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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 & Answers28%
  • Parliamentary Procedures20%
  • 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

26.5 / 100 overall performance score
Top 43% of the National Assembly Ranked 151 of 348
  • Contributions 125 ↑ above avg 6.7/100
    House average: 84.2
  • Bills 0 ↓ below avg 0.0/100
    House average: 0.6
  • Committees 4 ↑ above avg 80.0/100
    House average: 2.3
  • Initiative 0 ↓ below avg 0.0/100
    House average: 0.9
  • Division participation 5 ↓ below avg 50.0/100
    House average: 6.8
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Committee Membership

Parliamentary Activity

Farah Maalim has made 1 speech this year and a total of 1928 speeches in the 13th Parliament.

Questions & Answers 22nd June 2023
2 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
2 speeches

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. This Bill is very timely. First, we need a provision to enable us do a forensic audit of all the money that has been borrowed from the day this country became independent up to...

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, the Chairman and Member for Tharaka has put it very well. When I go to some of these vetting sessions, I am pleased to see how our ladies have energy, right ideas, zeal and they talk from their hearts. When we gave this...
Parliamentary Procedures 14th June 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker for that delivery. I want to seek the indulgence of the Chair. Given the widespread interest on this particular Bill, exempting the leadership of the House - the Leaders of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority...
Legislation & Bills 14th June 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker for that delivery. I want to seek the indulgence of the Chair. Given the widespread interest on this particular Bill, exempting the leadership of the House - the Leaders of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority...
Budget & Finance 14th June 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker for that delivery. I want to seek the indulgence of the Chair. Given the widespread interest on this particular Bill, exempting the leadership of the House - the Leaders of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority...
Parliamentary Procedures 13th June 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I also want to add my voice in support of this Motion. I have known Mr. Noordin since he was very young. I am convinced that for a country to prosper and have a proper security machinery, it must have a perfect intelligence...
Legislation & Bills 13th June 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
General Discussion COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I also want to add my voice in support of this Motion. I have known Mr. Noordin since he was very young. I am convinced that for a country to prosper and have a proper security machinery, it must have a perfect intelligence...
Statements 27th April 2023
39 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
39 speeches
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order. You have made your point.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is the Member for Kangema.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order, Hon. Kajwang’?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order! Order! You are out of order, the Member for Kangema. Proceed the Member for Juja. Give the microphone to the Member for Juja. Hon. George Koimburi, proceed. What happened to the microphone? Okay, now you have it.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next Order. NOTING OF REPORT OF THE KENYAN DELEGATION TO THE 1ST ORDINARY SITTING OF THE 6TH PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) A Member of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) . Hon. Wanjiku Muhia, who is moving this Motion? No, it is...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Majority Party Whip, Hon. Silvanus Osoro.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) No! He is not helping me but you. (Laughter)
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) It is the Member who catches the Speaker’s eye; the Speaker does not catch your eye. Proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Wanjiku Muhia. He has the right to express his opinion.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Abraham Kirwa followed by Hon. Wanjiku Muhia.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Wanjiku Muhia, I think you are going to have another shot another time. For now, it is Hon. Caroline Ng’elechei, Woman Representative for Elgeyo Marakwet County.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is out of order, Hon. Kajwang’?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. The personalities or offices that you cannot discuss without a substantive Motion here are clearly spelt out in the Standing Orders. Unless they were changed for the period I was out of this House, I do not think what you are...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Wanjiku Muhia, what is your point of order?

As Speaker / Chair

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

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Onyango K’oyoo, Member of Parliament for Muhoroni.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Member. Can you wait for the Communication from the Chair? Under what Standing Order will you say he made a mistake? You bring a substantive Motion, if the person is a Member of Parliament.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order! Order! You are out of order. Member for Dagoretti North.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member of Parliament from Mbeere North, Hon. Ruku, followed by Hon. Catherine Omanyo.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I call upon the Mover to reply. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I rise to oppose this Motion. I do not know if my good colleagues in this House understand the implication of these things. This is a very dangerous thing not only for Kenya, but for Africans in general and the continent. Third World...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Jessica Mbalu followed by the Member for Mosop, Hon. Abraham Kirwa.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Turkana East, Hon. Nicholas Ngikolong, followed by the Majority Party Whip, Hon. Osoro.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is the relevance of that information that you are giving right now on the Motion before the House? Maintain relevance.

As Speaker / Chair

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

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, I have put that to rest. I have said that your private matter cannot be discussed. Your public conduct can be discussed by this House, unless you are a Member of the House, other offices or a Head of...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed Hon. Peter Kaluma. 27th April 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 15
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kajwang’, what is your point of order?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member for Busia County, Hon. Omanyo.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Muge Cynthia followed by Hon. Jessica Mbalu.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He means that the relationship between the civilians and the police is not good. Not good blood basically means bad blood.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Sorry. I know that. That was my brother whom we served together in Parliament. We were very close. He is my agemate.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Rozaah Buyu followed by Hon. Cynthia Muge. (Hon. Rozaah Buyu spoke off-record) Can you give the microphone to Hon. Rozaah Buyu? You do not have a card? Okay. Give her the microphone.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is that the mood of the House?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member for Kipipiri, Hon. Wanjiku Muhia, what is your point of order?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order!

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order. (Hon. Rozaah Buyu spoke off-record) (Several Members interjected) Hon. Rozaah Buyu, you will have your moment to contribute. Can you hold your horses, until you have your chance? Order, Hon. Members. When you say that you want the accuracy of his contribution, you...
Questions & Answers 27th April 2023
39 speeches in 1 contribution
Question Time QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
39 speeches
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order. You have made your point.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next is the Member for Kangema.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order, Hon. Kajwang’?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order! Order! You are out of order, the Member for Kangema. Proceed the Member for Juja. Give the microphone to the Member for Juja. Hon. George Koimburi, proceed. What happened to the microphone? Okay, now you have it.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Next Order. NOTING OF REPORT OF THE KENYAN DELEGATION TO THE 1ST ORDINARY SITTING OF THE 6TH PAN-AFRICAN PARLIAMENT The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) A Member of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) . Hon. Wanjiku Muhia, who is moving this Motion? No, it is...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Majority Party Whip, Hon. Silvanus Osoro.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) No! He is not helping me but you. (Laughter)
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) It is the Member who catches the Speaker’s eye; the Speaker does not catch your eye. Proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is your point of order?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Wanjiku Muhia. He has the right to express his opinion.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Abraham Kirwa followed by Hon. Wanjiku Muhia.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Wanjiku Muhia, I think you are going to have another shot another time. For now, it is Hon. Caroline Ng’elechei, Woman Representative for Elgeyo Marakwet County.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is out of order, Hon. Kajwang’?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Members. The personalities or offices that you cannot discuss without a substantive Motion here are clearly spelt out in the Standing Orders. Unless they were changed for the period I was out of this House, I do not think what you are...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Wanjiku Muhia, what is your point of order?

As Speaker / Chair

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

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Onyango K’oyoo, Member of Parliament for Muhoroni.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order, Hon. Member. Can you wait for the Communication from the Chair? Under what Standing Order will you say he made a mistake? You bring a substantive Motion, if the person is a Member of Parliament.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order! Order! You are out of order. Member for Dagoretti North.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member of Parliament from Mbeere North, Hon. Ruku, followed by Hon. Catherine Omanyo.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) I call upon the Mover to reply. (Loud consultations)

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I rise to oppose this Motion. I do not know if my good colleagues in this House understand the implication of these things. This is a very dangerous thing not only for Kenya, but for Africans in general and the continent. Third World...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Jessica Mbalu followed by the Member for Mosop, Hon. Abraham Kirwa.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Member for Turkana East, Hon. Nicholas Ngikolong, followed by the Majority Party Whip, Hon. Osoro.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) What is the relevance of that information that you are giving right now on the Motion before the House? Maintain relevance.

As Speaker / Chair

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

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Leader of the Majority Party, I have put that to rest. I have said that your private matter cannot be discussed. Your public conduct can be discussed by this House, unless you are a Member of the House, other offices or a Head of...
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Proceed Hon. Peter Kaluma. 27th April 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 15
As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Kajwang’, what is your point of order?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member for Busia County, Hon. Omanyo.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Muge Cynthia followed by Hon. Jessica Mbalu.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) He means that the relationship between the civilians and the police is not good. Not good blood basically means bad blood.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Sorry. I know that. That was my brother whom we served together in Parliament. We were very close. He is my agemate.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Hon. Rozaah Buyu followed by Hon. Cynthia Muge. (Hon. Rozaah Buyu spoke off-record) Can you give the microphone to Hon. Rozaah Buyu? You do not have a card? Okay. Give her the microphone.

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Is that the mood of the House?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) The Member for Kipipiri, Hon. Wanjiku Muhia, what is your point of order?

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order!

As Speaker / Chair

The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim) Order. (Hon. Rozaah Buyu spoke off-record) (Several Members interjected) Hon. Rozaah Buyu, you will have your moment to contribute. Can you hold your horses, until you have your chance? Order, Hon. Members. When you say that you want the accuracy of his contribution, you...
Questions & Answers 19th April 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
Question Time ORDINARY QUESTIONS

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to draw the attention of the Cabinet Secretary that I come from Dadaab Constituency where we have over 450,000 refugees who are not given any source of energy by the agencies, the United Nations being primary among them, for...
Legislation & Bills 19th April 2023
1 speech in 1 contribution
Bill Debate STALLED ROAD PROJECTS AND PENDING BILLS OWED TO ROAD CONTRACTORS

Hon. Farah Maalim (Dadaab, WDM) Hon. Speaker, the Cabinet Secretary has said that there would be no new roads that would be constructed. We border five countries. That is Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia and Somalia. The former North Eastern Province is the only one that does not have a...
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Bills Sponsored

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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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