Farhiya Ali Haji

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: A case in point is Mr. Daniel Mburu, the man who took somebody to hospital and then he was shot dead. This man should have been recognized as the hero of the community for saving someone’s life, but he ended up being killed. The biggest problem we have in this country is lack of implementation of laws. We should start fearing and respecting the laws we have in this country. We can have all the beautiful laws, but if they are left to rot in the shelves, then all of us are wasting the taxpayers’ money passing those laws. The ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Report. However, let it not be one of those reports that are just noted without an outcome. Otherwise, we would be wasting our time talking about it. view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute on this. This is arson and there should be no debate about the intention of this. It is very clear what the intentions are, given the fact that other documents and officers never get burnt. What is so important about the finance offices? This has to do with the corruption that exits in the counties. Very soon, you will probably hear of documents burning in Wajir County, because I think that county is also corrupt. Maybe I will be quoted for saying that in this House. Mr. Speaker, ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I wish to thank Sen. Iman for bringing this timely issue. The American Embassy has raised alerts before, and on two occasions, they have turned out to be true. They raised an alert on the Garissa University attack. The problem we have is that we act late when Kenyans’ lives have been lost. Can we take this terror issue seriously? Madam Temporary Speaker, the other issue is that sometimes terrorists might want to show us that they are targeting some hotels in Nairobi, while in actual sense, they are targeting ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move that The Lifestyle Audit (No. 2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 21 of 2019) be now read a second time. Madam Temporary Speaker, what gave me the idea of coming up with this Bill is when His Excellency Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta said that all public officers should undergo lifestyle audits in 2018. There was a lot of response to that saying that there is no legal framework. As a result, I have a friend who works in the United Kingdom (UK), and I asked if there was a legal framework of such ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: It is needless to say that corruption is a pandemic in this country. I sit in the Senate Committee on Finance and Budget, and every time we are told that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has grown by a certain percentage. When the GDP grows in our country, it is supposed to be equated to the number of people who get out of poverty, but it does not translate to that. More people go into poverty as our GDP increases. That tells you that the money of this country is in the pockets of a few Kenyan individuals through corruption. ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: The following statutes, among others, have been enacted that further the provision of the leadership and integrity to deter corruption and other economic crimes with respect to public officers- (1) Anti-Corruption and Economic Crimes Act. (2) Public Officers Ethics Act. (3) The Leadership and Integrity Act. (4) The Public Service Values and Principles Act. (5) The Bribery Act. (6) The Proceeds of Crime and Anti-Money Laundering Act. (7) The Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. (8) The Public Procurement and Asset Disposal Act. There are, therefore, plenty of laws that make the provisions of leadership and integrity, criminalize corruption and economic ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: bodies to be involved in carrying out lifestyle audits, reporting and investigating unexplained wealth, making public declaration of income, assets and liabilities; referral of matters to the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) after conclusion of lifestyle audits and procedures for carrying out lifestyle audit on public officers. Madam Temporary Speaker, in terms of overview, the Bill provides the standard of professional conduct applicable for carrying out lifestyle audits. These include due care, professionalism, objectivity and confidentiality. The Bill also states that lifestyle audits may be carried out if there was an indication that a public officer is living beyond their ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: The Bill further allows investigating agencies to apply to court for interim freezing orders with respect to property or accounts subject to lifestyle audit proofs. It allows the High Court of Kenya to vary or discharge freezing orders on the application of either party. It also provides for compensation for public officers against whom a freezing order is made. view