No Confidence motion presented so Dr. Jameel does not have to respond to it

While the Constitution allows the Vice President to respond to a No Confidence motion against the President or the Vice President, Committee has decided to bring an amendment to the Constitution so that the Vice President does not have to answer to the Parliament.

Article 100-D of the Constitution says that the Vice President has to be notified at least 14 days before such a debate takes place at the Parliament.

The Constitution gives the President or the Vice President the right to defend himself against such a motion verbally and in writing in Article 100. And the Vice President has the right to use lawyers in the process.

The amendment to Article 172 of the Regulations of the Parliament presented by the General Committee says that on the day a No Confidence motion is being debated at the Parliament, the debate should move forward and reach a decision even if the Vice President does not attend the session.

Another amendment to regulations says that the Vice President has to be notified at least 14 days before the debate. And when such a notice is delivered to the Office of the Vice President, it would be considered as notification for the Vice President. And that the 14 days would be counted with public holidays.

The amendments to the Regulations of the Parliament were presented by the MP for the Baarah constituency, Ibrahim Shujaau. The amendments were passed by the unanimous vote of all the members that took part in it.

Regulation of the Parliament says that the Parliament must establish a temporary committee of 11 members to receive a No Confidence motion against the President or the Vice President. But the amendments do not say anything about it.

While Regulations of the Parliament has been amended so that the Vice President do not have to answer for it, Parliamentary Groups of PPM and MDA decided on Friday night to present a No Confidence motion against the current Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Jameel Ahmed.

Article 100 of the Constitution says that a No Confidence motion can be presented to the Parliament with signatures of one third of the Parliament. Which is 29 of the 85 MPs.

And 2/3 of the Parliament votes are needed to remove the President or the Vice President from power. Which is 57 votes of the total 85 members.