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Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Hon. Speaker, our Committee will be meeting the Inspector-General (IG) of the National Police Service and his team. We will share this concern with him as a matter of priority. We will bring a comprehensive report to the House once we resume from recess.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am not sure if you saw the recent media clip about what is happening in Mombasa. Mr Nuno, the Regional Police 12th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 19 Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA)Commander, was addressing this issue. If it is...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Hon. Speaker, Hon. Wangari sponsored the Bill. Hon. Speaker Yes. Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) We worked with her through the Committee. Sometimes we have to be very careful with what we ask the Executive to do. However, we will bring a response in the...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I join our colleague, Hon. Wanyonyi, to send my condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and a quick recovery to those in the hospital. In this country, people dying in road accidents appears to be the...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Obliged, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Hon. Speaker, our Committee will be meeting the Inspector-General (IG) of the National Police Service and his team. We will share this concern with him as a matter of priority. We will bring a comprehensive report to the House once we resume from recess.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I am not sure if you saw the recent media clip about what is happening in Mombasa. Mr Nuno, the Regional Police 12th March 2026 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 19 Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA)Commander, was addressing this issue. If it is...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Hon. Speaker, Hon. Wangari sponsored the Bill. Hon. Speaker Yes. Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) We worked with her through the Committee. Sometimes we have to be very careful with what we ask the Executive to do. However, we will bring a response in the...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I join our colleague, Hon. Wanyonyi, to send my condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and a quick recovery to those in the hospital. In this country, people dying in road accidents appears to be the...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The issues that my colleagues from Turkana County are raising is what is hurting this country. If we say education is the single equaliser and yet national schools do not meet even the basic standards of a day...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Martha Wangari) What is out of order, Hon. Raso? Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much. I think Hon. Oundo should not be misleading the House. The principal law of this...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support these nominations. I want to remind Hon. (Dr) Oundo of two important English words – ‘desirable’ and ‘necessary.’ It is desirable to have those qualifications, but it may not be necessary. The bottom line...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From his request for statement, I think a lot has been done by the DCI and IPOA. We will respond to the House in the first week after recess.

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. That is water under the bridge. We are aware that the board will be managing the fund while the council has the bird-eye view of the same. However, they have not defined “the council” in the Bill. It...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Chairlady. I am opposed to that amendment. Firstly, you cannot attempt to micromanage the big projects. Secondly, if you say that a committee will be getting quarterly or monthly reports, then inevitably it is as if you will be part...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. That is water under the bridge. We are aware that the board will be managing the fund while the council has the bird-eye view of the same. However, they have not defined “the council” in the Bill. It...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Chairlady. I am opposed to that amendment. Firstly, you cannot attempt to micromanage the big projects. Secondly, if you say that a committee will be getting quarterly or monthly reports, then inevitably it is as if you will be part...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Committee's Report. As for debt, cut your cloth according to your size. We all know, in this House, that debt is necessary for countries to grow, even at the individual level. You sometimes...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Committee's Report. As for debt, cut your cloth according to your size. We all know, in this House, that debt is necessary for countries to grow, even at the individual level. You sometimes...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. My apologies for coming late. I have heard Hon. Ruku talking about water trucking and giving relief food. I think in his final submission, he said it is not sustainable. The solution is what you have said - that...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. My apologies for coming late. I have heard Hon. Ruku talking about water trucking and giving relief food. I think in his final submission, he said it is not sustainable. The solution is what you have said - that...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. From the foregoing matter raised by the Member for Bonchari, when Kenyans are recruited to fight in foreign wars, they are not soldiers but mercenaries. The law about them is very clear. However, the division we must make between the two...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me join my colleagues in welcoming youngsters who have come to follow the proceedings of Parliament this afternoon. As your representatives in this House, we indeed mean it when we say the future is bright and that...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Let me join my colleagues in welcoming youngsters who have come to follow the proceedings of Parliament this afternoon. As your representatives in this House, we indeed mean it when we say the future is bright and that...

Hon. Ali Raso (Saku, UDA) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. From the foregoing matter raised by the Member for Bonchari, when Kenyans are recruited to fight in foreign wars, they are not soldiers but mercenaries. The law about them is very clear. However, the division we must make between the two...