Farah Maalim

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3521 to 3530 of 3590.

• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is nothing static in this country. There are no small tribes and big tribes in Kenya. We are all Kenyans. In any case, there is no community in this country which forms over 50 per cent of our population and can be considered as the majority. My position is that we should strive for a nation and a tribe called Kenya. Let us not look at other small parochialism issues in determining the future of this country. I am using this as an example because when you try and take a position and say that ... view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Order hon. Members! What is the matter with my hon. Members? We can have a very good constitution, but unless we respect it, our nation and our people, it will be a piece of paper. We are not in a constitutional vacuum and we would still have a better country than we have today. Let us respect ourselves. We have a culture of always looking outside for help when we have the best. We have the best men and women in the world in this country. Let us not witch-hunt one another. Not at such a critical moment when we ... view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the dignified positions that I want hon. Members of the august House to appreciate is that when a Deputy Speaker, who hardly gets a chance to speak on the Floor of House, they do not keep on interrupting him with points of order. Why can we not have a culture that essentially respects the nation, State and the House itself? I do not see why we should run to Bishop Desmond Tutu. Bishop Tutu is an important person in his own country and also in the continent. However, we also have our own ... view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, please, rule them out of order! view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is no one who came from his mother’s womb with a title deed on his own navel. view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Everyone got a title deed because it is a document that is respected. If we could accept and respect title deeds, when the colonialists kicked us out of our own land and appropriated 100 acres to a family--- We do not even talk about it because you look at him as a white man and we get scared. However, because a fellow black Kenyan man has a small piece of land, you cannot do anything else, but envy him or her. view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On the issue of the Kadhis’ Courts, we want to have a nation in which we appreciate one another. The best litmus test for any country is to protect its own minorities. The Muslims in this country are a minority. view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I can face the Chair or even face the other side as long as I address the Speaker all the time. The Kadhis’ Courts have never been a threat to anybody in this country, not even to the majority. Over 70 per cent of the population of this country are Christians or profess to other faiths other than Islam. This is just a family court. However, when you get people being paid by evangelists outside this country to create chaos among their own ethnic brothers and sisters in this country--- view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Much as I would be restrained not to interrupt the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister, this is a very serious issue. The hon. Prime Minister said that we need to consult widely. It is precisely because of consulting widely that we have got corruption staying the way it is in this country. The trust of this country was placed in the President and the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister. Could the two of you - and only the two of you - consult on this and show Kenyans the way forward? The more you ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: You have rightly mentioned it, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What is completely out of order is His Excellency the President and the Rt. hon. Prime Minister to consult outside. This problem can only be resolved by the two of you because Kenyans have the faith and trust in the two of you. The more you decide to consult outside, the more there view