Abass Sheikh Mohamed

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Aug 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Governor has said that the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations has tried to intervene in the issue between her and the County Assembly. That is very true. However, I want to put the record straight that there was no one time the Deputy Speaker of this House said that we cannot go to Meru County or have a reconciliation with anybody. A team went there, led by the Vice-Chairperson of the Committee of Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations. They met with Her Excellency, the Governor and also talked to the Speaker of the County ... view
• 20 Aug 2024 in Senate: Okay. I just want to conclude. We did not succeed because the County Assembly at that time was going to have a retreat. That is why we could not meet the two of them. However, we tried again, but when we were going there, there was an issue in Meru and we could not go back again. I want to put that record straight. view
• 14 Aug 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to oppose the Motion. It would be fair for the people of Meru County to at least hear the opinion of each and everyone in this House. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 14 Aug 2024 in Senate: According to Article 96(1), the Senate is obligated to protect the interests of everybody in Kenya. If you have all the Senators in this House interrogate and to ask questions, more opinions will be reached and there will be fair hearing for everybody on both sides of the divide; the Governor in question, the MCAs and the public at large. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a very unfortunate situation. As the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Inter-Governmental relations, we have tried our best to intervene in this matter. When Members visited there, we created dialogue and we ... view
• 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