Yusuf Hassan Abdi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 511 to 520 of 672.

• 21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the petition. It will be a double tragedy if the marginalized people of Turkana were again disposed of their basic rights because of the discovery of oil. I think it is important that there should be transparency in the prospecting of oil in that part of the country to allow those people to benefit from the resources that have been fortunately found under their soil. It is also important to have protection mechanism in any arrangements in future to ensure that they benefit from the social and economic of the oil prospective in ... view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill given the fact that the situation on our roads is in a crisis that needs to be addressed with the urgency and importance it deserves. First of all, I would like to speak on driving. Many of our drivers are reckless and dangerous and there is need for a major change in the way we issue driving licences. I came back home after many years of living in other countries and I am totally shocked by the complete lack of any rules and regulations on our roads. ... view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I thought we had agreed that we should move sequentially. We have suddenly jumped several pages to go to the other amendment that has been moved by hon. Ethuro. view
• 13 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is sad that after nearly 49 years of Independence we are still talking about making cricket a game that is played by everybody in Kenya. I think that is a failure, perhaps, on the part of our Government to invest in facilities, training and to produce a more balanced cricket team than the one we have at the moment. From my own experience of other countries where cricket is played, I know that it is played by working class people. This is true of India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka where there is a lot of ... view
• 13 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, how much is the Government investing in cricket to make sure that it becomes a national game that is enjoyed and played in other parts of Kenya and not only in small and exclusive pockets like Nairobi? view
• 13 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to ask the Assistant Minister what they are doing about natural calamities. For example, Mt. Kenya was devastated by fire recently which destroyed thousands of acres. What funding or provisions are they putting in place because we saw that there was inadequate equipment and response or lack of technology in attacking the fire that destroyed much of the natural indigenous trees in that area? The second element of my question is--- view
• 12 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to join my other colleagues in sending my condolences on behalf of myself, my family, Kamukunji as well as Nairobi. Prof. Saitoti was a neighbour. I would like to send my condolences on behalf of all of us. view
• 12 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I knew hon. Ojode through the Questions that I had asked in Parliament, particularly on the issue of security. I found him quite an interesting person in terms of the seriousness he took his job when answering Questions, as well as the light element in his answers sometimes; the humourous nature of his response. He was one of the first Assistant Ministers that I questioned about security--- view
• 12 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 6 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have not. I wrote a letter to your Office that I will be away from 18th of last month to 3rd of June, and I am back. view