Farah Maalim

Farah Maalim Mohamed
فارح معلم محمد
Member of Parliament for Dadaab Constituency
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 August 2022
Preceded byMohamed Duale
Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya
In office
15 January 2008 – 14 January 2013
Preceded byDavid Musila
Succeeded byJoyce Laboso
Member of Parliament for Lagdera Constituency
In office
29 December 1992 – 29 December 1997
Preceded bySlan Ahmed Nuno
Succeeded byMohamed Shidiye
Personal details
Born1956
Political partyWiper Democratic Movement

Farah Maalim Mohamed (Somali: Faarax Maaliim Maxamed, Arabic: فارح معلم محمد) is a Kenyan, Veteran Politician who served as the Member of Parliament for Lagdera Constituency from 29 December 1992 to 29 December 1997 and then from 27 December 2007 to 4 March 2013. He's currently serving as the Member of Parliament for Dadaab Constituency since 9 August 2022 and a Member of the Speaker's Panel.[1] He also served as the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya from 15 January 2008 to 14 January 2013. He is an Advocate of the High Court of Kenya.[2]

Biography

Farah Maalim belongs to the Aulihan clan of the Somali ethnic.[3] He was educated at Maseno School, and he studied for an MA in Development Studies and studied law at the University of Nairobi, before enrolling to the Kenya School of Law for the statutory post graduate law course that is a prerequisite to admission to the Kenyan roll of advocates.[4] He is a former member [5] [1] of Wiper Democratic Movement political party in Kenya, and was elected to represent the Lagdera Constituency in the National Assembly of Kenya in the 10th Kenyan Parliament.[6] He had previously served in the 7th Kenyan Parliament.

In November 2012, Maalim led a group of MPs, which accused Kenyan soldiers of fomenting violence and using undue force during a security operation in Garissa. The legislators threatened to take the matter to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) if the perpetrators were not brought to justice.[7][8] Maalim also claimed that the deployment of the soldiers was unconstitutional and had not received the requisite parliamentary approval,[7] and that the ensuing rampage cost Garissa entrepreneurs over Sh1.5 billion to Sh2billion in missed revenue.[8]

In the 2013 elections, Maalim contested for the Garissa County Senate seat, but lost to Yusuf Haji.

In the 2022 elections, Maalim was elected Wiper MP for Dadaab with a landslide win against Abdikheir Abdullahi Dubow who was backed by then the immediate MP Hon. Mohamed Dahir Duale.[9]

References

  1. ^ Astariko, Stephen. "Farah Maalim makes comeback after 10 years in political oblivion". The Star. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  2. ^ On Somalis in the new Kenyan cabinet
  3. ^ Sugow, Abdikadir (8 July 2012). "Youth overlooked as big guns angle for race". Standard Digital. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Maseno Old Boys". Maseno School. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
  5. ^ "Wiper kicks out Farah Maalim as NCIC summons him over remarks on anti-Ruto demos". Nation. 2024-07-10. Retrieved 2024-07-12.
  6. ^ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Woman killed, 10 injured in Garissa swoop". The Star. 21 November 2012. Archived from the original on 28 November 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  8. ^ a b Wafula, Caroline (20 November 2012). "MPs accuse State of using undue force". Daily Nation. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
  9. ^ Astariko, Stephen. "Farah Maalim makes comeback after 10 years in political oblivion". The Star. Retrieved 2022-08-18.