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
26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, paragraph (n) is even more worrying. So, we are proposing deletion of paragraph (n). Clause 68(1)(n) says:- “Any person who, with intent to affect the results of an election, makes or publishes a statement purporting to be a statement of fact, which is false, and which the person knows to be false---“
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
The issue is not that we do not understand that there is a problem, or that the problem should not be addressed, but this is extremely wide and you are creating a creating a criminal offence. If one is a prosecutor or a commissioner and wants to misuse this, by the time you correct that, it might be too late. So, we are proposing the deletion of this part.
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:-
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
THAT, Clause 68 be amended in part (iii) in paragraph (o) by deleting the word “false” appearing after the words “in any manner whatsoever”.
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, any person who publishes, repeats or disseminates in any manner whatsoever false information--- We are removing “false”. So, it will read:- “Any person who publishes, repeats or disseminates in any manner information with the intend to (i) disrupt or prevent the election (ii) creating hostility or fear in order to influence---“
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Here, we want to strengthen the offence so that it is not just “false” but any information that is aimed at this.
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26 Aug 2011 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, so that we carry them together, I beg to move:-
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