Mohamed Abass Sheikh

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Thursday, 3rd April, 2025- Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations and the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on a Petition to the Senate...

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give the following Notice of Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations and the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on a Petition to the Senate by Mr. Laban Omusundi...

Sen. Abass

Sen. Abass Mr. Speaker, Sir, he has said that he is almost arriving. If he does not come, then we can help him.

Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also thank the Cabinet Secretary for his time. My question is this: There are refugees who have been there for the last 20 years and are willing to return back, but the Prime Cabinet Secretary has not talked about timelines. I do...

Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to also join my colleagues to add onto Sen. Cherarkey’s Statement. It is very unfortunate that a medical doctor died as a result of being neglected and not given treatment immediately by the Kenyatta National Hospital, which is supposed to...

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Three minutes per person. (Loud consultations)

Order, Sen. Omogeni. Sen. Abbas has the Floor. Sen. Abass Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to contribute to two Statements. I would like to start with the one by Hon. Chute. As noted by the Senator of Marsabit County, there has been a lot of developments that...

Sen. Wambua, please, proceed.

Sen. AbassTherefore, 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...

Sen. Olekina, proceed.

Sen. Abass 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...

Sen. Abass Sen. Onyonka, proceed. March 19, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 21

Sen. Onyonka, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I would like to commend Hon. Chute for bringing this substantive issue. All of us do not know what to do. Private land is being taken over by private individuals and companies, like Hon. Abass has said, and when somebody goes to court to...

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

It is okay, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Eddy can inform me.

Sen. Eddy, you may proceed to inform your colleague.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Onyonka was not here in the morning, which is the basis of my information to him. When the Cabinet Secretary for Defence appeared, the Senator of Meru County was on record indicating that there is some semblance of peace that has been found in that region....

Sen. Onyonka, if you find that information useful, you may take it. If not, you may proceed with your remarks.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Eddy, I did not find that information useful, but I accept the data you have given me. Finally, the human-wildlife conflict in Lamu County is another matter that needs to be handled with care and urgency because this is not the first time it...

Sen. Abass 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...

Sen. Abass 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...

Sen. Abass 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...

Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to contribute on the Statement by Sen. Chute, my neighbour, on the Kala-azar disease. Kala-azar is a disease whose other name is black fever. It has very high fevers like malaria and is one of the deadliest diseases found. Kala-azar occurred...

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