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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.

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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.

Parliamentary Procedures 19th February 2026
1 speech in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker and I remember Madam Abonyo in 1992 when we came to Parliament. She was one of the most beautiful young Kenyan ladies I had seen at that time. Strange enough, she has kept that shape all through. I do not know what the...
Parliamentary Procedures 4th December 2025
28 speeches in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR
28 speeches
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Raso, you trained in the United Kingdom, just as British soldiers train in our country. You did not have any immunity from criminal activities. You should educate Members on that. Did you have any immunity?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You are on a point of order on what? You rise on a point of order when a contributor is on his or her feet. Let us listen to Hon. Murugara, the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He is not in order, basically. The responsibility has always been there. Hon. Members, Hon. Murugara, for the benefit of the House, for those of you who were not around at that time, and I am glad Hon. Murugara was around at that time....
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Let us have Hon. Elachi. The 11th Battalion, Kenya Rifles, was dissolved.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Farah Maalim) Proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

Hon. Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) They do not treat you as second- class citizens because they are not citizens of this country but as second-class human beings. Member for Nandi County.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you on a point of order? (Hon. Yusuf Hassan spoke off the record) Hon. Hassan, this is your fourth time in Parliament. The Question has to be proposed first. (Laughter)
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order? (Hon. Mary Emaase spoke off the record) Oh, I am sorry, it was Hon. Omanyo. I am sorry, Hon. Emaase.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Farah Maalim) Next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON INQUIRY INTO THE PROPOSED SALE OF SHARES IN EAST AFRICAN PORTLAND CEMENT PLC
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order! Are you on a point of order?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Leo, Member for Mbeere North.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Farah Maalim) Hon. Emathe.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Hassan, are you sure that Parliament had taken a serious Kenyan position anytime in the past on this matter? Proceed, Hon. Rozaah Buyu.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) No. You should have asked him when he was on his feet. Proceed, Hon. Murugara.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I now give the opportunity to the most senior veteran military man in this House, none other than Colonel Raso.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Turkana Central.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Nawapongeza wanafunzi waliohitimu. I now call upon the Member for Kamukunji to weigh in on this Motion. He will be followed by Hon. Rozaah Buyu.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order!

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Kabla Mbunge wa Kamukunji kuchangia Hoja huu, ningependa kuwatambulisha bungeni wanafunzi kutoka eneo Bunge la Bura, Kaunti ya Tana River, waliohitimu chuo kikuu leo. Namwalika Mhe. wa Bura awakaribishe pia.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Farah Maalim) Who was on the Floor at the time? (Several Members spoke off-record) The Temporary Speaker (Farah Maalim) It has not been moved. Order, Hon. Members. You do not run the House with me. The Order Paper indicates any matter moved. I am now informed that...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. (Dr) Oundo. Order, Members. Mhe. Kombe amesema kuwa ananukuu matamshi ya hayati Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. Endelea Mhe. Kombe.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Martha, second the Motion.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) For your benefit and the rest of the membership of this House, the matter of unexploded ordnances was raised in earlier Parliaments, including the Seventh and Eighth Parliaments. There was also a case where a Kenyan lady was killed by a marine during those...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, the same way you think that we should not be despised by the British or the whites in the West, is the same way every Member is an equal Member of this House. (Loud consultations)
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is Hon. Kombe, who will be followed by the Member for Kamukunji. Mhe. Harisson Kombe (Magarini, ODM) : Asante, Mhe. Spika wa Muda, kwa kunipa nafasi niweze kuchangia. Lakini, kwanza, naomba nitoe shukrani kwa Mwenyezi Mungu na wananchi wa Magarini walionichagua tena kurudi...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you take the DNA of all the mixed- race children and engage the UK DNA banks, you will get everybody who is responsible. Proceed, Hon. Kenan.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You never know. (Laughter)
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order! Hon. Madam Emaase and Hon. Keynan, consult in very low tones.

Committee Reports 4th December 2025
28 speeches in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR
28 speeches
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Raso, you trained in the United Kingdom, just as British soldiers train in our country. You did not have any immunity from criminal activities. You should educate Members on that. Did you have any immunity?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You are on a point of order on what? You rise on a point of order when a contributor is on his or her feet. Let us listen to Hon. Murugara, the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He is not in order, basically. The responsibility has always been there. Hon. Members, Hon. Murugara, for the benefit of the House, for those of you who were not around at that time, and I am glad Hon. Murugara was around at that time....
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Let us have Hon. Elachi. The 11th Battalion, Kenya Rifles, was dissolved.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Farah Maalim) Proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

Hon. Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) They do not treat you as second- class citizens because they are not citizens of this country but as second-class human beings. Member for Nandi County.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you on a point of order? (Hon. Yusuf Hassan spoke off the record) Hon. Hassan, this is your fourth time in Parliament. The Question has to be proposed first. (Laughter)
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order? (Hon. Mary Emaase spoke off the record) Oh, I am sorry, it was Hon. Omanyo. I am sorry, Hon. Emaase.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Farah Maalim) Next Order. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON INQUIRY INTO THE PROPOSED SALE OF SHARES IN EAST AFRICAN PORTLAND CEMENT PLC
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order! Are you on a point of order?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Leo, Member for Mbeere North.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Farah Maalim) Hon. Emathe.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Hassan, are you sure that Parliament had taken a serious Kenyan position anytime in the past on this matter? Proceed, Hon. Rozaah Buyu.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) No. You should have asked him when he was on his feet. Proceed, Hon. Murugara.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I now give the opportunity to the most senior veteran military man in this House, none other than Colonel Raso.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Turkana Central.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Nawapongeza wanafunzi waliohitimu. I now call upon the Member for Kamukunji to weigh in on this Motion. He will be followed by Hon. Rozaah Buyu.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order!

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Kabla Mbunge wa Kamukunji kuchangia Hoja huu, ningependa kuwatambulisha bungeni wanafunzi kutoka eneo Bunge la Bura, Kaunti ya Tana River, waliohitimu chuo kikuu leo. Namwalika Mhe. wa Bura awakaribishe pia.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Farah Maalim) Who was on the Floor at the time? (Several Members spoke off-record) The Temporary Speaker (Farah Maalim) It has not been moved. Order, Hon. Members. You do not run the House with me. The Order Paper indicates any matter moved. I am now informed that...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. (Dr) Oundo. Order, Members. Mhe. Kombe amesema kuwa ananukuu matamshi ya hayati Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. Endelea Mhe. Kombe.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Martha, second the Motion.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) For your benefit and the rest of the membership of this House, the matter of unexploded ordnances was raised in earlier Parliaments, including the Seventh and Eighth Parliaments. There was also a case where a Kenyan lady was killed by a marine during those...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, the same way you think that we should not be despised by the British or the whites in the West, is the same way every Member is an equal Member of this House. (Loud consultations)
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is Hon. Kombe, who will be followed by the Member for Kamukunji. Mhe. Harisson Kombe (Magarini, ODM) : Asante, Mhe. Spika wa Muda, kwa kunipa nafasi niweze kuchangia. Lakini, kwanza, naomba nitoe shukrani kwa Mwenyezi Mungu na wananchi wa Magarini walionichagua tena kurudi...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) If you take the DNA of all the mixed- race children and engage the UK DNA banks, you will get everybody who is responsible. Proceed, Hon. Kenan.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) You never know. (Laughter)
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order! Hon. Madam Emaase and Hon. Keynan, consult in very low tones.

Parliamentary Procedures 27th November 2025
35 speeches in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR
35 speeches
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Go ahead, Hon. Chepkonga.
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Kindly give him two more minutes.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wholeheartedly support what the Leader of the Majority Party is saying. However, now that he has mentioned you, the Speaker in the Chair, I would like to inform him that the only institution among the three Arms of Government where the...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also want to join other Members of Parliament in applauding and congratulating the Head of State for the State of the Nation Address. He talked about his track record for the last three years. We now have a transformational President in...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) From being a Member of Parliament you became a boss of Parliament.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Oundo. Parliament is a political institution.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Protected areas to protect them from themselves.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Do you wish to be informed by Hon. Chepkonga?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Oundo says that JJ Masiga comes from Bumula Constituency, therefore, Bumula must be celebrated. (Question put and agreed to) 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 36 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Hon. Okuome, MP for Karachuonyo, what is your point of order before...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Fair enough. Thank you. One hundred thousand teachers will be employed in about four years. Doctors are also being employed. The medical field now has hope. Hospitals are being built. In my own constituency, there is a TVET where hostels will be built for students....
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Janet.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is it a culture or habit? 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 25
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Yes, Hon. Oundo.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Keynan. Actually, it is more than three times, not two times.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Which year was that?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Okay. If my memory serves me very well, I remember Hon. Phoebe Asiyo was also a Member of Parliament for Karachuonyo. Am I right? We served with her in the 7th Parliament. (Hon. Adipo Okuome nodded in agreement) I now direct that the Quorum...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure your mother and father had met?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. Chepkonga.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) They wanted to bury him in the traditional way, but we went to court and managed to bury him the Islamic way.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Oundo takes a lot of pleasure in boxing and, I think, soccer. I am sure he only remembers Joe Kadenge. Do you not remember JJ Masiga and Kadir Farah? (Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo spoke off the record) Do you remember Kadir Farah?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. Order, Hon. (Dr) Oundo and Hon. Chepkonga. THE JUDGES RETIREMENT BENEFITS BILL APPROVAL OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (GOVERNMENT PRESS FUND) REGULATIONS 2025 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Chepkonga.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Wangila had a big issue because he had converted to Islam.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) On a point of information, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. (Dr) Oundo, what is out of order?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is there anybody else? Fair enough. There being no further interest, I call upon Hon. Chepkonga to reply.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mwalyo.

As Speaker / Chair

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

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I know it is not for your Committee but the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture must put up statues for the people who have put us on the map of the world. Naftali Temu, if my memory serves me right, ran barefoot and...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, do you wish to be informed?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) And where were you at that time?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. Hon. Members, my role is to put the Question. 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 31 APPROVAL OF PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (SPORTS, ARTS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Chairperson, Committee on Delegated Legislation.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Those of us who have a memory of the 1960s and the 1970s will not forgive Kenyans for failing to remember the real stars of the 1960s. You have mentioned Kipchoge Keino but there was Ben Jipcho, Wilson Kiprugut, Naftali Temu and Amos Biwott....
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He, in effect, promoted you.

Mining & Natural Resources 27th November 2025
35 speeches in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR
35 speeches
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Go ahead, Hon. Chepkonga.
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Kindly give him two more minutes.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wholeheartedly support what the Leader of the Majority Party is saying. However, now that he has mentioned you, the Speaker in the Chair, I would like to inform him that the only institution among the three Arms of Government where the...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also want to join other Members of Parliament in applauding and congratulating the Head of State for the State of the Nation Address. He talked about his track record for the last three years. We now have a transformational President in...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) From being a Member of Parliament you became a boss of Parliament.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Oundo. Parliament is a political institution.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Protected areas to protect them from themselves.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Do you wish to be informed by Hon. Chepkonga?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Oundo says that JJ Masiga comes from Bumula Constituency, therefore, Bumula must be celebrated. (Question put and agreed to) 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 36 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Hon. Okuome, MP for Karachuonyo, what is your point of order before...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Fair enough. Thank you. One hundred thousand teachers will be employed in about four years. Doctors are also being employed. The medical field now has hope. Hospitals are being built. In my own constituency, there is a TVET where hostels will be built for students....
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Janet.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is it a culture or habit? 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 25
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Yes, Hon. Oundo.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Keynan. Actually, it is more than three times, not two times.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Which year was that?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Okay. If my memory serves me very well, I remember Hon. Phoebe Asiyo was also a Member of Parliament for Karachuonyo. Am I right? We served with her in the 7th Parliament. (Hon. Adipo Okuome nodded in agreement) I now direct that the Quorum...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure your mother and father had met?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. Chepkonga.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) They wanted to bury him in the traditional way, but we went to court and managed to bury him the Islamic way.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Oundo takes a lot of pleasure in boxing and, I think, soccer. I am sure he only remembers Joe Kadenge. Do you not remember JJ Masiga and Kadir Farah? (Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo spoke off the record) Do you remember Kadir Farah?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. Order, Hon. (Dr) Oundo and Hon. Chepkonga. THE JUDGES RETIREMENT BENEFITS BILL APPROVAL OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (GOVERNMENT PRESS FUND) REGULATIONS 2025 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Chepkonga.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Wangila had a big issue because he had converted to Islam.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) On a point of information, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. (Dr) Oundo, what is out of order?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is there anybody else? Fair enough. There being no further interest, I call upon Hon. Chepkonga to reply.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mwalyo.

As Speaker / Chair

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

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I know it is not for your Committee but the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture must put up statues for the people who have put us on the map of the world. Naftali Temu, if my memory serves me right, ran barefoot and...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, do you wish to be informed?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) And where were you at that time?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. Hon. Members, my role is to put the Question. 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 31 APPROVAL OF PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (SPORTS, ARTS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Chairperson, Committee on Delegated Legislation.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Those of us who have a memory of the 1960s and the 1970s will not forgive Kenyans for failing to remember the real stars of the 1960s. You have mentioned Kipchoge Keino but there was Ben Jipcho, Wilson Kiprugut, Naftali Temu and Amos Biwott....
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He, in effect, promoted you.

Energy & Water 27th November 2025
35 speeches in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR
35 speeches
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Go ahead, Hon. Chepkonga.
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Kindly give him two more minutes.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wholeheartedly support what the Leader of the Majority Party is saying. However, now that he has mentioned you, the Speaker in the Chair, I would like to inform him that the only institution among the three Arms of Government where the...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, I also want to join other Members of Parliament in applauding and congratulating the Head of State for the State of the Nation Address. He talked about his track record for the last three years. We now have a transformational President in...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) From being a Member of Parliament you became a boss of Parliament.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Oundo. Parliament is a political institution.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Protected areas to protect them from themselves.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Do you wish to be informed by Hon. Chepkonga?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Oundo says that JJ Masiga comes from Bumula Constituency, therefore, Bumula must be celebrated. (Question put and agreed to) 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 36 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)Hon. Okuome, MP for Karachuonyo, what is your point of order before...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Fair enough. Thank you. One hundred thousand teachers will be employed in about four years. Doctors are also being employed. The medical field now has hope. Hospitals are being built. In my own constituency, there is a TVET where hostels will be built for students....
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Janet.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is it a culture or habit? 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 25
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Yes, Hon. Oundo.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Keynan. Actually, it is more than three times, not two times.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Which year was that?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Okay. If my memory serves me very well, I remember Hon. Phoebe Asiyo was also a Member of Parliament for Karachuonyo. Am I right? We served with her in the 7th Parliament. (Hon. Adipo Okuome nodded in agreement) I now direct that the Quorum...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure your mother and father had met?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed, Hon. Chepkonga.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) They wanted to bury him in the traditional way, but we went to court and managed to bury him the Islamic way.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Oundo takes a lot of pleasure in boxing and, I think, soccer. I am sure he only remembers Joe Kadenge. Do you not remember JJ Masiga and Kadir Farah? (Hon. (Dr) Ojiambo Oundo spoke off the record) Do you remember Kadir Farah?

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. Order, Hon. (Dr) Oundo and Hon. Chepkonga. THE JUDGES RETIREMENT BENEFITS BILL APPROVAL OF THE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (GOVERNMENT PRESS FUND) REGULATIONS 2025 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Chepkonga.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Wangila had a big issue because he had converted to Islam.

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) On a point of information, Hon. Deputy Speaker.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Leader of the Majority Party. Hon. (Dr) Oundo, what is out of order?

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is there anybody else? Fair enough. There being no further interest, I call upon Hon. Chepkonga to reply.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Are you sure?

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mwalyo.

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

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I know it is not for your Committee but the Departmental Committee on Sports and Culture must put up statues for the people who have put us on the map of the world. Naftali Temu, if my memory serves me right, ran barefoot and...
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, do you wish to be informed?

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) And where were you at that time?

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Fair enough. Hon. Members, my role is to put the Question. 27th November 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 31 APPROVAL OF PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (SPORTS, ARTS AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FUND) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Chairperson, Committee on Delegated Legislation.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Those of us who have a memory of the 1960s and the 1970s will not forgive Kenyans for failing to remember the real stars of the 1960s. You have mentioned Kipchoge Keino but there was Ben Jipcho, Wilson Kiprugut, Naftali Temu and Amos Biwott....
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He, in effect, promoted you.

Statements 5th November 2025
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Unfortunately, he cannot run for the

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, before someone else catches my eye, I wish to welcome pupils of Ilkelunyeti Primary School from Kajiado East, Kajiado County, seated in the Public Gallery. Is there anybody from the Maa community here? I do not see anyone from Kajiado. However, they...
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Thank you. Hon. Makali also wants to put in a word because he is a neighbour. Please give him the microphone.

Questions & Answers 5th November 2025
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Unfortunately, he cannot run for the

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, before someone else catches my eye, I wish to welcome pupils of Ilkelunyeti Primary School from Kajiado East, Kajiado County, seated in the Public Gallery. Is there anybody from the Maa community here? I do not see anyone from Kajiado. However, they...
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Thank you. Hon. Makali also wants to put in a word because he is a neighbour. Please give him the microphone.

Statements 7th October 2025
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I do not know whether the system is the same as it used to be before this new Constitution came into force. During the early days, there was also a provision to recommend that this person should not hold a public office anymore. It...
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Bady Bady.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) As the National Assembly, you hold the purse. 7th October 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 47 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)A certified version of this Report
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Bisau

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order, Hon. Wanyonyi Ferdinand? Give him the microphone. Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi (Kwanza, FORD – K) : I just want to inform my colleague. I need to be on record that we have… The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Do...
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe, proceed.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hang on, I want to enrich what you have said. Is the CEO of the NSSF in 2021 still around? He is not. The same goes for the CEO who was there in 2017. That is a good eight years ago. So, it goes...
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Baya.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order, Hon. Chiforomodo? Sawa Mhe. Kassim. Pole.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He said angemmaliza. It means to kill. Withdraw that immediately, please. We do not take the law in our hands in a law-making institution—the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya. Yes, Proceed. Withdraw and apologise. You have the microphone. Umeomba msamaha?

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is the CEO of the Child Welfare Society of Kenya in the Financial Year 2015/2016 still holding office? I will be surprised if the CEO of the National Cancer Institute of Kenya who was there in 2019 is still around. He is not.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Ndindi Nyoro.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Wangwe, are you an accountant or an auditor by profession? No wonder you are so thorough and professional. (Question proposed) Let us have the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. Hon. Bissau, when this Debate resumes, you will have eight minutes. Hon. Members, please keep standing. ADJOURNMENT The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, the time being 7 p.m., this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, the 8th of October, at...
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mwenje, you make a lot of sense. But in this case, Standing Order 209 states that:

Questions & Answers 7th October 2025
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I do not know whether the system is the same as it used to be before this new Constitution came into force. During the early days, there was also a provision to recommend that this person should not hold a public office anymore. It...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Bady Bady.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) As the National Assembly, you hold the purse. 7th October 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 47 The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)A certified version of this Report
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Bisau

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order, Hon. Wanyonyi Ferdinand? Give him the microphone. Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi (Kwanza, FORD – K) : I just want to inform my colleague. I need to be on record that we have… The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Do...
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe, proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hang on, I want to enrich what you have said. Is the CEO of the NSSF in 2021 still around? He is not. The same goes for the CEO who was there in 2017. That is a good eight years ago. So, it goes...
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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Baya.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order, Hon. Chiforomodo? Sawa Mhe. Kassim. Pole.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He said angemmaliza. It means to kill. Withdraw that immediately, please. We do not take the law in our hands in a law-making institution—the National Assembly of the Republic of Kenya. Yes, Proceed. Withdraw and apologise. You have the microphone. Umeomba msamaha?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is the CEO of the Child Welfare Society of Kenya in the Financial Year 2015/2016 still holding office? I will be surprised if the CEO of the National Cancer Institute of Kenya who was there in 2019 is still around. He is not.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Ndindi Nyoro.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Ferdinand Wanyonyi.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Wangwe, are you an accountant or an auditor by profession? No wonder you are so thorough and professional. (Question proposed) Let us have the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party.

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The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. Hon. Bissau, when this Debate resumes, you will have eight minutes. Hon. Members, please keep standing. ADJOURNMENT The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Members, the time being 7 p.m., this House stands adjourned until Wednesday, the 8th of October, at...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Mwenje, you make a lot of sense. But in this case, Standing Order 209 states that:

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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

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