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
27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, there is an amendment Bill before the House. That amendment Bill carries Section 3. The amendments we are discussing were negotiated between the Committee, the Minister and the Vetting Board. The reason the Minister carried this amendment is that we had agreed with him in Mombasa--- Hon. C. Kilonzo will bear witness that this was not acceptable. However, in introducing the amendments, it was carried the way it was originally. So, we agreed with him that there should be no defects arising out of vacancy in membership. However, part (b) sounds too far-fetched because of ...
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27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 5 be amended by- (a) re-numbering the proposed new sub-section “(3)” as sub-section “2A”; and (b) inserting the following new sub-section immediately after sub-section (3)- (4) A removal or a process leading to the removal of a magistrate from office under this Act shall not be subject to question in, or review by, any court.
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27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 6 be deleted and be replaced with the following new clause- Amendment of section 23 of No. 2 of 2011. 6. Section 23 of the principal Act is amended-
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27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am most obliged. The amendment essentially is extending time for this institution. You remember the Act that this House passed gave this institution one year to conclude the vetting process with a possible extension of time by one further year. This extension was requested by the institution. They have had a lot of delays, quit a bit of it related to court actions stopping their process. It is for that reason that we are saying that the vetting process once commenced shall be concluded not later than 31st December, 2013 and any review of ...
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27 Nov 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 3- 3A. Section 17 of the principal Act is amended by- (a) deleting sub-section (1) and substituting therefor the following new subsection- (1) The chairperson may, for the purpose of ensuring the expeditious disposal of matters, constitute three or more panels to work concurrently in the vetting of judges or magistrates; and, (b) inserting the following new sub-section immediately after sub-section (2)- (3) Notwithstanding sub-section (1), the vetting of judges shall be undertaken solely by the members ...
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4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, Article 206 of the Constitution states: “There is established the Consolidated Fund into which shall be paid all money raised or received by or on behalf of the national Government except money (a) that is reasonably excluded from the Fund by an Act of Parliament and payable into another public fund established for a specific purpose, or (b) that may under an Act of Parliament be retained by the State organ that received it for the purpose of defraying the expense of the State organ.” Those are the only two cases when the KRA is ...
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4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, indeed, I will be very brief unlike the Leader of Government Business.
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4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I agree absolutely with the worries that hon. Midiwo has but all those can be addressed without legislating, especially on the first one. The Government is the largest customer in the market and purely, by deciding that they will give these banks business, they can get all these things done. You can tell the National Bank that you will not give it the KRA account unless it shows that it will support small income earners by giving them good rates and the bank will make a business decision. It is not proper for this House ...
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4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I get what the Chairman is saying. Some of these institutions have been under statutory management from 1984 up to now. There is a moral hazard where statutory managers want to keep themselves in business. I understand that perfectly well. I do not, however, agree with 3(b). This is a commercial transaction and, therefore, making it a criminal offence will make it very difficult for even statutory managers to be appointed in the first place. So, I agree with the first issue which is that let us have a time limit within which statutory issues ...
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4 Oct 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Finance Bill, 2012 be amended by inserting the following new clause immediately after clause 44- Amendment 44A. Section 2 of the Central Bank of Kenya Act is amended – of section 2 of Cap. 491 (a) by inserting the following new definitions in their appropriate alphabetical sequence- “authorised money remittance provider” means a money remittance operator licensed by the Bank under section 33B to carry out the business of money remittance; “money remittance operator ” means a company incorporated in Kenya whose main object consists of the acceptance of ...
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