Farah Maalim

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second the amendment.As a matter of fact, one of the biggest tragedies we have in the North Eastern Province is the failure to split Wajir South into two constituencies. This reminds me when there was a drought and most of the people went to other parts of the country. So, I fully second hon. Sirat on this amendment and hope that the House will carry it. view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to inform hon. Haji that contrary to the presumption that hon. Godana is trying to advance in this House, cushitic is not riverine. Cushitic is the Orma, the Somali, the Rendille, the Gabra and the Boran. So, when he talks about those names as having cushitic names, they are, indeed, cushitic names and that is all these communities. So, Somalis are cushitic also. view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Lagdera! view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Motion be amended as follows:- By deleting the full stop at the end and inserting the following words:- view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: “subject to a recommendation that IEBC to move Medina sub location from Balambala to Dujis Constituency in line with its urban nature”. view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: This basically takes back to the municipal constituency a sub-location called Medina sub-location. It has been put into Balambala Constituency. However, the municipality of Garissa is what we call Dujis. The effect of trying to put half of the municipality into Balambala Constituency is taking people who are half of Garissa town to seek administrative services, 140 kilometres away. So, the town itself, the municipality should be left on its own as a constituency. view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, having said that, I do not wish in any way to deny the possibility of the people of Balambala having a constituency.I have elaborated it very well. I have said without the municipality, what was originally rural Dujis has got sufficient population threshold to be able to become a constituency on its own. That in effect will have to put into consideration the wards, which are Boralangi, Korakora, Danyere, Sankuri and Balambala. They have a common community interest. It is only one community. But the effect of splitting the town in two and taking one community there ... view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, so basically, this is the height of gerrymandering. The word “gerrymander” comes from a chairman who was called Gerry in the United States, soon after the civil war, and “mandering” means you keep on going around to disempower some power, and at the same empower others unduly. Effectively, what this is supposed to do is to address the historical problems we had in this country because constituencies in the past have been formed or created in manners that never took the masses in its own enterity into consideration. This is going to allow the people of Garissa ... view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I beg to move and be seconded by hon. Kiunjuri. view