Yusuf Haji

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Sen. Haji Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with all due respect to Professor, we were told at medical school that when you become a professor, you become learned in such a small area that you forget everything else. Please, when you are a politician, know the world and live in this...

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Sen. Haji Mr. Speaker, Sir, about four weeks ago, immediately after the Kapedo attack, I sought a Statement on the state of insecurity in the Coast region and in particular the curfew in Lamu County. I was promised that the answer would come the following week. However, the following week,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, about four weeks ago, immediately after the Kapedo attack, I sought a Statement on the state of insecurity in the Coast region and in particular the curfew in Lamu County. I was promised that the answer would come the following week. However, the following week, the Chairperson...

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Sen. Haji Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to commend that very robust response from Sen. Haji. That undertaking demonstrates the gravity and seriousness of this Statement. Based on the commitment by the Chairman Sen. Haji reasonably, Tuesday should be fine. We should be able to get some indication because the...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to commend that very robust response from Sen. Haji. That undertaking demonstrates the gravity and seriousness of this Statement. Based on the commitment by the Chairman Sen. Haji reasonably, Tuesday should be fine. We should be able to get some indication because the matter is...

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Sen. Haji Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was the wish of the House that this Statement should be presented today. Unfortunately, I am not able to do so. I have been on the Clerk of the Committee since yesterday. He has not been able to get the Statement because the Minister...

Sen. Haji Mr. Speaker, Sir, you are quite right. However, if I could be appointed to that office, I can assure you the answers will be given immediately. However, for now I depend on other people to give me the answers to bring to the House. The House should bear...

Sen. Haji One more week, Mr. Speaker, Sir. (Statement deferred)

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Sen. Hajiand defend the Constitution.”The Public Holidays Act, Cap 104, is not clear as to the ensuing consequence of unlawful declaration of public holiday. The authority to declare public holidays emanates from a law made pursuant to the provision of the Constitution. November 5, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Haji and...

Sen. Mutahi Kagwe, do you wish to seek any clarification?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the matter is self explanatory. But having said that, you have just heard the Chairman talk about some lack of clarity regarding what actually happens to such individuals who declare national holidays. Given that politics is full of all sorts of people, including egomaniacs, it is...

one day, abrogates himself or herself the responsibility of declaring public holidays and, in fact, continues on and declares a day a public holiday.Further, it is important that this matter be on record that, indeed, declaration of any day as a public holiday other than by the people the Constitution...

Well, thank you Senator. There are no further requests from the Floor.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Order, Sen. Hassan! Are you standing on a different issue?

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

But you must press your request in good time. What is your point of order?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to make a clarification that the procedure is laid out in law. Is it accurate to say that if I declare a public holiday outside the law, then in the natural event it is not a public holiday, then we will know that...

That is now settled. Everybody seems satisfied. Sen. Haji, thank you for a comprehensive answer on that issue. Sen. Haji Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have another statement which was sought by Sen. Munyes. It has been outstanding for a while.

Is it a long one? Sen. Haji No, it is a very short one.

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Sen. Haji Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether my humble statement will suffice, because I do not think any governor has any legal basis to declare any public holiday other than the central Government. Therefore, they should be ignored totally. (Laughter) Sen. Haji Thank you, Mr. Deputy...

Sen. Haji Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in congratulating the Senate Majority Leader for the letter he has written and also the discussion he had with the Attorney-General. I do not know whether I got him right; he said that he also discussed with His Excellency the...

Sen. Haji Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the gracious lady for asking for this statement. The statement is really loaded. I will ask to be given a week from today to answer all the issues that have been raised. Sen. Kajwang, is it on that point?

Sen. Haji No, Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir. I asked for a week but you ruled that I should give it on Tuesday. We will do everything possible to give it on Tuesday but I would like to answer my colleague, Sen. Kajwang, he has been with me in the national...

Sen. Haji Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I request the Clerk’s Office to make available the HANSARD to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government. I will also have my copy. You should emphasis how urgent and important it is. That is satisfactory now. That brings...

Sen. HajiOrder, Senators! We have finished with Order No.8. We have adjourned debate, like it has been done.Again, Order No.9 is Division. Of course, we do not have the threshold. We could go to division, but like Sen. Murkomen has so correctly said when he was chairing the Committee of...

Sen. Haji Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a point of order. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is totally out of order. This is an honourable House. It is not proper all the time to refer to KANU and Kariuki Chotara who is dead. People should come up with ideas that will...

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Sen. Haji I would like to contribute.