Abass Sheikh Mohamed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. Unfortunately, Kenya Power is monopolistic. As a developing country, we cannot afford to have a monopolistic supplier of power; monopoly has led to a high cost of production in this country as a result of the high cost of electricity. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this country is now headed to industrialization and for us to get industrialized we need to have more supply of power and more companies to supply power. For us to achieve our vision 2030, we also need to have more supply of power. We cannot ... view
• 3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Leader of Majority Party for that clarification but I want to seek more clarifications. Since we signed that agreement, the situation has escalated to an extent that elected leaders from Wajir County, Members of this House, are here today by the grace of God. In that agreement I think we had some specific timelines and sanctions that if something was to happen, the first bullet coming from somewhere, then we had specific sanctions. We deposited that agreement with the President. So what will come out of that? How is the Government going ... view
• 3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Leader of Majority Party but despite what he has said, the conflict between Wajir and Mandera, especially Mandera County has been going on for the last two years. Many people have been killed, several schools closed and destroyed, boreholes destroyed but to date nobody has been apprehended. Militia are moving freely in Wajir and Mandera counties with sophisticated ammunitions that are superior to the ones by the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF). This is an independent country and it is the most unfortunate situation that to date, no action has been taken. As ... view
• 3 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. However, we have an institution similar to what we are proposing and I believe the two will be merged. This country is always ill-prepared when it comes to handling disasters. This country has a lot of man-made disasters. There is a lot of wanton destruction of property, schools, boreholes and so on. Over the weekend, some of our hon. Members and Senators went to Wajir to preach peace and stop conflicts. However, what we saw was hurting. Water boreholes and schools were destroyed yet they are public property which ... view
• 20 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. As you are aware, it is now mandatory for parents to take their children to school. However, it is unfortunate that most children are unable to complete their primary education because of poverty. Where I come from 70 per cent of the people live below the poverty line. They cannot afford a meal a day let alone taking kids to school. The other day when I was in my constituency I met some students who attend day school. The Government gave out some money for bursaries, but these children were ... view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. First and foremost, I want to congratulate the Mover. As you are aware, 65 per cent of the population of this country consists of the youth and majority of them are not employed. I want also to inform the House that it is so unfortunate today that the youth agenda is being discussed as a Private Member’s Motion. As you are aware, the entire economy is driven by the youth and I want to thank the youth for the civil manner in which they have conducted themselves against ... view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Motion. First and foremost, I want to congratulate the Mover. As you are aware, 65 per cent of the population of this country consists of the youth and majority of them are not employed. I want also to inform the House that it is so unfortunate today that the youth agenda is being discussed as a Private Member’s Motion. As you are aware, the entire economy is driven by the youth and I want to thank the youth for the civil manner in which they have conducted themselves against ... view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, funds have not been factored in for the National Youth Council to operate and it has been established under a Parliamentary Act. I, therefore, wish to support the Motion and request the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to, at least, factor in some money for those youth. view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, funds have not been factored in for the National Youth Council to operate and it has been established under a Parliamentary Act. I, therefore, wish to support the Motion and request the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to, at least, factor in some money for those youth. view
• 12 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. view