Farah Maalim

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for according me this opportunity to talk about this landmark historical Motion. view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, all constitutions when very critically analyzed have got a lot of follies and faults. The American Constitution, when they were claiming or reclaiming their own Republicanism, it took 11 years. view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it took 11 years to get the American Constitution in place. At the time when it was being enacted, among other things, one of the pioneers of constitutionalism in the world said: “With all its imperfections, let us accept this Constitution.” It is my humble submission that with all its imperfections, let us accept this Constitution as it is without any amendments. I say this because I care about this country and want us to have a Constitution. I say this because there are upwards of 150 supposed amendments to the Constitution. If we have ... view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Order! view
• 30 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. K. Kilonzo, I did not say so. If you look at the philosophy of it and the ideology of it and you leave parochialism out of it, and you listen, instead of jumping up with points of orders, because you are a nationalist and you are supposed to be a statesman, you will understand what I am talking about. view
• 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