Dido Ali Raso

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I think you have indulged us on this Question. The Cabinet Secretary has attempted to globally answer why disease-free zone is important in Kenya. However, I want to pose two general questions that are linked to the same issue:...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Yes.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I appreciate Hon. Tim Wanyonyi for bringing the Statement. Disability in the old days used to come as a result of natural causes. However, nowadays, it comes with development and accidents among other causes. There are Members who come...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 2 Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA)THAT, this House adopts the report of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Security on the budget implementation for Financial Year...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. This is about death. The life of any Kenyan is important. Considering that next week we are going on long recess, we will ask the Ministry to respond to us in two weeks’ time. We will forward the...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to have a consolidated list from even the other two colleagues. This issue appears to be rampant. We want to address it directly with the Ministry. We will respond to the House in a week’s...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I come from that area and I am fully versed with what my colleague is stressing. One thing we must appreciate from this Government is that there is peace in Marsabit. From 2017 up to the last 26th...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am well guided.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Member of Parliament for North Horr Constituency, Hon. Adhe Wario, requested to be apprised of the status of insecurity in North Horr Constituency. The Member sought to be informed on:

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you. Although you stopped me last time, I come from the area. I am the Member for Saku representing Marsabit in this august Assembly. The major problem in Marsabit is within an arc between Mount Kulal and Lake Turkana. It is a kind of...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much. The Member for Nairobi County, Hon. Esther Passaris, requested to be apprised on a video clip that had been circulating on social media alleging confession to rape by pastor James Ng’ang’a. The honourable colleague sought to be informed on measures the...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Firstly, I thank Hon. Passaris for raising this particular matter. If we must take this country seriously, any person who commits a crime, regardless of the level they operate in, should be aware that nobody is above the...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I am not emotional about this matter; I am all about facts. If she has more information on this matter, let her raise it so that we put DCI to question, including even summoning them to Parliament. 26th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you. As a Committee, we are going to summon the DCI on this particular case. This might just be one of many cases. They will be summoned to explain to us what they are doing about this matter. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Member of Parliament for North Horr Constituency, Hon. Adhe Wario, requested to be apprised of the plight of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Marsabit County. The Member sought to be informed on the plans to expedite and...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Prime Cabinet Secretary, on the issues of the customs union, the common market, and the East African Charter, I believe that a Kenyan who moves to Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi, or Rwanda feels they are still within Kenya because those...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. The Woman Representative for Nandi County, Hon. Cynthia Muge, requested to be apprised of the recent escalation of tension and killings in the Kimwani/Chebonet areas of Tinderet, Nandi County. She sought as follows:

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I think what the Hon. Member has stated is well within the means for the National Police Service. They can give us a countrywide through-put of what happened in yesterday's recruitment. Thank you.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I think we can respond as early as Tuesday next week.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, we confirm that there was a nationwide recruitment of police officers yesterday. The flow is that it was largely successful. I do not want to respond to my colleagues request now, but I am aware that female candidates were not recruited in...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much Hon. Speaker. As a teacher at Garbatula High School, when it was a national school, he was actually a beacon to young boys and girls attending that school, who felt that if a young teacher from El-Molo could come and teach...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much Hon. Speaker. I wish to join you in congratulating the Chief Serjeant-at-Arms, Mr. Lekulo. He comes from my county and, indeed, as the Hon. Leaders of Majority and Minority Parties have said, he comes from the smallest community within our county...

Hon. Dido Raso (Saku, UDA) Yes, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Dido Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I will follow up and report to the House tomorrow.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am trying to exit the House. I have heard our Honourable colleague. Prepare to allocate more money to the police in the next financial year. We will respond in two weeks, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I believe that in this Chamber, each Hon. Member is awaiting a location, sub-location, or sub-county that has been gazetted for operationalisation. The bottom line is that the Ministry does not have enough funds. To be fair to everyone, once...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Temporary Speaker. I am well guided. The Member for Busia County, Hon. Catherine Omanyo, requested to be apprised of the status of operationalisation of administrative units in Busia sub-county. She particularly sought to be informed of the status of operationalisation, the reasons for...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Member for Kandara, Hon. Chege Njuguna, requested to be apprised of the disappearance of Mr Joseph Ng’ang’a Muhia. He particularly sought to be informed about the status of the investigation into his disappearance. Secondly, steps are being...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Secondly, the Member requested information on the steps the National Police Service (NPS) is taking to complete investigations and ensure that Mr Joseph Ng’ang’a Muhia is found and reunited with his family. Thirdly, the Member wanted to know what action...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Every life in this country is important, and I understand why my colleague is speaking with passion. Secondly, they say justice delayed is justice denied. Today, the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) handed over this Report to us....

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) We will give the Ministry two weeks to provide us with an adequate response.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much. STATUS OF OPERATIONALISATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS IN BUSIA COUNTY

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I will try to summarise. What is the Ministry doing to address the surge in criminal gangs in Nairobi? They have carried out targeted operations, increased police visibility, and revitalised community policing in partnership with other stakeholders, such...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) This is a very exciting gentleman. He has been missing for a while. Hon. Temporary Speaker, on the issue of Joshua Kubiti, preliminary investigations established that the death resulted from a fight between groups of young boys aged between 12 and 19 years, most of...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Member for Embakasi West, Hon. Mark Mwenje, raised concerns about insecurity in Nairobi County. The Member particularly sought a report on investigations into the murders of Mr Matthew Kyalo Mbobu, who was shot and killed on 9th...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) I will do so, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Listening to the Cabinet Secretary, I am really concerned. This is because today, there is more supervision of education in our counties and sub-counties, which did not exist during our time. We have curriculum support officers and quality assurance...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Listening to the Member for Aldai, I used to think insecurity is prevalent in our area, where we actually fight day and night, cattle are stolen and people are killed. In this particular case, I am worried that there are...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Having listened to how the Cabinet Secretary answered these questions, I am surprised.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much. I thank the CS for his response. I think he confirms a teething problem in funding extracurricular activities. My question to him is why we do not allow schools or regions to fund up to the regional level. Then, the Ministry...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, that is precisely what we are seeking from you and the Cabinet Secretary, and he has made a good point.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) We are the representatives of the people, and that is why we must have our say. You should hear us. Even if the Cabinet Secretary has no answers, he has said that he will investigate or provide us with answers.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I believe when you sit on that Chair, you do not have a vote. You must be a fair arbiter. What we are raising with the Cabinet Secretary are matters that are out there. We live in Nairobi, and children leave their...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. In the Cabinet Secretary’s response to the Question by Hon. Martha, he talked about the problem of teacher shortages. Why has it taken almost eight months for him to approve Marsabit Teachers Training College, where we will train...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Hon. Deputy Speaker, KUCCPS falls under the Ministry of Education while KMTC falls under the Ministry of Health. If the Ministry of Education is not able to fund the KMTCs, why do they go ahead to admit students in those colleges? For example, there is...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) The KUCCPS falls under the Ministry of Education, but KMTCs falls under the Ministry of Health. In terms of funding for KMTCs, does the funding come from the Ministry of Education or the Ministry of Health? If KMTCs’ funding comes from the Ministry of Health,...

Hon. Ali Raso (Sako, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. We will respond immediately after the recess.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The question I posed to the Cabinet Secretary was that he said in primary school, a learner will be entitled to Ksh1,400, and in junior school, Ksh15,042. If that is the case and there is a funding gap,...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA)Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have listened to the Cabinet Secretary on funding gaps of Ksh2 billion in primary schools and over Ksh20 billion in secondary schools. Considering such funding gaps, what is the predictable expectation of teachers or headteachers in supporting education...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. According to what Hon. Millie is proposing, this is a House of traditions. If you wish to move an amendment on the Floor of the House, you should have a discussion with the Chairperson of the Committee so...