Abdikadir Mohammed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: The misuse of public resources and the mismanagement of public resources was also a very critical issue. While the Treasury, to a large extent, was very efficient in terms of that particular side of the process, in fact, to the point where, for example, our debt ratios are far much better than in most of Europe and other places, their function still needed to have been professionalized and to have the proper framework for a proper, efficient and modern financial setup. view
• 3 May 2012 in National Assembly: With respect to devolution, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the issues that are raised, as I said, are issues we agree with. These Bill needs to be passed so that as we move forward even in terms of setting up the proper infrastructure for the counties, those issues covered by that Bill are very nascent. For example, the number of wards that the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has set up are actually set out in that Bill. Without that Bill, essentially, the IEBC will be flying blind as far as the number of wards and many other critical functions ... view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I think it is important to differentiate the exercise of presidential or executive power; when the President is exercising those powers as Head of State and when he is exercising those powers as Head of Government. The exercise of this power is as Head of State. It is from the British tradition where the Queen or King exercises the power to assent to Bills after Parliament has acted. In that sense, this House cannot interpret the Constitution for the President. view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: That is a different arm of Government. In the Canadian Parliament, it is not the Prime Minister who exercises that power who is the Head of the Government. It is the Governor-General who is a nominee of the Queen who sits somewhere else and when the Bill is passed, it is taken to the Governor-General to assent. That is the assent that we are looking for! If this House says: “You are un-constitutional”, where will the Bill go back to? That is because the President will not sign it and, therefore, we will have no law. view
• 15 Mar 2012 in National Assembly: That is why we are not supposed to create a logjam; we are supposed to facilitate this process. The debate about devolution will not start and end here. This is the debate we are having. The debate about devolution is a very germane; a very critical debate. I, myself, am usually divided! Sometimes, I am more pulled on one side especially on the finance issues and on the security issues, I am more pulled towards the centrist issues and those two forces are there. It is genuinely honest debate! Even though there are a quite a few of us who ... view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My old classmate has had a spirited effort in the last few days to stop the debate of this Report on the Floor of the House but, unfortunately, the law is not on his side. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, you ruled on this matter just two days ago. My learned friend cannot appeal that ruling of the Chair on exactly this matter, as raised by hon. Midiwo. It is just two days old. So, on the issue of the constitutionality, that is already rested. The Chair’s ruling was very clear. ... view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the law. Mr. Mungatana might be aggrieved by the report, but he cannot twist the law. view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as for the budget of IEBC, this Parliamentary Committee called the IEBC to Mombasa when it was considering these issues, and discussed the issue of addition of wards. The IEBC is agreeable. I have not seen any figures tabled by hon. Mungatana to support his view that, that is what the IEBC said. In any case, the burden of this will come in the Supplementary Estimates in next year’s Budget. We are not spending money right now. view
• 29 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the Member on the one hand to say that the IEBC is independent and nobody should say anything about them and on the other hand say that the name that they proposed should be changed? Could he tell us what his position is? view
• 23 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had sought your indulgence to arrange the matters on the Order Paper so that this matter could come in the afternoon. view