Farah Maalim

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, land is a very sensitive issue in Kenya. The Minister has already admitted that the indigenous land of the Bajuni people is the only land which has been declared Government land in this country, to the exclusion of the indigenous people of that area. Could he confirm that not only were people taken there from the rest of the country, particularly from areas we know are occupied by ethnic communities other than the Bajuni themselves, but Government officers and well-placed people, including politicians, have also grabbed the land that belongs to the Bajuni people of Lamu? Can ... view
• 22 Feb 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I really respect the Minister, and I understand that he definitely means to support the people of Lamu, but I was in Lamu one week ago and the forests are being reclaimed by settlers. The people who are being settled on a daily basis are there. Could the Minister confirm that he is going to send out a team to find out the situation on the ground? He should give us a list of all those people who have been given land. The information we have from the Lamu people is that ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I want to join my colleagues in the House here who have gone to very great lengths to tell this country and the Government how serious the situation is. I have just come from a section in my own constituency and I have also had an opportunity to travel through two other constituencies that are affected by the drought. The situation is very bad. It has become a tradition for our Government to respond to situations and not to plan ahead. For two months now, we have been telling the Government how serious the situation ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: I do not see this Government taking adequate measures in time to alleviate the problem because of the history of droughts, disasters and calamities in this country. That is because the people in the Government system have always played corruption with the lives of Kenyans. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: All the maize we have right now in North Rift should be purchased immediately. History has shown us that they will not purchase that maize. Instead, they will go and look for maize that is infected with aflatoxins from South Africa and other parts of the world, to try and make money out of it. We are telling the Government that this time is different. This time is different! Kenyans will not accept it; hon. Members will not accept it and the Minister had better watch out. We need the Government immediately, as a matter of urgency, to declare that ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Secondly, students are not able to go secondary schools and the Government must, as a matter of urgency, immediately announce that all students should remain in schools. Headmasters or principals should not send away students because of lack of fees. When I was going to school in the early 1970s myself, we had a similar disaster in 1971. The late President Kenyatta said that no student from the affected areas should be chased away from school because of lack of fees. We expect the Government to do that now, in the very least. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Livestock Department has not come out with an off-take programme even now. They are waiting for the animals to die. Why can the Government not say immediately how much money is available for the off-take programme, so that livestock owners can sell their livestock before they die and slaughter it for the people themselves? We expect that in the course of a few days or the next hours - whichever is possible – for that to be done. We do not want the World Food Programme (WFP) aid that comes from outside. That food contains Genetically ... view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Last time, the Armed Forces did some work. But what did they do? We had only two vehicles for a whole district and a constituency and each one of them was only a five- tonner. We want the Government to act collectively and show us real determination, concern and action and not Passats. view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: Finally, farmers who have produced excess grains must be motivated. Experience has shown us that we tend to buy much more expensive cereals – twice as much expensive – from outside, where the quality is the worst. We buy GMOs. The GMOs are not good for our people. Give the right prices to those farmers in the North Rift! view
• 19 Jan 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view