Diriye Abdullahi Mohamed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: My summary is that these many youths are forced to be stateless by poverty. They registered as refugees and right now their lives are almost in tatters. Their hopes have been shattered. They finished Form Four. I beg to request the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: support of the hon. Members, so that we pass this Motion and the relevant Government Ministry ensures this anomaly is corrected. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Hon. Chairman, can we have- -- view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, can we have timelines because it is now more than two years and the two sub-counties do not have substantive deputy county commissioners. So, could we, maybe, have a timeline because those are frontier districts which have security problems and lacking substantive deputy county commissioners is really hampering provision of basic services and co-ordination of the National Government? Could we have an exact timeline on when we can expect the deployment of the deputy county commissioners? view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, aware every Kenyan having attained the age of 18 years is entitled to be issued with National Identity Card (ID) upon registration; further aware that a National Identity Card represents ‘proof’ of citizenship without which an individual may not have access to basic services, including exercising the right to vote; cognizant that the number of persons who are yet to be issued with the National ID Cards has risen over the years and was recently estimated at 12,000 persons in Wajir, Garissa and Mandera counties alone; this House ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: We have a big problem in this country. Kenyans and particularly Kenyan Somalis have difficult in accessing national identity cards and other documents. We have our people who have attained the age of 18 years and above who are Kenyans but have been denied ID cards. view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Nothing has been done in my constituency, after the election of March, 2013 to date to issue IDs to the people who are eligible. Why is the Government denying Kenyans IDs and passports? What is happening right now is that when you deny people IDs and passports, you are denying them their basic rights. This is because somebody without an ID cannot look for employment, cannot travel and cannot join university. We have Form Four leavers who completed high school but they cannot do anything in their life because they do not have these documents. These people cannot look for ... view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Article 12 of the Constitution says:- view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: “(1) Every citizen is entitled to–– ( a ) the rights, privileges and benefits of citizenship, subject to the limits provided or permitted by this Constitution; and ( b ) a Kenyan passport and any document of registration or identification issued by the State to citizens. (2) A passport or other document referred to in clause (1)( b ) may be denied, suspended or confiscated only in accordance within Act of Parliament that satisfies the criteria mentioned in Article 24.” view
• 6 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: A Kenyan who attains the age of 18 years and above must be given an ID and should not be discriminated against. What is happening currently is that the Kenyan Government is discriminating against Kenyans who live in Wajir, Mandera and Garissa by denying them IDs. This is contravention of our Constitution. view