Farhiya Ali Haji

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• 13 Oct 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to move this Bill. I beg to move that The Lifestyle Audit Bill (Senate Bill No. 36 of 2021) be now read a Second Time. view
• 13 Oct 2021 in Senate: I thank the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights for processing this Bill twice. The former Chair had ‘sat’ on this Bill for many months without bringing it to the fore. I finalized it by October, 2018, and I thank to Sen. Omogeni because when he took over at the helm of that Committee, things started moving. I recognise his efforts in ensuring that this Bill moves forward. view
• 13 Oct 2021 in Senate: The main object of this Bill is to put a legal framework for undertaking lifestyle audit for public officers. In creating the framework, the Bill seeks to incorporate the values and principles of governance under Article 10 and Chapter 6 of the Constitution into the public service. view
• 13 Oct 2021 in Senate: The background of the Bill is that corruption is endemic in Kenya and efforts to address it have time and again failed to bear fruit. To bear fruits this is the situation despite empirical evidence showing that public officers are living beyond their means. Madam Temporary Speaker, people do not do corruption and then go telling everybody: “Hey, I am taking money. Come and see me.” This is normally done in underhand deals under very unclear circumstances. Therefore, it is very difficult to nail these people to address in terms of ordinary Bills that prohibit corruption. In terms of view
• 13 Oct 2021 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
• 13 Oct 2021 in Senate: somebody who is living beyond their means, the evidence is seen in the kind of property somebody has and the kind of lifestyle somebody lives, the kind of schools that his children go to, the kind of house that he lives in and the kind of cars that he drives. It is evidence that you can see. In this Bill that framework is being established to ensure that it becomes obvious to many people that this person is living beyond his means. This issue needs to be addressed so that we tackle corruption comprehensively. The other issue that motivated me ... view
• 13 Oct 2021 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
• 13 Oct 2021 in Senate: The Bill also stipulates that in carrying out the audit the commission that is tasked to carry out the lifestyle audit is the EACC. They are required to inform the officers of the requirement to carry out the audit, submit to the officer information regarding the intended audit, reasons for the audit, accord the officer the right to be heard on the audit. Where there is reasonable ground to suspect that the public officer has unlawfully obtained income would be insufficient to allow for the officers to obtain property held by such officer, the Bill empowers the EACC to apply ... view
• 13 Oct 2021 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
• 13 Oct 2021 in Senate: application to be ex parte if such cases at the notice of application would prejudice the effect of the order sought. Where the High Court issues an account freezing order, it would be required to specify the period for which the order shall be valid. Such a period shall not exceed three months. Similarly, the provision on interim freezing orders, the Bill allows the High Court to vary aside or set aside an account freezing order and determine compensation for a person affected by the order. The Bill allows the commission with due notice and after considering any objections, issues ... view