Abdikadir Mohammed was elected MP for the Mandera Central Constituency in 2007. A Harvard Law School graduate, he heads the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Reform
23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 26 of the Bill be amended in Subclause (4) by deleting the word "Part" and substituting therefor the word "Act".
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 27 of the Bill be amended by deleting the words "may establish special units" and substituting therefor the words "put in place special arrangements".
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 28 of the Bill be amended by deleting Subclause (1) and substituting therefor the following new Subclause- (1) Subject to Subsection (2), any person whose conduct is the subject of inquiry under this Act, or who is in any way implicated or concerned in any matter under inquiry, shall be entitled to be represented by an advocate in the proceedings of the inquiry, or any part thereof, and any other persons who desire to be so represented may, by leave of the Commission, be so represented. (1A) Any person whose conduct ...
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 26 of the Bill be amended by deleting the expressions "a member of the commission or" and "render the member" wherever they occur. Mr. Chairman, Sir, essentially, this is a repetition of what was already provided for under Clause 24. So, we are tidying it up. 3000 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 23, 2008
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 34 and substituting therefor the following new Clause- 34(1) A person may make an application for consideration of amnesty to the Commission for any act or omission which constitutes a matter to be investigated under this Act. (2) The Commission may in accordance with this Part, and subject to Subsection (3), recommend the grant of conditional amnesty to any person liable to any penalty under any law in Kenya or any international treaty to which Kenya is a party. (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (1) no amnesty ...
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 36 of the Bill be amended in Subclause (3) by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph- (a) inform the applicant that the application does not qualify for amnesty. Mr. Chairman, I would again seek your indulgence just to indicate the reason for that proposed amendment. If you look at Clause 36, Subclause 3(a), it says:- October 23, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3003 "After an investigation carried out under Subsection 2, the Commission may- (a) inform the applicant that the application does not relate to an act of gross ...
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 38 of the Bill be amended in Subclause (3)- (a) by deleting the words "is an act of gross human rights violations" and substituting therefor the words "qualify for the grant of amnesty" (b) by deleting all the words appearing after the word "pursued" in paragraph (f)
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 38 of the Bill be amended by deleting the expression "consult with the Permanent Secretary to the Treasury and" appearing in Subclause (4). Mr. Chairman, Sir, this is meant to give complete financial independence to the Commission. However, I am open to any proposal from the Minister.
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 47 of the Bill be amended in Subclause 2- (a) by deleting paragraph (c); (b) by inserting a new paragraph (g) immediately after paragraph (f) as follows- (g) make recommendations on the mechanism and framework for the implementation of its recommendation and an institutional arrangement in that connection.
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23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 48 of the Bill be amended- (a) by deleting the words, "establish an implementation committee" appearing immediately after the word "Commission" and substituting therefor the words, "operationalise the implementation mechanism or arrangement in accordance with the recommendations of the Commission under Section 47(2)(f)"; (b) by deleting Subclause (2); Mr. Chairman, Sir, this amendment is important because we suggested in Clause 47(g) as follows:- "make recommendations on the mechanism and framework for the implementation of its recommendation and an institutional arrangement in that connection". The next proposal, which is Clause 48, essentially ...
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