Mohamed Abass Sheikh

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to comment on the Statement made by Sen. Gataya Motion Fire on relocation of national Government administrative services from Chuka to---

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg go give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on a Statement sought on the relocation of national Government administrative services from Chuka Town to Kathwana County Headquarters, Tharaka-Nithi County,...

Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to contribute on this Bill. As you are aware, the responsibility of this Senate is to safeguard interests of counties and see that devolution succeeds. In the last budget of the Financial Year 2022/2023, counties were given Kshs370 billion. To...

Sen. Abbas Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also support the Statement by Sen. Chute. The idea of low cost housing is a noble one. The purpose of that idea is to help April 19, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 23 Sen. Abbaslow income Kenyans to live in decent houses. However, the whole...

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Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.56 (1) (b) to make a statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations for the period commencing 29" September, 2022 to 31" March 2023. The Committee has considered several statements sought...

Sen. Abbas Mr. Speaker, sir, it provides that the boundaries of a county can only be altered through a resolution of an independent Commission set up for this purpose by Parliament. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee is currently considering the County Boundaries Bill, 2023 (Senate Bills No.6 of 2023) ....

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to conclude. In total, I have 79 laws to be reviewed. It is important to note that this non-conformity of the devolved sector laws has been a huge claw back in the success of implementing devolution and, as such, the April 11, 2023...

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Sen. Abass Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join you to condole with the family and constituents of Banisa Constituency following the demise of hon. Kullow Maalim Hassan. The late hon. Kullow Hassan was well known to me. We were neighbours from 2017 to 2020 because we lived in the same...

Sen. Abass Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.53

Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support the Statement from Sen. Crystal Asige. We have many PWDs in this country, but not all services and work given to them is adequate. In many instances, they are neglected. It is high time the country took PWDs seriously and give...

Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to support the Statement. What is happening in the counties is an unfortunate situation. Most of the staffs do not receive their salaries in time. The governors are forced to get money from banks on loan and at times, the money...

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, as Sen. M. Kajwang’ has said, this a weighty matter. As we are aware, we still have teething problems in the counties. However, some governors are still creating more municipalities and urban centres without budgetary allocations. March 21, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 21 Sen. AbassI know...

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Sen. Abass Thank you, Senator. Proceed, Sen. Crystal Asige.

Sen. Abass Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I support the Petition by the Senate Majority Leader. I believe much has been said on the issue of the colonialists. The colonialists who colonised this country have caused a lot of suffering. Many Kenyans have been killed...

Sen. Abass Kenyans have not healed even after the wazungus left. We got black men who took over the land. Today, the big chunks of land are underutilised. It is high time that all idle land was taxed and reclaimed. With those few remarks, I thank you. I beg to...

Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support---

Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Senator for Nakuru City County, Sen. Tabitha Keroche. As you are aware, this country has people who have not been settled for many years. There are people who have remained Internally Displaced Persons (IDPS) in their own country...

Sen. Abass Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. As you are aware in this country, the health situation and conditions of the people of Kenya, it is a healthy nation, but most of our health practitioners are not well taken care of. We see our doctors in the streets every day....