Hassan Omar

Sen. Hassan Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to share some initial thoughts contextually, with respect to this Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendment) Bill. November 27, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Hassangoes through the various stages or processes of the Senate in terms of our legislative mandate, we shall...

Sen. Hassan On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki made it very clear that the purpose of Second Reading is to allow Senators to ventilate. Ventilation is a very broad term. My ventilation is also an opportunity for him to demystify some of those things....

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Sen. Hassan(Laughter) Sen. Hassan Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to appeal to my friend, Sen. Wetangula, to give him two weeks. Anyway, I will pass the message. Yes, Sen. Hassan Omar. (Laughter)

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Sen. Hassan Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Constitution of Kenya gives Parliament three broad responsibilities. The first responsibility is legislation; where we make laws for the country and laws that have to be abided to by every citizen and institution. The second responsibility is representation, where we represent our counties and...

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Sen. HassanConstitution.The level of insecurity notwithstanding does not take away our inherent right as leaders who represent some of these communities particularly in Mombasa and other parts of this country to speak out when there are transgressions against wholesome members of the community. I have heard Sen. Murungi and Sen....

Sen. Wetangula, I gave you two more minutes. The Senate Minority Leader (

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Sen. Hassan I can see we still have about ten Senators who want to contribute. I think it would be wise to give each two and a half minutes or three minutes.

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Sen. Hassan Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to give an answer to a statement. I will give you the opportunity later. Yes, Sen. Khaniri!

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Sen. Hassan Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. On behalf of myself, my family, Makueni County and the people who love Sen. Kajwang, I wish to pass my condolences to his family and his constituents and people who liked him and many others who most likely, in...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. On behalf of myself, my family, Makueni County and the people who love Sen. Kajwang, I wish to pass my condolences to his family and his constituents and people who liked him and many others who most likely, in his life,...

Who is temporary five? November 19, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

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Sen. Hassan“Nanjala, Fatima, Moraa and all these people”. We must go out there and use our political platforms over weekends and every other weekend, in churches and mosques to educate people on what the mandate of the Senate is. The mandate that we must tell all of them apart from...

“Nanjala, Fatima, Moraa and all these people”. We must go out there and use our political platforms over weekends and every other weekend, in churches and mosques to educate people on what the mandate of the Senate is. The mandate that we must tell all of them apart from the...

I am now starting. Time starts counting now--- Order! Sen. Wako, proceed.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, let me say that I support this Motion. I want to take this opportunity to express my appreciation and thanks to the Senate Majority Leader and Senators such as Sen. Mutahi Kagwe and other Senators from the Jubilee Coalition, which forms this Government, for supporting this...

interpreted Clause by Clause how a Bill should be originated, how it should come to the House, how it should be dealt with and after the debate what should happen up to the time the President assents to the Bill. They went into considerable details on this. The advisory opinion,...

Constitution provides. Again, here we are going for an advisory opinion. That is why I support the Senators who say that in addition to this advisory opinion that we are going to get, people should be put on notice. Next time we are not going to seek an advisory opinion,...

what is the use? It will be a waste of time. What it means is that whenever a Bill is passed by the National Assembly and the Senate, if we feel that it concerns a county, then we shall also now begin originating an amendment Bills, amending that Bill to...

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Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this particular Article has been breached. It is clear that the Speaker of the National Assembly continues to violate the Constitution and he is being assisted by the Attorney-General. The Attorney-General is supposed to advise the President so that before Bills are signed – as Senator...

Your time is up!

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this very important Motion. The manner in which this Motion is drafted is sufficient enough to convince anyone to actually support it. This is because it really details the prevailing circumstances which the Senate has found itself in,...

which even any blind person can see. Even the blind people use the Braille to read. I mean, you cannot lose anything if you are very careful. I call upon the Attorney-General to lead this country into the right path and help the State agencies, whether it is the National...

Your time is up! Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion. A lot has been said and I have one or two things to add. The Government has three arms, that is, the legislature, the executive and the Judiciary, but under the circumstances we find ourselves is...

and cite those steps. Did the Bill go before a meeting of the two Speakers for determination whether it affects counties or not? When the registration is over, did it go to both Houses or not? That law can require the Attorney-General to make sure that those steps which we...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion. As has been stated by many speakers, Articles 95 and 96 are very clear. The Executive which we represent here as a party was involved in the making of this Constitution. Sometimes it is embarrassing that we sit here to...

and night. If there is an intention to make us sitting ducks, we are going to grown wings and fly to wherever we can reach so that we can get our rightful place in the eyes of Kenyans.Therefore, we are sending a warning. We cannot be taken for granted and...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought we will be given more time to talk about this Motion. Some Members were lucky to talk for almost an hour while others are going to speak for five minutes. If you look at this Motion very clearly or carefully, in my view, it is...

to Caesar. We just want what is due to the Senate. We are not crying to get anything else. We are now two years old and the President should know that he is dealing with people who are not honest to him. If they were honest, we would not be...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the Floor. My contribution will be in support of this Motion. I, first of all, want to thank the Senate Majority Leader for the initiative to bring this Motion at this opportune time. I also wish to say, from the outset,...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I support the Motion, I want to be a bit generous to some institutions out there. These are the National Assembly, the Executive and the Judiciary. I extend my generosity by lifting this copy of the Constitution so that as we talk about it--- Some...

Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to what the rest of the Senators have said. Let me begin by first, congratulating the Senate Majority Leader for moving this Motion and the Senate Minority Leader for seconding it. This is a fairly...

although this shows the distinct roles of the two Houses, Article 110 makes it complimentary that the two Houses have a complementary relationship; that is, to ensure that the institution of the two Speakers is highly respected. And because of this, it requires that before any House considers a Bill,...

Tell them!

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the time you have given me to support this Motion. This is a political question which requires political answers and the political head of the nation is the President of Kenya. When our Constitution has been mutilated and the views of the “Upper House”...

as the Chief Accounting Officer and nobody has ever spoken to it anywhere. You can see how far we have been taken to be busybodies.Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, because the Members of the National Assembly fear our oversight role, they misappropriate CDF and when we ask them to account to...

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belongs to the people and cannot be changed at will by any act or omission of any person.Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have seen the fruits of devolution in the first one- and-a-half years. There is a lot of hope and promise. Our being here is by virtue of the...

Your time is up!

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this very important Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like from the outset to state that the Constitution is made for posterity. Therefore, it is for us here now, our children, the children of our children and so on....

Order, Sen. Wako! Is there a problem?

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. There is a small problem which I am trying to handle.

I can see you all over the place. Sen. Kuti, continue. Your time was held.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was saying that all constitutional office holders are supposed to make the Constitution better by practising it and reviewing every now and then areas that cause difficulties. But if constitutional office holders try to play or utilize their good offices to belittle this document, then...

cartoons the President’s images and what people feel about the presidency.

Your time is up, Senator! But I will add you a minute so that you can conclude, because I think your time was not held.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was trying to conclude by saying that it is very right for this Senate to bring this Motion. This is the right time and we should always stand up when the Constitution is being broken by office holders. I warn all office holders that history...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also stand to support this Motion. Let me start by saying that if you take into account the fact that seven out of ten Kenyans, voted for this Constitution. If you read through the Constitution, the central theme that runs through it is devolution. So,...

rubbish that same Constitution thereby hitting at the core of what Kenyans now hold in high esteem and overlooking the supremacy of the Constitution.Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our Speaker Hon. Ethuro, has shown leadership in this matter and on this one matter, I want to appreciate the strength of character...

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Bw. Naibu Spika, asante sana kunipa nafasi niungane pamoja na wenzangu na vile vile kuchukua nafasi hii kumshukuru Kiongozi wa Wengi, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, kwa kuleta Hoja hii ambayo ina umuhimu sana kwa kulinda haki ya kikatiba ya Seneti. Tumevumilia kwa muda mrefu, karibu sheria hamsini zimepitishwa na Nyumba Ndogo,...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to contribute to this Motion. I want to say that Kenyans are watching and listening and a time will come when Kenyans will be tired. The power and sovereignty of this country is in the hands of Kenyans. Any leader elected...

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It appears that we do not have more contributions on this. It also appears as if the Mover is not here to respond. Therefore, I will go ahead to put the question.Hon. Senators, this is not a Motion concerning counties. Therefore, it will be voted for, not by delegations but...

have the threshold.(Bill deferred) THE STATUTE LAW (MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS) (NO.2) BILL 2013, (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO.33 OF 2013) THE PUBLIC FUNDRAISING BILL, (SENATE BILL NO.28 OF 2014) THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE (AMENDMENT) BILL, (SENATE BILL NO.29 OF 2014) ADOPTION REPORT OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PUBLIC COMPENSATION BUREAU November 13,...

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Sen. Hassan It is also a clarification.

Sen. Hassan It is further clarification on this issue.

Sen. Hassan Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I also seek to recognise Members of the Mombasa County Assembly.

Sen. Hassan I just want to welcome them and appreciate their being here. That extends to the students, whom I believe, one day will be sitting in this Chair as Senators of this distinguished Republic. That said and done, I dealt enormously with matters of IDPs when I was with...

Sen. Hassan(Spoke off the record). Sen. Hassan As I said, I did a lot of work around IDPs at the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHCR) . There is a group of IDPs who are totally lost in this regard. There are those IDPs who at the advent of the...

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Sen. Hassanrecent attempted attack on the Nyali Barracks in Mombasa and the Administration Police camp in Malindi.(vii) State the Government’s intervention to remedy the devastating effects of insecurity has had to the tourism sector in the coast region.(viii) State the steps that the Government is taking to stop incidents of...

Sen. Haji, this statement is for your Committee. There was a similar statement sought yesterday on other spates of insecurity in the country which I requested you to check in the HANSARD. I suggest that you check the HANSARD and also take the request from Sen. Hassan. You may have...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that would be fair. Apart from the Lamu insecurity and the curfew, there was a request for a statement on the security of the whole country which you directed to be issued on Tuesday. I do not know whether my brother would wish me to deal...

I will leave it to you because these are two separate statements sought by two separate Senators. It just occurred to me that they are related. If it is convenient to you and your Committee to issue two separate statements, then so be it.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it will not be a problem.

When do you want to issue a Statement on Sen. Hassan’s request?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you directed the first one to be issued on Tuesday, next week. This other one can be issued on Thursday.

Let us do it on Thursday, next week. Is that okay, Sen. Hassan? Sen. Hassan Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the record, it is quite fair that Thursday, next week, should be convenient.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have two statements to issue. You guided me on one yesterday and I am very pleased that I have a very elaborate answer.

The one from Sen. Kagwe?

Yes, Sir.

I can see he is in the House so you can issue it if you are ready. November 5, 2014 SENATE DEBATES TH JULY, 2014 AS A PUBLIC HOLIDAY BY A SECTION OF COUNTY GOVERNORS

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this statement regards the declaration of 7th July, 2014 as a public holiday. Was it Sen. Mositet who requested for the statement?

It was me, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

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Sen. Hassan Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, maybe on the same light, it would be good to get directions from the Chair. If a committee is not satisfied with an answer that has been given by a Cabinet Secretary, should that committee present the answer that is unsatisfactory or the committee...

Sen. Hassan Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to join hands with those Senators – the “Lion King” of Meru, Sen. Murungi –in congratulating the “Lion Cab” of Tharaka Nithi on this particular bold step. But, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to ask for the indulgence of...

Sen. Hassan On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wanted to make it clear to the Senate Majority Leader that you have demonstrated to this Senate again and again the efforts you have made to ensure that there is concurrence on every Bill. Therefore, I want to...

Sen. Hassan On a point of order Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have tried to insist to him of the initiative taken by the Speaker of the Senate, but he still apportion them equal responsibility to a point of calling it failure on the part of the Speaker yet a...

Sen. Hassan Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I also have a similar request to make. Since Sen. Ong’era’s Statement was well captured, I request for a Statement of state of security in the nation. Therefore, I will open up the issue of Lamu to the nation so that we deal with...

Sen. Hassan Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think the point of order by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has actually settled the Senate now. This is because, at that point when I was

Hon. Senators, before I put the question, I want to commend Sen. Haji and Sen. Hassan Omar Hassan. Considering the question that I will put forward, we have to take this exercise seriously when tomorrow comes. We can discuss the rest of the issues in our usual manner in the...

Order! Order! Proceed, Sen. Murkomen.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that a Committee of the Whole is considering The Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bill No.10 of 2014 and has instructed me to report progress and seek leave to sit again tomorrow.

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