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
21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, with due respect to the Chairman of CDF, all they need to do is resign from political parties and then go nominate the independent candidate if they want to nominate him or her. You must be either a member of a party or you are not. If you are not, then you go independent. If you want to be independent after you have been registered as a member, it is not a life thing. The KANU life membership thing is gone; you go out and become an independent candidate and get your supporters to deregister from political ...
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
On behalf of the Committee and Chairman, I beg to move:-
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Yes, Mr. Chairman, Sir. The proposal was for seven months. But it has always traditionally been six months. The Act says seven months. The Attorney General has proposed five months. We are saying that it has always been six months. So, why not continue with six months?
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Chairman, Sir, this is also on page 3686(A). Mr. Chairman, I beg to move:-
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
THAT, Section 108 be amended-
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
(ii) by deleting the words “State-owned broadcasting media” in the proposed amendment to Section 108 and substituting therefor the words “all broadcasting media”.
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
It is below the one that we just moved earlier about the five and six. This is deleting the words “State-owned broadcasting media” in the proposed amendment to Section 108 and substituting therefor the words “all broadcasting media”.
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
That Section talks about State-owned broadcasting media being fair in their coverage of candidates. We are saying it is not just the State-owned but all the media. This is in line with the constitutional provisions that asks this House to make rules for coverage of elections in the country.
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Absolutely not, Mr. Chairman, Sir. I would like to invite the Attorney-General to look at Article 92 of the Constitution. Actually, what we are required to do is to require of the private broadcasters because the frequencies are public resources---. Article 92 says as follows--- and this is what the Constitution says:-
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21 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
“Parliament shall enact legislation to provide for— (a) the reasonable and equitable allocation of airtime, by State- owned and other specified categories of broadcasting media, to political parties either generally or during election campaigns; (b) the regulation of freedom to broadcast in order to ensure fair election campaigning;” Mr. Chairman, Sir, we have all the powers under the Constitution to regulate the media.
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