Abdirahman Abdinoor Ali

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Khaniri is a very serious Senator. I will take his word and wait for the three weeks.

Sen. AbdirahmanWetangula related to continuous registration of persons. I will agree with Sen. Murungi, this is a serious overload if not derailing the initial process. So, I will invite Sen. Wetangula to look for his opportunity to seek a Statement along his lines and the one for Sen. Murungi shall...

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think you should be admitted to the bar. (Laughter) Order, you are repeating yourself.

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Sen. Abdirahman On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is my good friend, Sen. Kanainza, in order to say that we are dealing with petty issues of impeaching Governors? February 14, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Speaker, Sir, my able Senator is wrong, because I am not talking...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for granting me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. I support the Motion and let me start by saying that we are not the originators of this Motion. This Motion originated from Embu County Assembly and it is time for MCAs to be...

For this House to gain its credibility and to be respected and I think all Members can bear me witness here today, we have been called names, and some politicians have been referring to us as nyumba ya wazee, house of retirees and some politicians have been demanding to disband...

Order, Senator. Your time is up.

I rest my case, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Thank you very much.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to add my voice in this intricate and delicate matter about Embu County. As we carry out our primary role as Senators, it is important that we take into account that it is a matter of choosing between defending the...

Sen. Abdirahman Order! Sen. (Dr.) Machage, please, desist from other issues. I would actually have stopped you, but I heard your language. You said: “It comes (Applause)

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, I appreciate Sen. Abdirahman’s comments and actually what you had commented, but these are facts. I will try very much to ignore what is known in the public domain. (Laughter) February 4, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

situation, I believe that there is a way forward and that lacuna will not in any way prevent this House from making a historical ruling.Mr. Speaker, Sir, my introductory remarks were actually meant – if I was not curtailed from continuing with the same – to request the Committee not...

Sen. Abdirahman) : On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not know what the Acting Senate Minority Leader--- Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are all learning and we are waiting for your direction on a number of issues that are waiting judgement in terms of determination and how...

On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not know what the Acting Senate Minority Leader---

Order, Sen. Wako! Until you learn the basic rules of this business, I am afraid you might suffer the consequences of not being heard. Let me reward faithfulness and recognize Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, this matter might require a proper communication from the Chair because we have migrated from the old Constitution where we did not have a Senate to the current one. It has been our practice that Ministers would not only sit on the right of the Chair but...

Sen. Abdirahman) : Sen. Abdirahman) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, I want to declare that I come from one of the counties that were listed in the Motion. The amendment has not been laid on the Table, so we do not know precisely what it is all about. However, there...

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Sen. Abdirahman) : Sen. Abdirahman) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, it is in order to go for recess because we need time to spend with those that we represent. We also need time to critic ourselves individually and collectively as the Senate. We should spend time in the libraries to...

killed in the next few weeks. I say this because the Ministry of Devolution has been given more prominence. We know it is an important Ministry, but we would not want the Intergovernmental Relations Committee to quickly take up positions that they cannot hold. The fact that the membership will...

Sen. Abdirahman) : Sen. Haji, whatever you can do, do it. If not, you will respond when we resume. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Haji. I know that we might go on recess, but knowing the kind of person he is, I would plead that if he can do...

Sen. Abdirahman) : Sen. Haji, whatever you can do, do it. If not, you will respond when we resume. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Haji. I know that we might go on recess, but knowing the kind of person he is, I would plead that if he can do...

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Sen. Abdirahman) : Sen. Abdirahman) : Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will not go back to what you have just ruled, but I think as Members of this House, we have to educate each other. When one thinks that he has a point that he wants to raise and the...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I personally think Sen. G.G. Kariuki has every right to move this Motion because any legislator can move an amendment to the National Security Act. It is the prerogative of this House to make observations or make a precursor of a situation that will enforce or...

Sen. Abdirahman) : Sen. Abdirahman) : Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I just wanted to make the point that this amendment is in compliance with the Constitution. Article 1 of the Constitution is very important and talks about the sovereignty of the people. Article 1 (2) and (3) reads:-...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir.

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I am just a Senator, just like any other Senator here. What I am trying to reason, by standing here, was to support this amendment because it is very good for all the politicians, especially the Chair of that Board. He will be more comfortable that...

Sen. Abdirahman) : Sen. Abdirahman) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have my Vice-Chairman, Sen. Mwazo here. Can you say something? On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With regards to the point of order that the Senator for Homa Bay has raised, there is a culture that is creeping...

Sen. Abdirahman) : Order, Sen. Kajwang! You are on a point of order; this is not a debate! My point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir, is that while I welcome the thoughts of the Senate Majority Leader, I would want to state that this House has worked harmoniously, irrespective of...

What is it, Sen. Kajwang?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are representatives of the citizens of this country; and we are members of a committee that deals with infrastructure and transport in this country on behalf of the citizens of the Republic of this country. Whenever we have our meetings, we consult with the Cabinet Secretaries,...

Order, Sen. Kajwang! You are on a point of order; this is not a debate!

Sen. Abdirahman Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to thank Sen. Haji for his honesty and particularly for the effort he has made. The Statement we expected his afternoon relates to the security of a Member of this House and it is long overdue. We have tried to reach this particular...