Mohamed Ibrahim Elmi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, for your information, hon. Duale talked of six months. The six months were put in by the last Parliament. Members complained that it was illegal to conduct Harambees, yet our competitors were conducting Harambees. So, a clause was inserted to read “six months before elections”. If you want to vie for a seat, you cannot conduct Harambee . That was how that provision was brought up. view
• 14 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. view
• 3 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you. First and foremost, I want to thank the two hon. Members, hon. Oyugi and hon. Mule who visited Wajir by road on completely something different but, when they saw that something was not right, they went and stood in solidarity with us. We have total failure in the management of security. My constituency, as an example, had 14 schools closed and 6,000 people displaced. Wajir Town has houses burnt down. Mandera has the same problems. I want to urge this House to take a very serious stand on conflict in pastoral areas because if ... view
• 3 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, so, I urge this House to stand up, ignore party lines and come up with a solution to the security issues, particularly in northern Kenya. We had 40 policemen killed but nothing was done. Not even a single person has been taken to court. So, let nobody tell you about tribes. The responsibility of keeping people alive and their property safe is the Government’s. We have cried publicly. We have done everything. What do you want us to do? Thank you for your support. view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I should not be discriminated because of my hair style. I have a special barber. Mine is on three clarifications. I want to ask through the hon. Chairman why the police took that action. In their view, was it radicalizing or not? Do you not think that probably that action radicalizes more youth across the country on live television? Secondly, whatprogrammes are there? If the hon. Member and other people knew that there was a problem at the mosque, what action did they take? They have no programmes to stop youths from being radicalized. What measures will the ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to thank hon. Lati for bringing this excellent Amendment Bill. Inequality anywhere is what finishes a country. At the moment, our great country is facing numerous challenges, but one of the greatest is inequality – regional and internal inequality that is so bad that eventually, it will catch up with us. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: In the wisdom of the framers of our Constitution, we created an equalisation fund. In my view, the best approach would have been, if the Executive side of the Government was willing, it could have planned and actually checked the difference between the average Kenyan and those places which are marginalised, do a programme where they borrow in advance an amount that is equivalent to 0.05 per cent of 20 years budget, take a loan and do those projects upfront. Unfortunately, four years down the line, the Government has not even released that money to the Equalisation Fund. Therefore, this ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, inequality is so terrible in this country that the lives of Kenyans have almost become nothing. The other day, somebody killed his wife because of Kshs50. There was no outrage in this country. If you walk at 5.00 a.m. on Mbagathi Road, you will be shocked by the level of poverty in this country. The political elite or 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
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: the non-political elites in this country are burying their heads in the sand. The level of inequality is intolerable and, therefore, I urge the House that we come together and pass this excellent amendment in the absence of an Executive that does not want to end inequality in this country. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, devolution is another one that is going to help with inequality. At the moment, it is going through a turbulent period and my advice is that we nurture and protect it to make sure that we reduce inequality. My view is that we should not throw it away just because of a number of errant individuals in the county governments. We should not throw out the baby with the bath water. At the moment, I know many people are not happy with their counties. But that is not a reason not to protect devolution and support it. ... view