Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to contribute to this Bill. Before I start my contribution to the Bill, allow me to condole with the families of the late Governor (Dr.) Joyce Laboso and hon. Ken Okoth. They were both very good leaders in their own right. For example, Sen. Shiyonga and I had an opportunity to go and grace Governor Laboso’s occasion when she was launching 100 days of her leadership as a governor. During that time, I was very impressed with her achievements. view
• 31 Jul 2019 in Senate: The fact that Kenyans only elected three female governors out of the 47 counties, losing one of the three is a very big loss to women leadership in this country. I feel sad that we lost one of the three female governors elected by Kenyans. Not to mention the fact that out of the 37 deputy governors that were the running mates of the governors, only six are ladies. In most instances, ladies do not get an opportunity for leadership. That is just about 16 per cent of the total number that were elected. If you look at the three ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, let me use an English phrase that is appropriate. I meant that, it is an idea whose time is right. I think that will drive the matter home. What is ailing our country is corruption. Sometime back, we saw in the media that some people were caught changing the expiry date of medicine. A week or two ago, we learnt that supermarkets are selling meat that is unfit for human consumption. Although that was brought to the attention of the public through an expose’, I do not know whether most people are aware which supermarket was responsible ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in Senate: Traffic officers are more interested in somebody who has committed a minor traffic offence. There was a time I was stopped by a traffic officer on the pretext that my tyre was worn out. When I challenged the traffic officer to tell me the depth of the tread of a tyre that is required to be on the road, he was unable to explain that. This means he just looked at me and saw that this is a potential person to take a bribe from. I had not committed any offence, and that is why I challenged him. Corruption is ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other issue is lifestyle. We were told that fast foods are one of the major causes of cancer. The economy of this country is turning out to be a consumption economy. How many fast-food restaurants do we have in this country? You will realise that all the American fast-food chains are represented in Kenya. Those restaurants might be employing some few Kenyans but we can do better than that. The presence of those fast-food restaurants means that we are accumulating more diseases. The Kshs20 billion that is being used in India for treatment of cancer ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in Senate: This morning, we were told that statistics indicate that we have 47,000 new cases of cancer every year in Kenya. Out of that number, 69 per cent succumb to cancer, and that is worrying. Hon. Ken Okoth was a Member of Parliament and an epitome of good governance but we have lost him and the same applies to Governor (Dr.) Joyce Laboso who was a PhD holder. This country invested in their education and it has not reaped from their education. Their death is a blow to this country. My mother gave birth to me through surgery. When she told ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to continue. I would like to bring to speed those who were not in the House. I did an analysis of the wage bill for the counties. I looked at the best and the worst counties in terms of when the governors took office in 2017, and the previous financial year. I also did a further analysis for the first three quarters of Financial Year 2018/2019 for the worst eight counties according to the Controller of Budget (CoB). I had earlier talked about the best performing counties and I will now ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in Senate: The Governor of Kericho County increased his wage bill from 38.37 to 48.84 per cent, which is an increase of 10.47 per cent. If the governor who had served before recruited people according to specified qualifications given according to the guidelines in the law, how come the wage bill increased during his second term? To me, that is impunity because he did not follow the law that he took oath to abide by. view
• 31 Jul 2019 in Senate: I will just give the percentage increases without giving the details, because it will take a lot of my time. Vihiga County is next, where the governor increased the wage bill to 48.48 per cent after one financial year. The Governor of Garissa County also increased his wage bill by 10.56 per cent; while the Governor of Bungoma County increased his wage bill by 10.19 per cent. The Laikipia County wage bill increased by 11.13 per cent, while that of West Pokot County by 11.21 per cent. Embu County increased its wage bill by 11.41 per cent, while Baringo County ... view
• 31 Jul 2019 in Senate: Nyamira is another county where the governor is serving his second term. He increased his wage bill by 12.66 per cent, which is almost up 13 per cent. Nandi County increased its wage bill by 13.79 per cent. Trans Nzoia is another county where the governor is serving his second term. He increased his wage bill by 14.59 per cent. The Governor of Kajiado County increased the wage bill by 15.19 per cent. Makueni is our model county, and most of us thought it will be among the best counties in terms of management and all that. The governor is ... view