Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 May 2020 in Senate: In my county, people practice pastoralist life. As a result of that, there are lots of hides and skins. If there was enough electricity in that county, small factories producing quality leather would have been established there. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: In Wajir county, there are a lot of terror attacks. That is partly contributed by the fact that the towns are in darkness every other night. So, through the Senate Committee on Energy, we must come up with a solution for Wajir County. After close to 60 years of Independence, we cannot be crying about electricity year in, year out. 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
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also air my views on this issue. I also thank Sen. Omogeni for being diligent and ensuring that the rights of counties and the role of the Senate are protected. We do not take it for granted. I thank him for doing a good job. If we do not legislate, we will all go home. Sen. Omogeni, given that you are a Senior Counsel and an expert in law, you should sponsor a Bill. However, there is another Bill that is in the Committee on Finance and Budget that ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: The idea of not passing the Appropriation Bill before the Division of Revenue Act is a landmark ruling for me. It gives the Senate the ability to ensure that we negotiate on behalf of counties on a fair play ground. Before, counties suffered while the national Government ran business as usual. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you have a cake that is supposed to be shared between two people, but one person eats it before it is shared, that is unfair. It beats logic to appropriate what you do not have. The Division of Revenue Act is what divides money between ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Therefore, in terms of the Constitution, we have the constitutional experts here. Let us make sure that when this document is developed, the Senate becomes a winner. If the Senate does not become a winner, trust me, we will nail devolution in the coffin. We would have been part of that problem. The other thing is that when there was an impasse on the Division of Revenue Bill, everybody in the Government continued with spending. That created a ‘do not care attitude’ because if the Appropriation Bill is not passed before the Division of Revenue Bill, it means that there ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, as much as we protect the counties, there is a lot of plunder of public resources in the counties. If that is not addressed, then we will be appropriating more money for counties that will eventually end up in people’s pockets. Madam Temporary Speaker, there is need for more accountability. I call upon the institutions like the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and all other institutions that are supposed to handle economic crimes to live up to the dreams of Kenyans. When they passed the Constitution, it allowed them to exist. It ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Where I come from, access to mobile phones is much better than access to banks. I refute that claim. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Yes, I am sure. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I wish to commend the ad hoc Committee for a job well done. There is an issue that Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura canvassed around Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). We know SMEs are going down. According to research done, it has been said that 70-80 per cent of the employment in this country is through SMEs. As a country, we have very high levels of unemployment. If we do not take care of this sector, there will be a lot of unemployment. As it has been predicted, our Gross Domestic Product ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Seeing that there are several other reasons in terms of the impact on the economy and the ability for savings to invest in another time when the opportunity comes, cash is always much more appropriate. It is much more dignified. If you send money to several people through M-pesa, that is much cheaper than transporting the same value of money to that person who is going to receive it. Madam Temporary Speaker, during this COVID-19 time, we are encouraging people to keep distance and avoid crowds. Therefore, cash will not be an appropriate choice. If you can give even Kshs50 ... view