Abass Sheikh Mohamed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to take this opportunity to add my voice to those who have talked about the issue of pending bills in support of the Senator for Bungoma. Pending bills have become a cancer in the counties. Many people are suffering because they are unable to pay bills. When you get into contracts with the counties, you sign agreements and there are conditions. After finishing the job, you are supposed to be paid. view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: There is no reason there should be pending bills because the money is budgeted for. Counties should live within their means. In my county, it is a sorry state. The current government inherited pending bills to a tune of Kshs5.5 billion. Some of the money cannot be accounted for because there is no documentation, but contractors have their documents. The problem is that there are no records in the counties. Therefore, it is difficult for money to be paid. Many people are facing a lot of problems. Some have been sued and their property auctioned by banks. It is a ... view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: It is now more than 10 years since 2013. In my county, there are some pending bills that date back to 2013, yet money is always released to go to the counties. We need to help the counties. view
• 7 Aug 2024 in Senate: Even those who worked in the counties cannot access their pension or gratuity, yet they contributed. The money is being used for other purposes. That is a criminal case. I request the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget to help us out of these problems. Every time I go to my county, people come to me and say “ Mheshimiwa Senator, we are owed a lot of money and we are not being paid”. This nuisance should stop and peoples’ money must be paid. view
• 1 Aug 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to support the amendments in the Land Bill. Land is an emotive issue and is held with a lot of trust and dedication. Land subdivision should be based on utility. You should not divide land in small bits where there is no value. We need to divide land based on utility. When you go to other countries, there is land for farming and there is land for municipalities and settlements. However, in this country, everyone wants to get land. This land is then subdivided into many small units and the country is ... view
• 1 Aug 2024 in Senate: land means to them. Some do not even have any land registration. Half of this country is not registered. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we need to do is the land offices in respective areas should digitize their land registrations, so that all community land is registered. Whenever there is any project coming up, like the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR), a lot of land is taken away by the government and those communities are not involved in any participation. In future, any development where land is involved, the public must be allowed to participate, so that they give consent to ... view
• 31 Jul 2024 in Senate: On a point of Information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 31 Jul 2024 in Senate: I want to inform Sen. Cherarkey of what is going on in Wajir. Not all of the Assembly is in agreement with the whole process. We appreciate that they are doing an oversight. However, there is some hooliganism in their actions, including breaking the chairs and desks, that they work from. They are asking for accountability and a proper itemised budget. I will commend them for that, but not for their unacceptable behaviour. As you know, they are elected MCAs. view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the Fire and Rescue Services Professionals Bill (Senate Bills No.55 of 2023), be now read a Second Time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the principal objective of the Bill is to ensure the delivery of high-quality, professional and standardized fire and rescue services across all counties through the regulation of fire and rescue services professional in Kenya. This is geared towards reducing public safety, protecting lives and property. The importance of the Fire and Rescue Services Professionals Bill (Senate Bills No.55 of 2023) cannot be overstated. These men and women risk their ... view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: the same year, a fuel tanker overturned at a place somewhere in Molo called Sachangwan, causing fire that claimed the lives of 113 people and many people were injured. Most of the Kenyans are still living with injuries today, while some of them died. In Gikomba, almost every year, we have fire that destroys a lot of property. However, at any given time, there are disasters or fire outbreaks, we have no prepared interventions. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the above fire disasters, coupled with the recurring fire incidents in the secondary schools and markets, underscore the urgent need for improved fire ... view