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Farah Maalim

National Assembly

Farah Maalim

Constituency Dadaab
Party Wiper Democratic Movement - Kenya
Status Elected
Term Sep 2022 – Present
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Activity (last 12 months)

Policy focus

  • Statements33%
  • Questions & Answers29%
  • Parliamentary Procedures19%
  • Committee Reports7%
  • Motions7%
  • Human Rights & Civil Liberties5%

Biography

Farah Maalim Mohamed (Somali: Faarax Maaliim Maxamed, Arabic: فارح معلم محمد) is a Kenyan veteran politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Lagdera Constituency from 29 December 1992 to 29 December 1997 and then from 27 December 2007 to 4 March 2013. He's currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Dadaab Constituency since 9 August 2022 and a Member of the Speaker's Panel. He also served as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya from 15 January 2008 to 14 January 2013. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.

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Current Positions

A member of the 13th Parliament from September 8, 2022 to Present

Performance Scorecard

26.6 / 100 overall performance score
Top 42% of the National Assembly Ranked 152 of 357
  • Contributions 138 ↑ above avg 7.1/100
    House average: 87.5
  • Bills 0 ↓ below avg 0.0/100
    House average: 0.6
  • Committees 4 ↑ above avg 80.0/100
    House average: 2.2
  • Initiative 0 ↓ below avg 0.0/100
    House average: 0.9
  • Division participation 5 ↓ below avg 50.0/100
    House average: 6.7
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Committee Membership

Parliamentary Activity

Farah Maalim has made 1 speech this year and a total of 1993 speeches in the 13th Parliament.

Plenary Contribution 4th October 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
Plenary Session Wednesday, 4th October, 2023 - Afternoon Sitting
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. We have a quorum now. (Loud consultations)
Statements 4th October 2023
3 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
3 speeches

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) The rules are very clear. The rules say that you cannot impute improper motive on a Member of Parliament without moving a substantive Motion. It is very clear. If you had stood on a point of order immediately and sought redress, the Leader of the...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, the rules are very clear. The Hon. Speaker said, “Candour and banter.” Candour is related to the word ‘candid.’ Bantering is good humour, jokes and exchange. (Hon. Samwel Chepkonga spoke off the record)

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I join my two colleagues from Garissa County, Hon. Abdi Ali and Hon. Major (Rtd.) Dekow. In the last 4th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 5 Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM)10 years of the Jubilee Government, over 1,200 elderly women,...
Questions & Answers 4th October 2023
3 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
3 speeches

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) The rules are very clear. The rules say that you cannot impute improper motive on a Member of Parliament without moving a substantive Motion. It is very clear. If you had stood on a point of order immediately and sought redress, the Leader of the...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, the rules are very clear. The Hon. Speaker said, “Candour and banter.” Candour is related to the word ‘candid.’ Bantering is good humour, jokes and exchange. (Hon. Samwel Chepkonga spoke off the record)

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I join my two colleagues from Garissa County, Hon. Abdi Ali and Hon. Major (Rtd.) Dekow. In the last 4th October 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 5 Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM)10 years of the Jubilee Government, over 1,200 elderly women,...
Statements 28th September 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this matter. I am one of the few Members of 28th September 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 19 Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM)Parliament, very few indeed, who has been in Parliament from way...
Questions & Answers 28th September 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this matter. I am one of the few Members of 28th September 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 19 Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM)Parliament, very few indeed, who has been in Parliament from way...
Statements 16th August 2023
2 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
2 speeches

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM)(Technical hitch)Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is very interesting to have a Motion that discusses the state of our cemeteries in Nairobi. Whereas I appreciate that we need to seriously respect the dead, the big question that one needs to ask is whether...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) This place was very well-planned, but there have been very ambitious developments in the city, which have led to it expanding to 10 times what it was at Independence. I do not know whether the Member is trying to find dignity for the dead or...
Questions & Answers 16th August 2023
5 speeches in 2 contributions
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
2 speeches

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM)(Technical hitch)Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is very interesting to have a Motion that discusses the state of our cemeteries in Nairobi. Whereas I appreciate that we need to seriously respect the dead, the big question that one needs to ask is whether...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) This place was very well-planned, but there have been very ambitious developments in the city, which have led to it expanding to 10 times what it was at Independence. I do not know whether the Member is trying to find dignity for the dead or...
Question Time ORDINARY QUESTIONS
3 speeches

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Every five years, we have a dialogue. If we have problems with insecurity in the country, then we have a dialogue. Hon. Speaker, I was in this House with you about 30 years ago,...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, it is perfect to say constitutional, legal, and policy, but we do not need 47 counties in this country. We need a maximum of 12, 13, or 14. (Applause)

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) I hope I get my time back. Hon. Speaker, the first past the post system did not serve us right at that time. The minority could have ended up choosing the leadership of the country. This is because the combined opposition votes those days was...
Statements 4th July 2023
17 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
17 speeches
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is it provided in our Constitution or the treaty? 4th July 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 25
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Charles Kamuren.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Alice Ng’ang’a, followed by Hon. Memusi.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Funyula. It is important for Kenyans and other Members to understand exactly what we are debating.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed. 4th July 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 23
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) For the benefit of Hon. Members, Hon. Chairman explain whether this treaty has come into force or not. The presumption by the Member for Funyula is that it will take three years, although the text says that you can pull out at any time....
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Memusi, Member for Kajiado Central.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. John Kiarie.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) When a treaty is negotiated, it waits for a certain number of member states to ratify it before it comes into force globally. If that has already been done, do we still need an additional three years, if the nation wants to pull out?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. (Dr) Nyikal.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I hope you understand the rules of the House that you only have five minutes. It is only the Mover who has 20 minutes while everybody else has five minutes in this particular Motion. Proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Let us have the Member of Parliament for Funyula followed by the Member for Dagoretti.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Timothy Kipchumba, do you want to be informed by Hon. K.J.?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. K.J.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, I wish to recognise, in the Speaker’s Gallery, the presence of Kenyans who live in the United States of America, who have come on a visit to their own motherland and want to see how this august institution is working. (Applause)
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Okay. Fair enough. Member for Kwanza.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Kibwezi West. Is Hon. Mutuse here? Let us have the Member for Marakwet West.

Questions & Answers 4th July 2023
17 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
17 speeches
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is it provided in our Constitution or the treaty? 4th July 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 25
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Charles Kamuren.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Alice Ng’ang’a, followed by Hon. Memusi.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Funyula. It is important for Kenyans and other Members to understand exactly what we are debating.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed. 4th July 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 23
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) For the benefit of Hon. Members, Hon. Chairman explain whether this treaty has come into force or not. The presumption by the Member for Funyula is that it will take three years, although the text says that you can pull out at any time....
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Memusi, Member for Kajiado Central.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. John Kiarie.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) When a treaty is negotiated, it waits for a certain number of member states to ratify it before it comes into force globally. If that has already been done, do we still need an additional three years, if the nation wants to pull out?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. (Dr) Nyikal.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I hope you understand the rules of the House that you only have five minutes. It is only the Mover who has 20 minutes while everybody else has five minutes in this particular Motion. Proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Let us have the Member of Parliament for Funyula followed by the Member for Dagoretti.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Timothy Kipchumba, do you want to be informed by Hon. K.J.?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. K.J.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, I wish to recognise, in the Speaker’s Gallery, the presence of Kenyans who live in the United States of America, who have come on a visit to their own motherland and want to see how this august institution is working. (Applause)
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Okay. Fair enough. Member for Kwanza.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Kibwezi West. Is Hon. Mutuse here? Let us have the Member for Marakwet West.

Security & Defense 29th June 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
Procedural Matter MOTION OF ADJOURNMENT ON A MATTER OF URGENT NATIONAL IMPORTANCE INSECURITY IN LAMU

Hon. Farah Maalim (Daadab, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also wish to weigh in on this issue which is very close to our hearts. Those of us who come from north eastern Kenya and the districts of Lamu and Tana River know the problem. As a...
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Bills Sponsored

Farah Maalim has not sponsored any Bill.

Voting Record

4Ayes
1Noes
0Abstain / Spoilt
5Divisions attended

Voting History: 5

Date
Vote
Decision
June 20, 2023
Finance Bill 2023 — 35% top income tax band
No
July 1, 2025
The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill 4 of 2025
Yes
June 25, 2024
Consideration of Report of the Committee of the Whole Finance Bill 2024
Yes
June 22, 2023
Finance Bill 2023 - 2nd Reading
Absent
May 2, 2024
CS Linturi Impeachment Motion
Absent
October 8, 2024
Rigathi Gachagua Impeachment
Yes
June 20, 2024
Finance Bill 2024 (2nd Reading)
Yes

Motions

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Questions

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Statements

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Papers Laid

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