Eng Mohammed Maalim Mahamud

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, there some amendments that have been proposed for the Judiciary. In this country, we have had a history where one time Parliament and the Judiciary were under the Executive. The whole issue was liberalized and we had the Constitution, 2010. The Judiciary and Parliament are now independent but we want to claw that back and bring amendments to the Constitution so that the JSC can discipline judges, sack and suspend them. These are illegal. What we have in the Constitution today is right. The amendments are not proper. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: There are proposals that will claw back what was done so that a lot of power is given to the Inspector-General (IG) of Police. We should be content with having an independent police force so that the commission can do its job properly. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: We have a proposed amendment which talks about shared prosperity in terms of economic development and all that. I agree. However, what we are seeing every day negates that proposal. Kenya needs to have equal opportunities. If you look at the appointments and how developments are done, it is not equitable. We should not pay lip service to the Constitution. We should mean what we say and do what is supposed to be done. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: I have touched on the issue of the amendment to have 70 constituencies and how they are allocated. The IEBC can do it. It is the right body to do it. The structure of the Executive has been changed. They are proposing to have the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Ministers. The surprising thing is that vetting of executives has been removed. I do not know the reason but it is not proper. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: When the Executive joins National Assembly, they can be vetted in the Senate. However, the Senate cannot even summon a Cabinet Minister. This is a claw back. We have gone backward instead of going forward. Whereas the idea of having Cabinet Ministers in Parliament makes some sense, the issue of vetting and suppression of powers has not been properly addressed. The Senate should have been made as the House to vet Cabinet Ministers and Principal Secretaries (PSs). view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: A proposal has been made to strengthen the Senate but it is not enough. Article 96 should have expressly said that the Senate is the ‘Upper House’ and should vet Cabinet Secretaries. It should have been done properly. However, it just says that we will have access to overseeing all resources. The role of this House has been relegated to a low level. The promoters have been unfair to the Senate. This matter will now leave Parliament and go to wananchi . Ultimately, the Constitution will have amendments. An amendment is supposed to be a small change but this is ... view
• 13 Apr 2021 in Senate: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Division of Revenue Bill 2021. This Bill relates to the very important role of the mandate of the Senate. It will be important that this Bill is given enough time so that Members can debate and interrogate all the issues that are raised in it, including the debt strategy. view
• 13 Apr 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 13 Apr 2021 in Senate: Now that we are there in this session, I would like to support the Report and thank the Members of the Committee. We were in this Committee before and I thank them for the good work they have done now. Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to congratulate ourselves as Senators for the good work we did last year. Had we not stood firm and say that we cannot release funds to the counties, we would not be where we are today. The Executive did at that time try its best to arm-twist the Senate, but they did not manage. ... view