Abass Sheikh Mohamed

Sen. Abass

Sen. Abass

Sen. Abass No, it is not a compliment.

Sen. Abass Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues to support the statement by Sen. Hamida. What is happening in this country is very unfortunate. Drugs are just being bought from the counters. Even antibiotics and the controlled drugs are not being controlled. It has been abused over time....

Sen. Abass Is it in order for Sen. Chute to call the hon. Senator Wamunyoro? I think he should apologize for that. He is Sen. Thang’wa.

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine is a clarification from the Cabinet Secretary in relation to delays in processing of pension. In the past, we used to have registries where pensioners used to go and have access to their money. Now they are being told to go to banks. Some...

Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education on a matter of countywide concern regarding the deterioration of the state of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) centres in Wajir County. Mr. Speaker, Sir,...

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I request the Senate to adopt the Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on its inquiry into the state of governance in the county---

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on its inquiry into the state of governance in the County Government of Garissa arising from a Statement sought by Sen....

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, 28th May, 2025- Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on its inquiry on the state of governance in the County Government of Garissa arising from the Statement...

Finally, we will hear from Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale.

Sen. AbassMr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we cannot continue crying like babies for money to be allocated to the counties. The National Treasury must have a section for the counties in order for them to have an independent institution that will take care of their funding and budgets.With those few remarks,...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I have two general comments. The first one is that we have to carry the country with us. There is so much arrogance amongst governors. They think that this money can just find its way in the county revenue fund without the legislation that...

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker Sir, considering that most women do not have title deeds and they do not own many properties, it is only men who own most of the land titles deeds, is there any other way or measures that can be used for women to access the Fund...

Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to also join my colleagues in congratulating the Hon. CS and thank the President for recognizing her ability and appointing her as a CS. Hon. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the amount of money that has been disbursed, it...

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to inform the House. This issue seems to be having a lot of interest. What we said is that this is a progressive report. We have not May 14, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 25 Sen. Abassfinalized the situation. Two, we have a gazette notice...

Sen. Abass On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Abass Sorry. I request Sen. Thang’wa, who is a Member of the Committee, to second.

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move- THAT, the Senate adopts the Progress Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on the Operational and Leadership May 14, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 16 Sen. AbassCrisis affecting the County Assembly of Nyamira laid on the Table of the...

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am informing you. This issue has developed a lot of interest in this House. The Committee---

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Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the table of the Senate today, Thursday, 17th April, 2025- Progress Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on the Operational and Leadership Crisis Affecting the County Assembly of Nyamira. Thank you. (Sen. Abass...

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Education on matters of national concern regarding the continued placement of students to the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) by the Kenya Universities and Colleges Central Placement Services...

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transport and Housing on a matter of national concern regarding commercialization and accessibility, by the public, of Wajir Airport. Although Wajir Airport is designated for civilian use,...

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, network coverage is an important thing. Today, every payment for Government services goes to e-Citizen. Most Kenyans especially in areas like Turkana, which is one of the largest counties, do not have network. Now we are being told to pay school fees through e-Citizen. What...