Abass Sheikh Mohamed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, 1st October, 2024- view
• 1 Oct 2024 in Senate: Yes. view
• 1 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on its inquiry into the allegations on personal security concerns raised by Hon. Philomena Kapkory, Deputy Governor, Trans Nzoia County, laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 1st October, 2024. view
• 1 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts Reports of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on its inquiry into the state of markets in Vihiga and Bungoma counties arising from Statements sought by Sen. Godfrey Osotsi, MP, and Sen. David Wafula Wakoli, MP laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 1st October, 2024. view
• 1 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir for the opportunity. I also want to join my colleagues in supporting the Statement from Sen. Cherarkey. This matter is very weighty and, in most instances, and in most counties, the human resources management is very poor. It is at the discretion of governors and the budget is just too high; over 50 per cent, especially in my county, that most of the employees who are under the manual payroll cannot be accounted for. There are many unaccounted-for employees in the manual payroll and that contributes a lot to budget overshot. view
• 1 Oct 2024 in Senate: One other thing I found is that the County Public Service Board (CPSB) is not an independent institution, as it is supposed to be. Most of the boards are micromanaged and given instructions for employment, who to employ and who not to employ. I think this is a matter that we need to look into; the Constitution and the law that is available to the county public services, so that at least they can be given full independence and they can function independently and be free from the governor's influence. In my county, there are members of the land board ... view
• 25 Sep 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would also like to join my colleagues in congratulating hon. Miano on her appointment. Mine is a concern on the human-wildlife conflict. Madam Cabinet Secretary, as you are aware, the conflict is rampant now as a result of the grazing lands shrinking. We are creating more conservancies in the rangelands where the communities are supposed to graze the animals. Therefore, I am asking your Ministry what the plan is because there is competition for the limited resources. Every year, many conservancies are coming up and we need to curtail them to, at least, allow ... view
• 24 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.56 (1)(b) to make a statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations for the period commencing April to August, 2024. Mr. Speaker, Sir, during the reporting period, the committee held 32 sittings in which it considered various activities pertaining to its mandates. As a snapshot, the committee transacted the following legislative business: (a) The committee considered the following two Bills which it is about to conclude and table the respective reports before the House- (i) The County Oversight and Accountability Bill, (Senate Bills No.3 of ... view
• 24 Sep 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, the two committees have jointly held meetings with various stakeholders and are looking forward to concluding the matter and table a report in this House. (d) To look into the performance of the counties on implementation of the budget, the committee held a consultative retreat with various stakeholders and deliberated on the issues arising from the county budget implementation review for the first half of 2023/2024 by the Controller of Budget (CoB). The committee has continued – robustly - to engage with the concerned stakeholders to address the key issues emerging in the report. Mr. ... view
• 24 Sep 2024 in Senate: The committee is currently considering a legislative proposal on amending the County Governments Act, 2012, to provide definite roles of the Office of the Deputy Governor to clarify and streamline the responsibilities of the said office. (g) To foster a harmonious working relationship with the county government, the committee is currently mediating a long-standing dispute between the County Governor of Siaya and his deputy to ensure the smooth running of the county affairs. (h) To assess the effectiveness of the law concerning the management of cities, urban areas, the committee is conducting post-legislative scrutiny of the Urban Areas and Cities ... view