Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), when you deduct the revenue that we raise as a country from the national Budget, there is a gap of Kshs628 billion, which I suspect that the Government plans to borrow either locally or internationally. Are we making sustainable investment from the borrowing that we do? Is the money that we are borrowing being invested, so that the loan can easily be repaid? Secondly, is that debt sustainable given our income? view
• 30 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also need to address issues around national interest as well as debt. The revenue that we generate is the first charge that we have. We should have a conversation around what makes a public debt and every given year, determine how much debt we should acquire. Short of that, we will have a moving goal post. The counties do not generate revenue and the two charges go to the decision made by the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 30 Apr 2019 in Senate: national Government, yet the consequence is felt by the county governments. One of the reasons given by the national Government as to why money to counties was deducted is because whatever was available is less after those two deductions. view
• 30 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the county governments are not on the decision making table where those figures are determined. Therefore, unless this conversation happens and we agree on the parameters, devolution will die. This is because someone can say that out of the Kshs3 trillion, Kshs2.9 trillion will go to those two charges and the balance left is for the national Government and counties. Under these circumstances, the counties risk being on their deathbeds as Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. said. view
• 30 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, health is a devolved function, yet we have issues to do with medical equipment. Money should be given to counties and let them to prioritize according to their needs. Why should equipment such as trolleys and gloves be bought for the counties, yet they do not even need them, in the first place. Counties should recruit doctors who can treat patients. view
• 30 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, sir, I wish to support Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. in terms of the parameters determined by the Cabinet Secretary. If we take this route, the same fate will befall counties and we will be killing them. I beg to support this Bill with amendments. view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this Statement. Since I did not get an opportunity to welcome students from St. Theresa Tartar Girls‟ High School, I wish to join you in welcoming them. I advise them to have confidence, integrity and discipline, and work hard. Those are the things that pay eventually in our lives. There has been rampant examination cheating. Please, beware that, that is not the way to pass examinations. The way to pass examinations is to work hard. view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me come back to the Statement. I wish to thank Sen. Chebeni for bringing it. I can imagine the distress of the parents of Ms. Wangeci. She spent six years in Medical School and someone just recklessly hacked her to death. What kind of society are we raising? It pains me so much sometimes that we deliberate on some of these issues in this House, but what happens thereafter? The talking needs to translate into some action. Maybe we need to have an implementation Committee to constantly follow up on these issues. view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: There is also the case of Ms. Sharon who lost her life along with her fetus. How long will the mothers of this country grieve because of their children being murdered? How long will they mourn their children for committing suicide because they got low marks in school? As a society, we need to reevaluate ourselves in terms of what is best for us. If there are issues that we need to deal with, we need to address them. These things cannot continue. view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: The man who committed the gruesome murder two days ago even had the audacity to explain himself on why he did so. He armed himself all the way into the girl‟s university and murdered her. This is very painful. We need some level of protection in our schools, including security at the gates. view