Farah Maalim
Kenyan politician
Farah Maalim Mohamed | |
|---|---|
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 10 August 2022 | |
| Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly of Kenya | |
| In office 15 January 2008 – 14 January 2013 | |
| Preceded by | David Musila |
| Succeeded by | Joyce Laboso |
| Member of Parliament for Dadaab Constituency | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 9 August 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Mohamed Dahiye Duale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1956 |
| Political party | Wiper Democratic Movement |
Farah Maalim Mohamed (Somali: Faarax Maaliim Maxamed) is a Kenyan politician who served as Lagdera MP from 1992 to 1997, and then from 2007 to 2013. He then moved to Dadaab constituency in 2022.[1] He is an advocate of the High Court of Kenya .[2]
Biography
Maalim belongs to an ethnic Somali family.[3] He was educated at Maseno School, and he studied for an MA in Development Studies at [./Https://mstcdc.or.tz/ MS-TCDC], 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 member of the 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.[5] 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.[6][7] Maalim also suggested that the deployment of the soldiers was unconstitutional and had not received the requisite parliamentary approval,[6] and that the ensuing rampage cost Garissa entrepreneurs over Sh1.5 billion to Sh2billion in missed revenue.[7]
In the 2013 elections, Maalim ran for the Garissa County Senate seat, but was defeated by 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.[8]
References
- ^ Astariko, Stephen. "Farah Maalim makes comeback after 10 years in political oblivion". The Star. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ On Somalis in the new Kenyan cabinet
- ^ Sugow, Abdikadir (8 July 2012). "Youth overlooked as big guns angle for race". Standard Digital. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
- ^ "Maseno Old Boys". Maseno School. Archived from the original on 2012-03-06. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
- ^ Members Of The 10th Parliament Archived June 16, 2008, at the Wayback Machine. Parliament of Kenya. Accessed June 19, 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Wafula, Caroline (20 November 2012). "MPs accuse State of using undue force". Daily Nation. Retrieved 21 November 2012.
- ^ Astariko, Stephen. "Farah Maalim makes comeback after 10 years in political oblivion". The Star. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
