Farah Maalim Mohamed

Farah Maalim Mohamed (, 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. 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.

Biography Farah Maalim belongs to the Aulihan clan of the Somali ethnic. 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. He is the former deputy party leader 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. 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. Maalim also claimed that the deployment of the soldiers was unconstitutional and had not received the requisite parliamentary approval,

Controversy

In mid-2024, during nation-wide youth-led protests against the Finance Bill 2024, Maalim faced significant public criticism over viral video footage containing extreme remarks regarding protesters. The statements prompted public outcry and an investigation by the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC). Maalim maintained his innocence, asserting that the recorded media had been altered and taken out of context by political rivals. The Wiper Democratic Movement subsequently announced his removal from his role as Deputy Party Leader.