Mohamed Ibrahim Elmi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The other thing that this country is ailing from is injustice and, more recently, there has been a lot of discussion about the Judiciary in this House and outside. Again, as a country, we have a new order; we have moved to a presidential system and the three arms of Government are trying to find their level. But my take is that we must be very cautious as opposed to the other two arms of Government. The Executive and the Legislature can take any beating or criticism in their stride. However, my view is that the Judiciary should be protected ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I want to add that the Commission on Administrative Justice is not doing its job. That is the Commission that should have supported the poor people who cannot go to lawyers, and who cannot afford it. At the moment, they are poorly funded. But they are also not focused. Therefore, I urge my colleagues in the House to make sure that, that Fund works for the poor people. view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Finally, one word has been creeping into this House quite a lot. It is called “activism” as if it is a bad thing. Mother Theresa was an activist. Mandela was an activist. Jomo Kenyatta was an activist. This world is changed by activists. In America, for example, Martin Luther King was an activist. Mr. Obama would never have been the President of USA if it was not an activist judge. When Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery, it took more than 100 years before an activist judge decided that there would be no segregated schools. So, this thing of branding anybody who ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: restored in this country. All of you have a telephone number of a senior police officer in this House. All the rich people have a connection. When a middle income person or a poor person is attacked, what number would they call? How would the police come to them? Omtatah, as much as people say he is an activist and all that, has a principle; he wants the law to be followed. He only goes to court. He demonstrates within his rights and he has changed it. We have 999 in place. His Excellency called the number. We, as legislators, ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you! With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. First and foremost, I would like to thank the Budget and Appropriations Committee and their able Chair for having done an excellent job. view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: I want to comment on the earlier debate we had about gender. First, that Commission is not about gender but is about gender and equality. We know a whole lot of people are marginalized in this country, and that Commission has a lot of work to do. We hope that in next year’s Budget they will be considered favourably. I also support the fact that money for relief food has been factored in this Budget. It is unfortunate in this day and age that we still have to rely on relief food, but that is the reality. As a country, ... view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to correct an impression created by hon. Millie, who is here; I am reliably informed by a Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee that the allocation to the Judiciary which was reduced was not punitive because the Budget and Appropriations Committee does not operate that way. That was treated like all other allocations. 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
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: I think it is very important as a Parliament that we are seen to do things professionally. I would like to say that we have come a long way. When Members are commenting on individual judges, they have their right to give their opinion; but let us not throw away bath water with the baby. Let us also not rubbish the Judiciary wholesale. People slaughtered each other in this country in 2008 because they refused to go to court, because they did not believe in the courts. At the moment, there is an impression that the Judiciary is rubbish and ... view
• 26 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Finally, I want to say that devolution is critical. We know that a number of governors are not doing well. Again, we should not throw the baby with the bath water. As we go about this, let us use the law to ensure that we seal loopholes. Therefore, it is good that we support the audit that will be done on the implementation of the Constitution. view