Mohamed Muktar Shidiye

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: In Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia where there are many warlords and Al Shabaab, there is no cattle rustling because people are serious. We have a government and a police force which is fully funded. We have tripled the budget for national security yet they are unable to perform. As the late Julius Nyerere said, the time has come to remove an entire police force and employ fresh ones who are dedicated towards helping the people of Kenya. view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: His time is up! view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the outset, I want to appreciate the Mover of this Bill. This is a very important Bill for people like me who come from Garissa County, which has hosted refugees for the last 25 years since the collapse of Somalia. To be honest with you, nobody plans to be a refugee. It just happens when a country collapses. It could also happen when one is under prosecution and one seeks to run away to another country. Kenya has been good in hosting refugees from Uganda, Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia and South Sudan. It ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: never cared about the leadership of the country. In Ethiopia, the UNHCR has to go through the Government. Here in Kenya, they had a free hand and they could do anything. So, I would like to address two things on this matter. The international community abandoned Kenya at the hour of need. They left us with a huge responsibility of hosting about one million people. The international community is not giving any support to the Government of Kenya. We have lost a lot of time and money on this matter. Time has come for the international community to chip in ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Another very important thing for us to ventilate on is the issue of so many Kenyans whose biometrics have been entered into the refugee database. We have Kenyans who are suffering because they cannot be issued with national identification cards. Some of them went to refugee camps just to get food and free services like education, medical care and other goodies issued to refugees by the UN refugee agencies. Today, these people cannot travel, get jobs, register businesses or get any employment in Kenya. They are now vagabonds in our villages. They are running away from the police. Even animals ... view
• 23 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. People in northern Kenya have suffered and we continue to suffer because we host refugees. It is a huge burden. Nobody has appreciated us. Kenyans in northern Kenya are looked down upon. When some people see me, they think I am a refugee. Those people are Somali nationals and I am a Kenyan Somali. There are also Djibouti Somalis and Ethiopian Somalis. The Government of Kenya must provide a way of helping our people out of this bottom neck. You cannot host refugees for more than 25 years and fail to have a policy ... view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. This Motion should be supported by every Member in this House. It has come at the right time. Justice delayed is justice denied. Justice is the midwife of peace. Where there is no justice, there can never be peace. The journey to get a P3 Form is laborious, difficult, has many roadblocks and is bureaucratic. You cannot access this document which starts at the police station. There are no free services there. I want to be very candid. For the common mwananchi, even to approach the police station is ... view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: do not have the money. The Kshs1,500 should be waived like yesterday, so that people have access to this P3 Form. After that, one goes to court and that is the beginning of another difficult journey. In the court, the case is delayed and it takes donkey years before one is able to access justice. Sometimes you are told the judge and the prosecutor are not there or the file is hidden by another junior clerk. Let me tell you in this country, until you give something, nothing moves. That is the reality. We must have a special desk in ... view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: These other conversations and stories will not help this country. We are going nowhere, but mark-timing and that is the sad story. People fear going to police stations. They would rather do the alternative. For we, the Somalis, in the villages, no matter goes to the police station. In my police station in Modogashe, the matter that goes to the police is the most difficult one. A matter is withdrawn from the police and done in maslaha, an alternative means of dispute resolution, because nothing ends in the justice system. I am not saying I have lost hope in the ... view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: e: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I said, this issue ends in the courts. When something happens and you fill a P3 Form, it has to go to the High Court. It is important that justice is done all over. Justice is the midwife of peace. Where there is no justice, there can never be peace. Justice is at the heart of this matter. With those remarks, I support the Motion. view