Abdikadir Mohammed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, it is important for the Chair of CIC and all Commissions to understand the Constitution gives them important mandate. But the Constitution has given legislative authority to the National Assembly. Period! The Constitution has given executive authority to the Executive. The Constitution has given judicial authority to the Judiciary. They cannot purport to decide what the Judiciary does for the Judiciary; what the Executive does for the Executive or what the Legislature does for the Legislature. Theirs are constitutional mandates that are unlimited. When they say they are doing this or that on behalf of the ... view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: So, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we, as a Committee, say we are constituted, but the decisions in this House are decided by the majority at Committee. Let us move on; let us not try to use technicalities to stop things that we do not want. That is the way legislation is done. They say it is not beautiful. In fact, the saying is that you might not want to watch legislation or sausages being made because they are not tidy. But that is how legislation gets done! view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chair. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chair. view
• 20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for the legislative function of this House to be subjected to the opinion of the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs? This House is legislating at Committee Stage; the views of the Minister, respectable as they are, do not supersede the functions of the House. Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, the Standing Orders talk about a Motion. Standing Order No.47 talks about a Motion. We do not have before us a Motion. There is developing a habit in this House that everything is sent to the ... view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I agree with what the previous speaker said so much that I think he and I should belong to the same party! view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the sentiments and I am proud to associate myself with the sentiments of the previous speaker. Indeed, ethnicity is an issue which these two pieces of legislation deal with in an indirect way by taking local democracy and local decision-making and by ensuring that resources are allocated efficiently and are looked after properly. Ethnicity is a bane in our politics and in our daily lives. view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, in the African setup, ethnicity at Independence was pushed under the rug. There are those who were the intellectuals at the time who felt that talking about tribes and ethnicity was outmoded and old fashioned. There were those who felt, as nationalists, that talking about tribes was dividing the Africans and letting the Mzungu rule by dividing them. But the Constitution looks at this right in the eye and determines that we must look at this issue and we must decide how to ensure that we have equitable distribution of resources and we have good management ... view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, these two pieces of legislation should have been passed a long time ago, but because the Executive delayed with the processing of these Bills on that side, we have had to go for extra time at this point in time. As far as the Public Finance Management Bill is concerned, we are aware that there were serious issues of policy to be argued over, to be debated over and to be determined. As far as the County Bill is concerned, I personally agree absolutely with the sentiments of the Head of State as far as that ... view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: Having said that, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, that could have been done within the allocated time for those Bills to have been passed. We find ourselves in a situation where we have to expand time; we have to enlarge time for us to be able to pass these important pieces of legislation. But the Constitution allows for this House to be able to do just that. I think we should avail ourselves of that opportunity by allowing the expansion and enlargement of time so that we can conclude these processes because these are very critical processes for the implementation of ... view