Abass Sheikh Mohamed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Apr 2015 in National Assembly: because the media has been reporting on corruption allegation against me but because they have raised serious issues against the former Chair of the PAC, hon. Ababu Namwamba. The issues were a bribery of Kshs5 million that was received by the former Chair from an official in the Office of the President regarding the 2012/2013 accounts, specifically on confidential expenditure. I believed in the utterances that I made before the PAC, which I repeated before the Powers and Privileges Committee. Up to this moment when I stand before you, I believe what I said then. Secondly, the issues I raised ... view
• 24 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, mine will be very short. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to support this very timely Bill. This Bill has checks and balances but there are some gaps. As a former public officer, I know that the Government loses a lot of money, especially through public procurement. About 36 per cent of the goods and services procured are overcharged. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this Bill does not give proper opportunity to the youth. The Government policy of setting aside 30 per cent of contracts to the youth and women has not been implemented. So, we ... view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 18 Feb 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I support this amendment with the understanding that (g) will become (e) and (e) will be separated. I also want to inform hon. Wamalwa that if the MCAs are not on the pecking order, it only means that they are somewhere below. So, there is no problem. You cannot have everybody and every public officer in Kenya on the official order of precedence. Otherwise, the number will go to thousands. The fact that some people are not on the order of preference does not mean that they are not there. It only means that they are ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me to join my colleagues in commending the PAC for doing what they have done in terms of producing three Reports for the last three financial years. This comes in the light of the fact that this Committee and its Chair has been, for some time, a punching bag in this House and outside regarding its work. I hope that the production of these three reports, which has never been done before, vindicates the Committee and its Chair that they are very serious and up to the task. Let me start by saying ... view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Finally, let me go to the issue of the excess expenditure. Essentially, excess expenditure implies the Authority to Incur Expenditure without Parliamentary approval. Currently, the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 10 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Budget making process is vested in this House through its Budget and Appropriations Committee. Therefore, if any Accounting Officer, out of his own volition will exceed the limits given by the National Assembly, the Committee considers that to constitute a grave violation of the Constitution and recommends that such an Accounting Officer must be severely punished. I hope the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions, which is now independent, will go straight for the cases where the Committee has recommended for direct prosecution. He will not refer these kinds of cases for further investigation. In black and white cases, ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I rise to oppose this Motion. Why I am doing this is because I have had a practical experience. You remember hon. Speaker you chaired the Committee on Appointments when we were vetting the Cabinet Secretaries. You remember I was a member of that Committee. Now that the vetting of another Cabinet Secretary is coming, I have just learnt a few minutes ago through “kangaroo means” that I have been removed from the Committee on Appointments. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, I want to appeal to the other side of the House, our coalition has gone mad. Please, help us retain order in this House. I oppose this Motion, hon. Speaker. view
• 26 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would like to support the Vice- Chair of the Departmental Committee on Health. I come from that county, and it is a fact that devolution is working very well in Wajir. view