Abass Sheikh Mohamed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. In the interest of time, I will be short. I want to join my colleagues in supporting the Bill. Unfortunately, this Bill is coming when you have only two months to use the money, and so much needs to be done. This is because our colleagues in the National Assembly feel that they have the authority to appropriate Bills the way they want. Both Houses have agreed upon the Bill. Unfortunately, we send different messages because of self-interest every time. This should end. I wish to return to the main points in the Bill, ... view
• 27 Mar 2025 in Senate: Therefore, next time, money should be paid according to priorities, work pending, and work done. Instead of allocating funds to a county to start a new building, it is better to finish existing buildings, so the county can finish the stalled projects. One thing I found is that there is a county with 146 stalled projects. Some of the stalled projects require only Kshs500,000 to be completed. So, you get surprised. Why are the governors not taking this kind of business seriously? As Senators, we have to agree on how best we will compel the various respective governors to be ... view
• 19 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee of Health regarding the outbreak of Kala-azar in Wajir County. Kala-azar is a severe and potentially vital disease that is transmitted by sandflies. It thrives in conditions of poor housing, malnutrition and weakened immune systems. Several cases have been reported in Wajir County, including death. We are soliciting for urgent medical, logistical and financial interventions to prevent further fatalities and contain its spread. The control of pandemics, disasters and emergencies is the responsibility and functions of the national government. The counties ... view
• 19 Mar 2025 in Senate: (5) State the plans in place to prioritise funding for neglected tropical diseases, such as Kala-azar to support long-term prevention and control efforts in the region. view
• 19 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to contribute to the Statement asked by Hon. Chute on land ownership and utilization by the Kenya Prisons Services (KPS). It is very unfortunate that public land is disappearing in this country. The rate at which public land is disappearing is so worrying. When people see idle land, they develop a lot a desire to grab it. However, that land is meant to do agriculture, training the inmates and get food from there to subsidise the little money that the Government is giving the Service. The land is never idle, but a Kenyan ... view
• 18 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to contribute to Sen. Chute’s Statement on the livestock vaccination campaign. Livestock campaigns or vaccinations have been a common trend in this country. They are conducted annually and have been going on for many years. Livestock vaccination is a routine thing that has always been done by the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development. However, this particular one has caused a lot of interest and concern among livestock farmers because of two reasons. To begin with, there is a clip that was doing rounds on social media, where somebody by the name of Bill Gates ... view
• 18 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support. view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, Sir. I would like to support the Statement by the Senator for Isiolo County, Sen. Fatuma Dullo. While making budget in the counties, they always take the budget first to the public for public participation. However, immediately after approval, they do a supplementary budget and justify it. The budget is The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: actually not based on a need base, but rather at the will of the Governor and his team. That is how the budget making is taking place in these counties There are so many unfinished or stalled projects from since 2013. It is not a priority anymore for the governors. So much money has been spent. Some of the projects are even their offices and assembly offices, yet that is not prioritized. Instead, they always keep on looking for new projects, which is a very unfortunate situation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to contribute to the Statement by Sen. Chute. As you are aware, 70 percent of these countries are in the Arid and Semi-Arid areas and mainly, those areas depend on boreholes. There is no running water or rivers. There are only some seasonal rivers that are only used for three months. More money has been spent by the counties and national Government to at least do a hydrological survey to be able to access the subsurface water. However, of late, there are many contractors that pretend to be hydrologists. Many of them do ... view