N.O.R.F

Nomads
  • Content Count

    21,222
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Posts posted by N.O.R.F


  1. Nin-Yaaban;925144 wrote:
    Wow, seems like you've been to most countries in the Middle East sxb. It's nice to have all kinds of stamps in your passport from all these different countries.

    They all want to stamp on a new page evertime. Had to tell them to stamp this page and that page to save me from getting a new passport but it didn't work.


  2. The Zack;925133 wrote:
    No, a commission has not been established. You are thinking having a commission is a prerequisite for establishing a federal state? I don't believe that is the case, the two don't depend on one another.

     

    "Based on a voluntary decision, two or more regions may merge to form a Federal Member State"

    The document says the commission, nominated by Parliament, will make recommendations on areas applying to become Federal states. That sounds as though it hasn't been done.

     

    Point 6 you put in bold should be part of a Law enacted by Parliament. Sounds like this hasn't been done either.

     

    Bashi, enlighten me awoowe.


  3. Am I? :D

     

    I'm a also a part time politician. Somali politics is blurred by clan interests (which is what Jubbaland situation is about). But, on this forum, no one has flagged up the constitutional requirements for forming a federal state. Its been a lot of finger pointing and loud noise.


  4. Big statement there Carafaat.

     

    I haven't been keeping up but the bombardment of articles on this have all failed to address the process required under the constitution. Is what is taking place in Kismaayo in line with the constitution is a question I have asked a couple of times on here. Have reer Kismaayo allowed a reasonable timeframe for the law to be passed through Parliament?


  5. I'm assuming this is the version approved by the Somali Parliament last August '12.

     

    http://somalianews.files.wordpress.com/2012/07/120708-harmonized-draft-constitution-eng-tran-_incl-errata-changes.pdf

     

    Article 49. The Number and Boundaries of the Federal Member States and Districts

    (1) The number and boundaries of the Federal Member States shall be determined by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament.

    (2) The House of the People of the Federal Parliament, before determining the number and boundaries of the Federal Member States, shall nominate a national commission which shall study the issue, and submit a report of its findings with recommendations to the House of the People of the Federal Parliament.

    (3) The nomination of the commission referred to in Clause two shall be preceded by the enactment of a law by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament, which shall define:

    (a) The responsibilities and powers of the commission;

    (b) The parameters and conditions it shall use for the establishment of the Federal Member States;

    © The number of the commissioners, requirements of membership, nomination methods, office tenure, and their remuneration.

    (4) The number and the boundaries of the districts in a Federal Member State shall be determined by a law enacted by the parliament of the Federal Member State, which must be approved by the House of the People of the Federal Parliament.

    (5) Federal Member State boundaries shall be based on the boundaries of the administrative regions as they existed before 1991.

    (6) Based on a voluntary decision, two or more regions may merge to form a Federal Member State.

    In relation to Jubbaland has:

     

    1. A Commission been established?

    2. Has the relevant law been enacted by Parliament?