Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Lack of blood banks affects women more than anyone else. During the natural process of giving birth, women lose a lot of blood. As a result, they have more casualties due to shortage of blood banks. Because of the importance of this Statement, although ordinarily under Standing Order 47, it does not require Committee action, I request you to allocate it to a relevant Committee, so that this issue can be addressed exhaustively. Mr. Speaker, Sir, health being devolved and being supporters of devolution, lack of blood banks in counties is a very big indictment ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First of all, the issue around audit--- view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I also wish to comment on the adoption of audit reports. This House approved amendments to the PFM Act. Therefore, we will be doing nothing, as legislators, if we do not approve audited accounts. Once we have audited reports, other than summoning a few CSs, there is nothing much we do. Our Committee suggested that within three months after the BPS is published, if the National Assembly does not approve it, then it is assumed to be past. Therefore, our Members will be referring to the approved BPS. There is also the need to strengthen internal audit ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: As we all know, the Government revenue keeps on reducing. There is a Bill by Sen. (Dr.) Zani that seeks to address revenue collection that has not been passed by the National Assembly. Revenue collection of the counties must be increased to reduce their overreliance on the national Government. The other issue that I want to bring to the attention of Senators is that our production has been reducing. In the FY 2016/2017, our share of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) within the East African Community (EAC) was US$42 but it has reduced to US$39 over the past five years. The ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this was a discussion that was between Intergovernmental Budget and Economic Council (IBEC). The governors agreed and subsequently even the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). The Senators’ hands are tied, yet two of the greatest devolved functions would have been given Kshs683 billion compared to Kshs316 billion that we are giving counties. I beg to support. Thank you very much. view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. It is just a point of information. Part of the reason why we have this problem and we will continue having this problem year in, year out is that we need to extend the timelines from when the Budget Policy Statement is tabled and the time we have it for deliberation. That is vital information. view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. We spend a lot of time working on Bills and other things. However, nobody tells us why our Bills do not move forward in the other House. In the first year, I sponsored a Bill on statistics and up to now, I do not know its status. Some of the Bills take one year to prepare, but when they go to the other House, there are a lot of amendments and contributions from Members and, at the end of the day, nothing comes out of it. Madam Temporary Speaker, let ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I am not a lawyer but in some situations, it is clear to everybody what is right or wrong. I sit in the Committee on Finance and Budget and I am aware that the revenue generated by this country, both the national Government and county governments, has been dwindling. The graph has been downtrend. The former county councils collected more revenue compared to the current county governments. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: The growth of our GDP and revenue do not match, and I am convinced that the hidden cause is corruption. The national Government has taken over the running of the County Government of Nairobi due to corruption. If we do not speak out clearly on issues of corruption, as a country, we will fail. Whether we take a tribal or political position, the leadership of this country has spoken on corruption. Things will go right when everybody is focused on saving this country from the jaws of corruption. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am speaking on corruption because Nairobi City County is unable to run as a result of the corrupt practices, coupled with mismanagement that are ongoing in this county. When Sen. Sonko was asked by the courts to step aside due to corruption, the county was at a limbo due to lack of a deputy governor, which he should have addressed when he was still in office. Further, half of the County Executive Committee (CEC) members were also not in office. If those issues had been addressed earlier, Nairobi would not have experienced the challenges it ... view