Farah Maalim

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Hold your horse! Hold your horse! view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: I want to oppose this amendment. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, as a matter of fact, as far back as the First World War and even the Second World War, the departments or the different forces in the UK were so distinct from one another. Many of you who have read history will remember that Winston Churchill started off as the Assistant Secretary for Navy. As it is today, not only do they have their line items for the three different forces, but they even have different leadership and there is one Secretary for Defense who is up there. I think it will be a very good ... view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, having said that, all that we are doing is that we are trying to break loose from the past. The past in this country for all Ministries, defence included, was wrought with sleaze, corruption, embezzlement and monies that were mismanaged to a level or magnitude you cannot imagine. We want to go into a situation in which we have a solid and an accountable system in which Kenyans know that they are getting value for money. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have had situations in which sub-standard equipment were bought; we have had situations in which certain forces, like the Kenya Navy is so underfunded that it does not have the capacity to be able not only to deal with piracy, but even to deal with such things like people who come and steal our fish! We do not have the capacity to deal with and bring to book the fish pirates or trawlers that come from the developed world and some of the developing world. view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the hon. Member seated next to me tells me that we do not have a presence that is good enough even in Migingo in order for us to feel that we are secure. Parliament is here. In the event there is a need to team together or pool together certain funds and do certain things for a given department, Parliament will always be informed, it will be justified and will be explained by the Minister---- Parliament will, in respect of our national security but sufficiently satisfied, always pass that and reallocate the funds. Parliament has the ... view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the problem we have is that we want to have an open book in this country. The DOD is one department in which we were told that this is a national security matter and that it is not subject to the Controller and Auditor- General and it is not subject to any audit. As a matter of fact--- view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it used to be and it was removed in the 1980s. Those of you who have your memory right and if you go back to the records, you will see that it was removed in the 1980s. We have reason to believe that a lot of money went the wrong way. All we are doing right now is that we are saying that we want massive transparency. There is nothing national security about buying a low loader, which is a Mack truck or a Mercedes truck. There is nothing national security about that! view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: There is nothing national security about buying boots for our forces! We want to see that when we buy boots, those boots are of the right quality and we are getting value for money. That is the reason why we are dissecting it. Actually, this country is devolving funds and expenditure so that there is micro management in the sense that people are able to see where every penny goes. When it is a lot of it together, it is very easy for these things to go the wrong way. That is why I am inclined to believe that in ... view
• 3 May 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to oppose. view