Eng Mohammed Maalim Mahamud

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: We know very well in this country that the biggest problem with the electoral process is nomination of parties. If you thought that was out of our mandate, it is fine but we had to go through that process. I am happy that the mood in the House today is different from yesterday’s when we were condemning the Report. This is a good Report which was well negotiated. We had very agonizing moments and late night sittings. The men and women you put there did a good job. This, I must say, will improve our electoral environment. The electoral infrastructure ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The other contentious issue was the issue of presidential petitions. Fourteen days was maintained by this Committee, but there are people whose submission to us recommended 30 days. We said 14 days is enough. But once the IEBC is served with a petition, it must submit all the documents which it relied on to declare the President-elect to the Supreme Court. I think we have done a good job. This Committee did not waste time. I am happy that today we are talking about passing the Report. Let us pass it. If there is anything, it is the amendment that ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The other contentious issue was the issue of presidential petitions. Fourteen days was maintained by this Committee, but there are people whose submission to us recommended 30 days. We said 14 days is enough. But once the IEBC is served with a petition, it must submit all the documents which it relied on to declare the President-elect to the Supreme Court. I think we have done a good job. This Committee did not waste time. I am happy that today we are talking about passing the Report. Let us pass it. If there is anything, it is the amendment that ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I thank the Members. Let us support this Report and move within the strict timelines that we require to put our systems in place so that elections are done on 8th August, 2017 and not a day beyond that. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I thank the Members. Let us support this Report and move within the strict timelines that we require to put our systems in place so that elections are done on 8th August, 2017 and not a day beyond that. I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity. Let me add my voice to this Bill which has come at the right time to help bring clarity in the law. It clarifies the mandate of the Commission for University Education (CUE) in terms of accreditation of universities and approval of academic programmes. We are concerned about the mushrooming of universities in this country. Universities with inadequate facilities have mushroomed everywhere. Most of them lack infrastructure, especially in the practical programmes like medicine and engineering. With this Bill, we hope that sanity will be restored. It is ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Quite a number of universities have become village universities because they are employing vice-chancellors and staff from within the villages around the universities. It is time we made our universities universal. When I went to college many years back, during initiation, we were told: “Welcome to the University of Nairobi; the universal community of the world.” I want our students to become students of the universal community, not village students. Students go to primary school, secondary school and have their degrees within the same village. They then become village graduates. Let me say that it is time we invested in ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: 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
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: universities and our graduates can find proper jobs in the market. To achieve that, we must ensure a university is a university. We do not want universities in the backstreets. We have some in Koinange Street in flats. Let us have universities standing alone in programmed areas. This Commission must come in and bring sanity so that we do not allow mushrooming of universities. If a university does not have facilities, close it down. With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 18 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Part II and substituting therefor the following new Part— PART II – ESTABLISHMENT OF THE PUBLIC ROADS STANDARDS BOARD view