Abdikadir Mohammed

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1081 to 1092 of 1092.

• 23 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to congratulate the Mover of this Motion, Mr. Konchella, for bringing it before the House. This is, actually, a very urgent matter. As we speak now, Mandera East is under a curfew. Our people are not able to do their business, even during day time. In the last 30 days, 25 people have been killed. A village by the name Gari has been attacked twice by a militia, and no one has been arrested up to this time. Among the people who have been killed are two administration police officers. Three ... view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion and say that this House's important work is to state atruism. By its very nature, Parliament's work is always important. The issue really is how to balance. The responsibilities of a Member of Parliament are of several compartments, one of which is legislation. The other two major compartments are representation and oversight. Both those two function best when the House is not in session, or when the Member of Parliament is himself or herself out of the House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been very active in Committee work ... view
• 7 Aug 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, most of the work of the House, even in legislation, really takes place in Committee work. That is where we are headed, to strengthen Committee work. We have several important Bills before us, in Committee. The Bill on the roadmap on the constitutional review is before our Committee. We have very many members of the public who wish to inter-face with our Committee in terms of the work the Committee is doing, and to impact an import on the work the Committee is doing All this requires the Committee to have time, so that its Members ... view
• 3 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also support this Bill. I wish to let the House know that the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs is considering this Bill, and will, in due course, suggest a few amendments prior to the Committee stage. Ethnicity is a de facto reality in our country, and in most places in the world. As my colleague said, this country was as a result of European conquest and Independence thereafter, and as such is made up of different ethnic groups that did not necessarily come together to agree at that point in ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in continuing with the debate, every time three entities come together, there is a toxic reaction, the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK), the Treasury and a man called Pattni. Every time these three entities come together, there is a toxic reaction. view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that every time three entities come together we have a toxic reaction. We have had it in the Goldenberg era and it looks like we have Goldenberg 2.0, and it is not even as sophisticated as the first one. The issue that has been raised about whether the asset belongs to the Government or there was a security, is what I would wish to start with. Was it an asset that belonged to the Government, or that was vested in it, or are we only interested in a security for the Kshs2.5 billion? I ... view
• 2 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in that consent order, it was agreed as follows:- "1. The first defendant, Kamlesh Pattni, and the second defendant, Uhuru Highway Development Limited, do hereby agree to:- 1. Relinquish, assign, re-convey or otherwise transfer ownership and all their rights and interests in the property known as LR.No.209/9514 together with all 1594 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES July 2, 2008 the improvements thereon including the Grand Regency Hotel, the fixtures thereto, moveable and immovable assets, herein referred to as the assets, to the CBK." Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in other words, the assets were vested in the Central Bank of ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Motion wholeheartedly. In setting the infrastructure of the State, the Constitution envisaged that Parliament would be the driving seat because this is a Republic and not a monarchy. The way things have been, everything was done by an Executive that acted more like a monarchy. It is time Parliament took its position and actually took back the driver's seat. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Ministers are part of the Executive. My learned colleague, Mr. Aluoch Olago talked about "shall". The word "shall" is meant to oppose "may" and is supposed to be stronger than ... view
• 14 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are only four and a half months away from the elections. I would like to remind hon. Members that during that time, we had a lot of interaction with our constituents. Since then, it is only one month that we have been in this House. You will remember that we came here on 15th February, 2008 to be sworn-in, after which we adjourned. Again, we adjourned later on. It is for only one month that we have been working. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in a typical week, Parliament sits for two man days. We sit ... view
• 8 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I oppose this Bill with the vehemence it deserves. This is a wrong law for this country. I will let the hon. Okemo know a secret. The genesis of this Bill is not the 4th Recommendations since I have a copy of them, plus nine more. The genesis really is the International Money Laundering Abetment and Anti-Terrorism Financing Act of 2001, Act 3 of the dreaded Patriot Act of USA. I believe most of us are aware of the history of that Act and the problems it has caused in the world. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will ... view
• 8 May 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will refer to Clause 53. It describes the nature of proceedings. It says:- For the purposes of this Part, proceedings or applications for a confistication order or restraint order are civil". In criminal cases, however, a crime or an offence must be proved beyond reasonable doubt. That is the standard we have. I refer to Clause 53 of the Bill and look at the title of that part which is "Criminal Forfeiture" and not "Civil Forfeiture". I refer to Clause 53(2) which says:- "The rules of evidence applicable in civil proceedings shall apply to ... view
• 19 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my name is Abdikadir, the Member of Parliament for Mandera Central. I wish to support the Motion on the Presidential Speech. I wish to associate myself with the other hon. Members, who congratulated the President for the exposition of public policy. I wish to touch on the new Bills that the President said would be introduced, namely, the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Commission Bill and the issue about ethnicity. I believe that the President and hon. Raila, when they signed the Accord, did this country a lot of service. I believe what they did resulted in ... view