Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, I would like to thank Sen. Wetangula for bringing this Statement to the House. I really respect Sen. Wetangula, but I want to honorably differ with him. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we reached a level where between 40 and 60 per cent of students who are admitted to universities to pursue engineering and medicine courses were dropping out in first year, as a result of cheating. The Government has better use of resources. This is an issue that speaks to the core of our livelihoods. If we allow cheating in schools, there are ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: If you remember, in 2015, there was a Form Four student in one of the Churches who confessed of getting grade A in the exams, and he wanted to be prayed for his sins, for him to re-sit the exam. You can imagine the emotional torture that that child had gone through, before admitting to that in a Church full of people. The economy of examination cheating was at Kshs5 billion, before Prof. Magoha stopped the cheating. Examination cheating is the worst that can happen to any country. I am sure that the Government is not willing to spend that ... view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to humbly disagree with the Chairperson of the Committee on Roads and Transportation. I also had a Statement on the status of Modogashe-Wajir Road, but up to now, I have not got a response and that was last year in 2018. view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I want to state that I support the amendment of these Regulations with the following reasons: We are in a catch 22 situation where I am damned if I do, and damned if I do not. So, we are already in a hole. This House has two options; to allow the country to sink into a hole now or pass these Regulations, extend the ceiling and let us have some money to restructure the expensive debt and stop internal borrowing. The issue of internal borrowing has been touched by many Senators ... view
• 5 Nov 2019 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
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: Financial Year 2019/2020 is over Kshs3 trillion. If we can save Kshs1 trillion every year that is lost through corruption, we can actually offset our principal debt in the next six years. view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, why are people not looking at that opportunity? That is what I do not understand. We have an opportunity. Sen. Orengo has said nobody is providing a solution but I am providing a solution that will clear our debt. Kenyans are hardworking people. If we save Kshs1 trillion in a year, we will clear the current debt within the next six years. Hopefully, because of the gains that we will have realised from the development of the infrastructure that we will use our loans on, we can start reaping the benefits of that loan. view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: The animal in the room is this debt which will not only make our economy unsustainable, lead to increase in poverty, decrease employment; but in the end all services will shut down if we do not tame this animal called corruption. view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the National Treasury told us that we have to be accountable to the common mwananchi and they need absolute figures. This is because when we say “a percentage of the GDP” it is only the experts who can understand. If you tell the layman that it is Kshs9 trillion and you surpass that, then they know you have reached. Sometimes these parameters keep on changing. Last time we had a meeting with the National Treasury, one of the questions I asked is why the revenue was not growing in tandem with the GDP since they had ... view
• 5 Nov 2019 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