Farah Maalim

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2631 to 2640 of 2901.

• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, as Members of this august House, we have a responsibility to protect the dignity of this country as well as the interests of Kenyans. Since we have a scourge called “corruption”, which is essentially a demon and dragon, it has become fashionable for anybody who does not like another person to brand that person “corrupt” without the ability to substantiate the allegation, and with the knowledge that one cannot be taken to court because one enjoys parliamentary immunity against civil proceedings on utterances made on the Floor of this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have listened. ... view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the letter, which makes reference to High Court Miscellaneous No.302 of 2005, between Speedways Commercial Agencies versus Kenya Revenue Authority, was written in March, 2012. It partly reads as follows:- “The above matter and your letter dated 7th February, 2012 refer. We take this opportunity to apologise for the delay in responding to your said letter due to other official commitments outside the office. As you are already aware, there are five pending assessments over restraint charges filed in court by your company---” This has something to with the charges filed by Speedways Commercial Agencies against the ... view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the letter goes ahead and says, “We are seeking for more time to make such consultations and thereafter substantially respond. However, this should not be construed as admitting liability since as you know, the cases are still pending in court.” This is a matter between these collectors. When you are a collector for the KRA you collect not just from one client but from many. This is a profession or a business and we do not even have that information. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to correct one matter here. There is no Speedways mentioned in here. There are also no taxes mentioned in here. This is a civil matter between two people who entered into an agreement for the delivery of services. That is the only thing I want to mention. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I had said and which I want to repeat, this is a letter that we have to be convinced that it is based on that particular matter. We can only be convinced if there is documentary evidence to it. I oppose, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 25 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I think that defeats the very basis and the philosophy of our own constitution, which is essentially devolving authority and management. When you want to have a land board at the local level appointed by the national commission, already the national interest is taken care of. view
• 25 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: I am not on a point of order, I am contributing. I know what he is talking about but, please, just allow me to continue. view
• 25 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: You cannot defeat the very principal philosophy of our Constitution to devolve power, authority and management. You already have a National Land Commission which has the authority to appoint the county land board, and then you provide again that they be given the right, the power and authority to appoint from outside the county? What is the purpose of devolution in this case? view
• 25 Apr 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, to begin with, the very stringent qualifications that have become conditional for the appointment of these people will definitely make most land boards national. This is particularly in areas which are essentially marginal and in areas like Coast Province. So, the national texture will always be there and for the benefit of hon. Orengo, as much as I want to appreciate what he is saying, and this is what we have all along prayed for in this country, this will never function that well. We have seen managers of major parastatals who are working in areas ... view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also stand to support the petition. A few of us remember in the Seventh Parliament when there was a situation in which all the students in Bishop Musa Gitau School, which was somewhere in Kiambu, were supposed to have done very poorly. But when we went for remarking again, it was found that those students were actually some of the best in the country. At that time, a pattern was developing in the country in which the politically correct areas, where the powers were domiciled, were the areas which always produced the best students and the ... view