Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we have had joint committee meetings. That is a challenge and the matter will fall through the cracks. In my view, this is a labor issue. Let us just take it to the Committee on Labor and Social Welfare. view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to reply. I request county governments for water supply. You cannot tell people to wash their hands and maintain high standards of hygiene, and yet, there is no water provision. There is, therefore, need to ensure that water is supplied at a very affordable cost. The other issue around this COVID-19 pandemic is reduction of corruption. For every shilling that goes into corruption, an equal number is lost in terms of service delivery to Kenyans. Our President has been categorical in terms of his wish to leave a legacy, that ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: In terms of socioeconomic difficulties that this country is facing, I always say that if there is any stimulus that you do, please, never use food. Do not distribute food because it is expensive and prevents people’s choice. If I wanted to eat sukuma wiki and you give me spinach, you take away my choice, although maybe it will give the same nutritional value. Some people do not eat certain foods culturally. Also, the cost of sending money is far much cheaper than the cost of transporting the food to whichever places. I am pro-choice. If you give people money, ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: According to the World Health Organization (WHO), this pandemic is here to stay. Therefore, Kenyans will start starving if we continue with the current trend partial lockdown. Needless to say, if we decide to open up, we must follow Government guidelines, so that not many more Kenyans are infected by the disease. As we are all aware, we have a fragile health system that will not be able to accommodate all of us if many Kenyans are infected at the same time. view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: I appreciate the President’s indication that we might open up. After that, if Kenyans behave, I hope that we might be able to open up schools. Our lives need to go back to normal, but not quite normal because it will never be the same. Probably, in the next three or four years, we might be able to remove the masks. However, Kenyans should become more responsible in terms of their behavior, so that people can get an opportunity to be economically productive and put food on the table. This will enable us to avoid a situation where people become ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: I wish to thank all the Senators who have contributed to this Report. I beg to reply. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This being my first time to speak after being elected by Jubilee Party Senators as the Deputy Majority Whip, I wish to thank them for their decision and I will live to their expectations. I agree with other Senators both from the majority and minority side that, that was a well-thought-out decision. Extraordinary times and circumstances call for extraordinary decisions. It is true that life after COVID-19 in the whole world will never be the same. After this, people should take advantage of new ICT to ensure that even their universities of choice are able ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I also had a similar comment. Sen. (Dr.) Ali’s Statement was not committed to a particular Committee. Was it? view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish to thank Sen. Were for bringing that Statement. We are all concerned with the police brutality in terms of dealing with the curfew and the rent seeking that is ongoing. The other day, someone from Eastleigh came to my office and I asked him how he got out. He said that it is only Kshs50. If you give Kshs50 you can get out, so are we creating avenues for rent seeking and yet the President of this country was very categorical that we need to stop corruption for us to have meaningful development in this ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Wajir County has had electricity problems from the time I was in primary school. As we are aware, growth of businesses and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) need electricity. During the Ramadhan period, when people are fasting, the situation becomes worse than the normal times. People cannot use fans and other things. As result, there is too much dehydration and many kidney failures reported in that county. This is because there is too much sweat and people cannot even sleep at night. This is so sad given that this is a county that has green ... view