Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1021 to 1030 of 1656.

• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: We all think about the moment; ‘that I will gain where I am, and so, I do not care whether or not corruption is fought.’ Some of the discussions I heard people putting forward are that they did not want people to know about their wealth. My advice to people who do not want their wealth to be public is that they should not seek public appointment. They should run with whatever they have grabbed and do whatever business they want, but disappear from public life. If one is not ready to go through a lifestyle audit, there must be ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: the laws are being misused in a very bad way. Communities know that this is happening, and it is very sad that the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) is not doing anything. I disagree with the EACC because they have an officer who is attached to the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC). The EACC has made a few arrests in the past, but that is not enough. A corrupt person is a thief and thieves belong in jail. Assets of the Government need to be recovered. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the EACC needs serious reforms. Normally, when I tell people that, they tell me that the EACC is part of the society. That means that our society is rotten to the core, right from the voter who wants to be bribed. It is high time for Kenyans to be mad about corruption for something to be done. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: There is no proper protection for the whistleblowers in this country. It is stated in this document that part of the reason some countries have made it in the fight against corruption is because the whistleblowers are protected. We still do not have whistleblowers protection policy. Last year, corruption at the Masaai Mara University came to light because one accountant felt that corruption is not right. In December last year, I attended a conference where the whistleblower in the Maasai Mara University scandal was awarded for exemplary courage. Whistleblowers can easily disappear if they are not protected because there are ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I believe that corruption in our country has not gotten to the levels that were there in Hong Kong, where even ambulance attendants had to be bribed before taking a sick patient to hospital. The people of Hong Kong became impatient with corruption for the administration to do something. I, therefore, urge Kenyans to be mad about corruption for something to happen. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: For Hong Kong to win the war against corruption, the police officers, the anti- corruption agencies, judges and everybody else collaborated in the fight. In our case, all the institutions that can help in the fight against corruption are corrupt. I do not know what we can do to win the war against corruption, but there is need for serious response in how we tackle corruption cases. We need to see corrupt Cabinet Secretaries behind bars, otherwise, if we keep arresting the ‘small people’, we will not make a huge impact. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, some Kenyans are international experts in forensic audit. However, our agencies will never give even consultancy jobs to such individuals who can unmask high level corruption cases. I know a Kenyan who was the head of forensics in an international organization that exists in over 98 countries. Real corruption in this country starts with the identification of people during recruitment. If you recruit in a biased manner, the person who is recruited owes allegiance to somebody else. How do you expect them to be independent and report? Therefore, we need to express some outrage towards corruption. In ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I also thank Sen. Khaniri for bringing this matter to the House. One of the issues being put forward as the cause of delaying disbursements to county governments is pending bills. Governors are refusing to pay pending bills that were there before they came to power. We all know that any office exists in perpetuity. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: The fact that you took over does not nullify the expenses of the former governor. As long as pending bills are legitimate, they should be paid because people provided services. The other issue that brings about pending bills is governors exaggerating their budgets and own source revenues. I was analyzing the budget for counties in northern Kenyan. I realised that by the end of the first quarter, the best had only collected 30 per cent. You can imagine what the rest had collected. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a suggestion we have been giving them from 2017 as the ... view