Abdulswamad Sheriff Nassir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 851 to 860 of 1018.

• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I speak as a Member of the PIC. This is a 342-page document. This document was done after 136 sittings and for a historic 72 Government institutions whose audit reports we examined. I want to thank, first of all, my 26 colleagues and the clerical staff for doing an excellent job under our able leadership of our Chair who has moved this Motion. I urge our colleagues in the National Assembly to pass this Report. I know Members have been saying that the in-depth and the content of this Report be given ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: We have done our constitutional obligation. Now, the ball is in the court of this Chamber and ultimately the Government. To round it off, you will see in this Report how the word “imprest” has been misused by CEOs and board directors. You will see how year in, year out some organisations had unqualified accounts. Some of these parastatals have been funded by taxpayers from 2008. Some of these organizations went against the Public Audit Act of 2003. They were audited by private firms despite the law saying otherwise regarding specific audit issues. You will also see how institutions like ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: We have done our constitutional obligation. Now, the ball is in the court of this Chamber and ultimately the Government. To round it off, you will see in this Report how the word “imprest” has been misused by CEOs and board directors. You will see how year in, year out some organisations had unqualified accounts. Some of these parastatals have been funded by taxpayers from 2008. Some of these organizations went against the Public Audit Act of 2003. They were audited by private firms despite the law saying otherwise regarding specific audit issues. You will also see how institutions like ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: In this Report, we will see how Board members violated procurement processes and acted in conflict of interest. Some of them were lawyers for the same organisations that they were meant to be Board members. So, there were inner dealings going on in some of these organisations. Some of these organisations have been run without boards for years thus putting the organisations’ day-to-day work and that of Kenyans at risk. These organisations have been run on weak financial positions thus putting the taxpayer at the risk of losing a lot of money. The Kenya Railways Corporation and the Nzoia Sugar ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: In this Report, we will see how Board members violated procurement processes and acted in conflict of interest. Some of them were lawyers for the same organisations that they were meant to be Board members. So, there were inner dealings going on in some of these organisations. Some of these organisations have been run without boards for years thus putting the organisations’ day-to-day work and that of Kenyans at risk. These organisations have been run on weak financial positions thus putting the taxpayer at the risk of losing a lot of money. The Kenya Railways Corporation and the Nzoia Sugar ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This Bill has been drafted by my brother, Hon. Irungu Kang’ata. It talks about amending four Sections of the mother Act known as the Higher Education Loans Board Act. The first amendment is on Section 4, which seeks to include representation by students from both public and private universities in the Board. It further states that there will be a rotation every two years. This is a move which is truly welcome. Section 13 allows a parent or guardian to apply on behalf of a minor. It states very clearly that once ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: We are in leadership at a time when this country has one of the highest rates of unemployment and the highest number of youth lacking the capacity to get an income. Therefore, we need to allow the young people of this country who have not attained university levels, but have managed to get enrolment for diploma courses and other courses, to apply for HELB. The HELB should not be biased towards any particular level of higher education. Section 15(b) of the mother Act is totally unconstitutional. It says that it is the obligations of the loanee to begin repayment of ... view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: It further says: “Adapt an Act and give this Constitution to ourselves and our future generations”, something that unfortunately, some Members here are failing to understand. I was not here, Hon. Kang’ata, on anyone’s favour. I was here at the behest of 35,000 Mvita constituents who elected me. view
• 10 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The Bill of Rights is pretty clear that religious rights have to be included in each and every Government institution. It is for that reason that we will be seeking an amendment so that when the Third Reading comes, we can ensure that every single Kenyan has access to this fund and is not denied hir or her right to get education in the rightful manner. view
• 9 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Probably, you will need to give a bit of guidance on this particular matter. The Hon. Member knew that he would have been unable to substantiate the first allegations where people had been bribed and were wishing to be bribed. Before withdrawing and apologising which he knew he would need to, he immediately made another statement and as other Members were murmuring in the House, the damage had already been done. view