Farhiya Ali Haji

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• 28 Sep 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
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Most people who implement projects borrow from banks. There are so many people who will be bankrupted if we do not pass these regulations. These people are not only from the marginalized counties only. I am sure that the greater number of people whose money is stuck are from Nairobi City County because that is where the majority of the capital comes from. People have completed projects and have not been paid. Their capital is stuck with the Government because there is no legislation to pay because the initial regulations were rejected. Madam Temporary Speaker, I heard people talking about ... view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: I beseech fellow Senators to pass these regulations, so that once the rightful people are identified using clear criteria--- For economic prosperity of this country, and also so that we are at par with each other, it is high time we passed these regulations. Of course, issues are also there. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Our Chairperson mentioned that there are certain things that need to be rectified. The National Treasury promised that they will be rectified within six months after we pass these regulations. So, the few anomalies that were identified by stakeholders were not identified the first time during the consultations. There are new things that were identified and they promised to rectify. view
• 28 Sep 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
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: The regulations have not been in place for 11 years and there is no proper legal framework to operational use the fund. If we reject them now, it will probably take another 11 years. That means the Equalization Fund will have lapsed because it was to be in place for 20 years but 11 have already gone. view
• 28 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, as I support the Motion, I urge my fellow Senators to pass these regulations. I thank you. view
• 23 Sep 2021 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 23 Sep 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I just want to commend on a comment that was made that the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations needs to distribute relief food. Please, we should not distribute relief food. It is better to distribute cash to people. Research has been done by the organization that I used to work for and it was found that distribution of foodstuff is more expensive than distribution of cash. People are much more empowered when they get cash. Once you are given the cash, you determine your prioritization. Where I come from, people are sometimes given maize ... view
• 23 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there is a package that has been invested in some places and, it can even be escalated. Right now, you can actually give Safaricom the money and the charges. It is very clear where that money goes. The reason why money is much more important is because it generates an economic activity around the relief while relief food does not do the same. Madam Temporary Speaker, I know that it was in the--- view