Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. People with auto immune diseases need special care. For example, lupus is one of the diseases that is auto immune. Some of these people because of their health, even when they are professionally qualified to be economically active, they are not able to do that because of their condition. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think a special cover for such people with the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) should be considered. The people looking at this Petition should also pursue that angle. Such people are usually a burden to their relatives and the cost of medical ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Floor. I do not know whether these diseases were not known before or they have been on the rise because of our lifestyle. There are many generations that are dealing with these issues and many other people dealing with different types of auto immune diseases including the skin, muscles and the nerves. So many issues are coming up and the people who are available to take care of them in terms of doctors are not adequate. Most people sometimes seek medical care abroad which they cannot afford because, as I said, they are not economically active due to their condition. ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute. The importance of the Appropriation Bill being passed after the Division of Revenue Bill cannot be overemphasized. The reason why we are in this quagmire is because other people, including us, have money but the counties have been starved. That is the considered view of Members of the Mediation Committee, because they wanted this Bill to go ahead. It should not be a case of once a problem is solved, we move on and do not look back; let it be different this time. We must get a ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, once we pass this Bill, the Committee on Finance and Budget should work on the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. They should be given more time by the House so that it is ready for the next process. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am sick and tired of women being used to give an explanation in bad light. This House ought to respect women better. Why use an example of a lady who is being raped, and is not given time to heal? There are so many other examples that we can use. Women are already harassed, intimidated and abused enough. We do not need to bring it to this House. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: On a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, if I were the Auditor-General of this country, I would have disallowed all the costs that were paid prior to today for the national Government. That is how serious this issue is; because you cannot appropriate something that you do not have. view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the Senate Majority Leader. If we do not table those reports, we will miss an opportunity, in cases where the county governments are in sync with the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) and citizens of the county are really aggrieved about certain issues. If those issues are not adequately addressed, then we will have missed. Alternatively, we could deal with this issue by making a law, but create a caveat, where we can still handle certain issues that the citizens are aggrieved about. Let us not use our sweeping statement where we say ... view
• 1 Aug 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also support this Petition and thank Sen. Khaniri for bringing it. Given all the ailments that were listed, are we fair to these people? Sometimes, I believe that some of these decisions made are bad. A person who is already injured cannot be allowed to go without any benefit. They are only given gratuity which is not continuous. For example, if they make one bad business decision, their money is taken away. Again, if they are injured, they have no economic potential. The only thing they have is their strength, which now could be ... view
• 1 Aug 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank the Senator for Wajir County for highlighting this important issue. The fact that people are given short contracts will not reduce wages. There are critical issues that we need to address. For example, does the wage bill include ghost workers? Did we get rid of all the ghost workers before we consider demotivating people who are working? view