Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: speaker’s residences at Kshs174 million, respectively. Surely, is that essential service delivery? Why would you build such an expensive residence for people who are supposed to be humble enough to serve our communities? There was also a sample study which was done to check the budget provision on non-essential infrastructure. For example, Kilifi County had proposed Kshs214 million for a deputy governor’s residence. Kilifi County is one of the poorest counties. Surely, where is our priority on this issue? Nyandarua County had a budgetary provision of Kshs800 million for construction of county headquarters. Right now, the Committee is proposing Kshs500 ... view
• 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: anybody to start proposing for a Kshs900 million contract to be done for a county that is as poor as Tana River. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) set a deadline for completion of construction of this infrastructure. A resolution was passed by this House arising from the fact that we did not agree with the figures that they provided. As a result of this, I feel that the information regarding this which was put out as a gazette notice should expunged from the Kenya Gazette . At the moment the country is experiencing drought and as a result some ... view
• 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: On a point of order Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the Order Papers are usually circulated in advance. I am not talking about the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights but I am making a general observation. Order Papers are circulated early and unless one has an excuse and permission from the Speaker, their Motions should be dropped. I want you to give direction on that matter. view
• 26 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I also wish to thank Sen. (Dr.) Zani for bringing it, because it is very timely. Madam Temporary Speaker, I come from the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs), which covers about 80 per cent of this country. These areas are underdeveloped in terms of even looking for resources, their exploitation and a lot of other issues. Therefore, as someone from Wajir, which is part of those counties, I appreciate this Bill, which is speaking to the population of where I come from. Madam Temporary Speaker, ... view
• 26 Mar 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
• 26 Mar 2019 in Senate: become like a livelihood issue or an existence issue for those people who live purely on livestock which is now under threat. It also talks about international market value. So at any given time, people are on top of things in terms of what is the value. Let us say, our coffee or tea, it is said that it is one of the best. However, the way the auction is done, Kenya loses a lot of money from it. It is good that this Bill identifies that as an issue. The other thing I like about this Bill is Clause ... view
• 26 Mar 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
• 26 Mar 2019 in Senate: The process involved in developing this Bill has clear transparency in how it is shared so that at least communities and counties also have their own share of what is due to them. With those few remarks, I support this Bill. view
• 21 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I also wish to thank the Senator for Nairobi, Sen. Sakaja for bringing this Statement to the House. It shows that he cares about his constituents. Last time when Sen. Mary Seneta brought another Statement on similar demolitions along Athi River, we were informed about an old man who had view