Fatuma Ibrahim Ali

Fatuma credits her success to her grandmother who took her to school after her parents separated. She chose to study Agriculture as she believes that only agriculture could alleviate poverty in food insecure Wajir County. Her work at UN Women exposed her to the challenges women face daily, physically and mentally. In 2003 she was appointed a commissioner to the Kenya National Commission for Human Rights (KNCHR) and spearheaded the release of a report faulting the government’s IDP’s resettlement exercise (Operation Rudi Nyumbani). Fatuma is passionate about girl child education and seeks to ensure none of the girls in Wajir lacks education due to financial constraints.

All parliamentary appearances

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  • 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to contribute. view
  • 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First and foremost, I congratulate Hon. Ottichilo for bringing this timely Motion. It is necessary. Kenya is littered with a lot of garbage and waste. One time I was watching television and I saw the environment complaining. It says that it provides shade, water, beauty and fresh air but we are destroying it. That is a very powerful complaint of the environment. A clean environment supports the life of human beings and plants. Kenya needs an institutional framework which is active and proactive in involving Kenyans to be part of promoting a clean environment. ... view
  • 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: fertiliser and many other products, but this is not happening. We are not utilising waste as is done in many other countries. The other challenge we have in this country is inability to enforce sanctions to environmental polluters. People who cause pollution to the environment as individuals, groups, industries or communities should pay fines. There was a documentary one time, and the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources investigated the claims, of industries that have caused suffering to communities, children and mothers by releasing waste into the surrounding settlements. There is no sanction, fine or punishment to those who ... view
  • 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I do not have the Report but listening to the Chair, I think this clause might introduce new dynamics to the community land law, which may cause tension. Referenced to other laws, this is sufficient enough to protect other interests. The other laws that stand alone may not be relevant. view
  • 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I oppose this amendment. Sub-clause 31(5) is very comprehensive and defines both men and women. In my view, this amendment is to demean women because it shows that it is only women who marry from outside their community. Both men and women marry from outside and move to new localities and are entitled to benefit from different communities. This should be removed. view
  • 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I strongly oppose the amendment. I think we are legalising stolen trust land and glorifying people who have stolen land that belonged to communities that lived in trust land. I think some members of this Committee are beneficiaries of some of this land which was stolen. I think they are protecting and safeguarding that. view
  • 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I wish I had the information to produce here. I withdraw that statement. view
  • 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I support this amendment. The Committee really thought out this amendment. Knowing the communities that occupy community land, there is frequency of conflict and we should have even reduced the fine to Kshs50,000 and three months. view
  • 20 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, what is not appreciated by the people who have just joined this debate is the long struggle community pastoralists and the trust land people have put. I appreciate the broad definition and characteristics put in this new community land Bill. I feel sorry for Hon. Junet who has been in my--- view
  • 19 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: ( Inaudible ) view

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