Abdul Rahim Dawood

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First of all, you are not a leader of the Luhya Nation. You are a national leader. I want to correct that misinformation which was done earlier. Secondly, two Members of Parliament have cast aspersions on you, which is completely...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I will be brief as well. I want to support the Motion. The Vice-Chairlady, Mrs Mary Kimonye is my neighbour. I know she has worked in public service for many years and is capable of this responsibility. I want to...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First, I would like to say Happy New Year to all Members, together with you. Secondly, regarding the SRC, I remember when I was in the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning in the 11th Parliament, we approved Ms....

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, on this one, I agree with the Vice-Chairlady. (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put and agreed to) (Clause 11 deleted) Clause 12 The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Peter Kaluma) : The Vice-Chairlady, Departmental Committee on Trade,...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Yes, Hon. Speaker. It is on the Statement the Vice-Chair has read. This country has many boarding schools. If we go to all boarding schools, there may be even worse things than what we have been given. There are two such schools in my...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I support this amendment. It does not make any sense having small banks. In this country, we need to consolidate the banking industry. If any bank feels it cannot raise this capital then it can go microfinance route. The...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would want the Vice-Chairperson to repeat the name because he has read the wrong name which is not in the Order Paper.

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I join my colleagues in asking for the approval of Mr Abdi Ahmed Mohamud as the CEO of EACC. Many of my colleagues have called him Mr Mohamed, but it is Mohamud. They confuse Mohamud with Mohamed. But, that...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Deputy Majority Leader must withdraw his statement regarding Mr Michael Mubea. If he is alleging that Mr Mubea was corrupt, then he could not have passed through this House to be appointed the Ambassador to Ireland. He must...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I agree with the Chair on this one. It has captured the proposal I made yesterday and I am happy that the Committee took note of it and made the change. Thank you. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. (Dr) Rachael...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. 4th December 2024 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 15

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I support the Tax Procedures (Amendment) Bill. I want to clarify that this is not additional taxes but tax procedures. I want to draw the attention of the Vice-Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance and...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, Hon. Kalasinga should withdraw Mt. Kenya from his statement because there is no Mt. Kenya here. Hon. Jaldesa is from Isiolo. She is not from Mt. Kenya. So, he should withdraw that all the appointments are going to Mt. Kenya. He...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, as much as I support Hon. Jaldesa as the Chairperson of the National Gender and Equality Commission, is Hon. CNN in order to say that people do not know the National Gender and Equality Commission in Kenya?

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) I would propose Ksh2 million and three years because we already had that kind of penalty for medical devices. So, I would propose Ksh2 million and three years because we have the same punishment even in medical devices. At least, it looks standard.

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. My concern is in Clause 60 (5) of the Bill. I am requesting Hon. Chairman to move a further amendment to remove the master's degree requirement because a pharmacist is a pharmacist. This is good enough because you do...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) I support this amendment because for a long-time, pharmaceutical technologists were forgotten. I want to thank the Chairperson for remembering them. Thank you. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : You agree. Yes, Hon. Oluoch.

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) I want to thank the Chairperson for putting the term pharmaceutical technologists. I requested him to do so and he agreed. Thank you. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : Very well. (Question, that the words to be left out be left out, put...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I do not support this one. I want a further amendment which says: “a registered pharmacist and a pharmaceutical technologist” because what happens is that most of the pharmacies in our country are manned by pharmaceutical technologists. We do not have...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, the Clause states that a health product should be inspected on arrival during the pre-clearance inspection. Could that not be done before it even leaves the port of origin? Can it not be inspected the way vehicles are inspected overseas? It...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I want to congratulate the Mover of this Motion, Hon. KJ. It is very timely in the sense that we need to encourage our people to do Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects. The museum will assist...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Chairman. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : What is out of order, Hon. Dawood? Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Clause 57 mentions Ksh2 million and three years. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. Omboko Milemba) : We...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Hon. Temporary Chairman, I would like to persuade the Mover on No. 5, which states: “The Director of the National Quality Control Laboratory shall be a registered pharmacist and shall possess a Master’s degree in a science-related field from a recognised university.” The Temporary...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. It is great that Hon. Kithure Kindiki has been nominated by the President. Will the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) have to be involved as it was during the elections? Or is it not a factor in this case?...

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the space.

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you. I will give you way, Hon. Nyikal. As I said, there is no way we can give tax exemption to one firm - Blue Nile of Mr Rao

Hon. Rahim Dawood (North Imenti, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to join my colleagues in supporting the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation. There is no way we can give anybody tax exemptions. There was a time when Grain Bulk Hauliers in Mombasa were granted tax...