Abass Sheikh Mohamed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do have it. view
• 15 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Cabinet Secretary for the detailed reply as he has given us the real statements. My concern, hon. Cabinet Secretary is, as you attested that Wajir Town where the county headquarters is, faces an acute shortage of water and at times people go without water. The project for Bute Dam and Arbajahan has been there for a long time. I wonder why the Bute project has taken 10 years yet it was designed during 2015/2016 Financial Year. I am surprised that up to now it is still at planning stage. As you have stated, Wajir ... view
• 14 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the consideration. I want to talk about the deputy governors. view
• 14 May 2024 in Senate: As we are aware, the time that people are going for elections, governors do not move alone. It is constitutional for a governor to have a deputy. Without the deputy then the governor is not going to be considered for elections. Unfortunately, today, we have 21 cases of deputy governors who have a problem with their governors in counties. They have reported this to our Committee on Devolution and Inter-Governmental Relations and we have already considered three cases. The one in Trans-Nzoia, they never worked for almost one and half years. Now their Deputy Governor is back in office and ... view
• 14 May 2024 in Senate: The Bill is a Government Bill that is being sponsored by the Majority Leader. Though we already considered it ourselves, we have handed it over to the Majority Leader. Therefore, the process of putting the grievances and the problems of the deputy governors will be taken care of in that Bill. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also have a Deputy President in this country who is the Principal Deputy of the President. He has his sureties. He has been given orders by the President, and he is already running several functions. He is in charge of devolution and is the Chair ... view
• 14 May 2024 in Senate: Even the deputy governors should be given responsibility equally, so that they can function and work well with the governors in order to deliver. With those few remarks, I wish to support the Petition. Thank you very much. view
• 30 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support the Division of Revenue Bill. As you are aware, the budget that is available to this nation is about Kshs2.5 trillion, of which what we are asking for the counties is Kshs415 billion only. I know that the national Government has many obligations, for instance, paying debts and all these things. However, most of the productive activities have been devolved, for instance, the agricultural sector, water and health. These are some of the most critical institutions in this country. Nonetheless, the budget given to the Ministry of The electronic version of the Senate ... view
• 30 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support the Division of Revenue Bill. As you are aware, the budget that is available to this nation is about Kshs2.5 trillion, of which what we are asking for the counties is Kshs415 billion only. I know that the national Government has many obligations, for instance, paying debts and all these things. However, most of the productive activities have been devolved, for instance, the agricultural sector, water and health. These are some of the most critical institutions in this country. Nonetheless, the budget given to the Ministry of The electronic version of the Senate ... view
• 30 Apr 2024 in Senate: Health is almost Kshs100 billion and the counties are getting less than Kshs1 billion or Kshs2 billion for the health sector. Besides, today the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed by the national Government will affect the counties so much since the salaries and other emoluments for the doctors have increased. Therefore, that has to be factored in the new budget of the counties. Secondly, about Kshs700 million or Kshs800 million has already been transferred to their accounts again. That is the medicinal packs, medical equipment facilities and universal health care business, National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and pensions will be ... view
• 30 Apr 2024 in Senate: Health is almost Kshs100 billion and the counties are getting less than Kshs1 billion or Kshs2 billion for the health sector. Besides, today the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) signed by the national Government will affect the counties so much since the salaries and other emoluments for the doctors have increased. Therefore, that has to be factored in the new budget of the counties. Secondly, about Kshs700 million or Kshs800 million has already been transferred to their accounts again. That is the medicinal packs, medical equipment facilities and universal health care business, National Social Security Fund (NSSF) and pensions will be ... view