed by the perception, image, and the framing of Members of Parliament under the representation of this House in the public domain. This particular incident has raised it to a level in which I think we have become the laughing stock of our nation and yet I know I am spending my time and energy as an upright citizen working very hard for my constituency and doing my representation here. I know many others who are in a similar position in this House. They ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this issue affects urban dwellers in Nairobi more than anything else. The fares are dependent not so much on any economic logic, but on the weather. If it rains or there is a traffic jam, the prices go up. Surely, there is responsibility on the part of the Government to protect the public against these unpredictable fluctuations. In many capitalist countries, public transport is regulated. Even in the United States, for example, New York and Washington, you know the fares that you are going to pay before you take the train or the bus. It ... view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this issue affects a large number of people in my constituency. In fact, many of those people who are denied visas are people with connections in Kenya. They are married to Kenyans and some of them have investments in this country. Someone from Iceland or any other country, maybe the Artic, can be given an automatic visa to come to our country while these people are denied visas. Is it right for this Ministry to have a discriminative, almost an apartheid type of policy, towards one particular group of people? These people are coming to our ... view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our Constitution guarantees the right of every Kenyan to study, work, live and enjoy life in any part of our country. To my surprise, in my constituency those who are waiting are lucky because the wait is very long, but there are people who have not registered and we have many young people who need to go on to the electoral system. These youngsters are asked by the Ministry to go back to their districts or counties of origin. Is this the right policy? Is this not a form of discrimination? Are they continuing with this ... view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I agree with hon. Gumbo--- view
• 28 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was just wondering whether hon. Eseli is a clock --- view
• 24 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, on the amendment by Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona--- view
• 24 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, on the amendment by Mrs. Odhiambo-Mabona--- view
• 24 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, so we shall revisit it when it comes up. view
• 24 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, so we shall revisit it when it comes up. view