Nafoitoa Talaimanu Keti

Nafoitoa Mataia Valu Tala'imanu Keti is a Samoan politician and former Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa. He is a former member of the Human Rights Protection Party.

Nafoitoa Tala'imanu Keti
Keti in 2018
Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of Samoa
In office
17 March 2016 – 9 April 2021
Preceded byAgafili Patisela Eteuati Tolovaa
Succeeded byAuapaau Mulipola Aloitafua
Member of the Samoan Parliament
for Gagaemauga No. 3
In office
4 March 2016 – 9 April 2021
Preceded byFaamoetauloa Ulaitino Faale Tumaalii
Succeeded byNone (Seat dissolved)
Personal details
Political partyHuman Rights Protection Party

Keti is a former police officer and assistant police commissioner.[1] He was first elected to the legislative Assembly in the 2016 Samoan general election,[2] and was appointed Deputy Speaker.[3][4]

In May 2019 he removed opposition MP Olo Fiti Vaai from the Finance and Expenditure Committee after he criticised government spending decisions.[5][6]

In March 2021 Keti was accused on EFKS-TV of attempting to rape a fellow police officer in 2007 when he was a supervisor at the Faleolo Police Outpost.[7] The TV station was subsequently raided,[8] and his accuser arrested and charged with criminal libel.[9]

Keti's seat of Gagaemauga No. 3 was eliminated by boundary reforms in 2018.[10] He stood in Gagaemauga No 2 at the April 2021 Samoan general election, but was unsuccessful.[11][12]

References
  1. "Samoan politicians face private bribery prosecutions". RNZ. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  2. "Woman MP Elected Under New Law Is Fa'aulusao Rosa". Talanei. 13 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  3. Lanuola Tusani Tupufia and Pai Mulitalo Ale (17 March 2016). "Speaker of parliament". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  4. "Former Samoa deputy PM left out of cabinet". RNZ. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  5. "Outspoken Samoan MP removed from Finance and Expenditure Committee". RNZ. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  6. "FAST Welcomes Independent MP Olo Fiti Vaai". Samoa Global News. 14 October 2020. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
  7. Marieta H Ilalio (1 April 2021). "Former Deputy Speaker Lodges Complaint Against EFKS TV and Ex-Cop for Defamation". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  8. "Police raid church TV station in Apia". Talanei. 1 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  9. Marieta H Ilalio (7 April 2021). "Ex-Cop Charged and Detained after Police Pursuit". Samoa Global News. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  10. Joyetter Feagaimaali’i-Luamanu (27 March 2018). "Deputy Speaker's plea". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  11. "FAST Candidates Displace 4 Ministers and Deputy Speaker". Samoa Global News. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  12. Sialai Sarafina Sanerivi (5 May 2021). "Seuamuli commends former Deputy Speaker's concession". Samoa Observer. Retrieved 23 May 2021.


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