Mohamed Abass Sheikh

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 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...

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. 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,...

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

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 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, 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 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. Abbas Having said that, may I take this opportunity to commend the Members of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations for their devotion and commitment to duty as the Committee continues to consider this matter. I also wish to thank the office of the Speaker and the...

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

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

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

Sen. Abass

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 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, 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...

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

Sen. AbassOrder! Let him conclude. (Loud consultations)

Order! Let him conclude. Sen. Abassaway because of fear for his life and that of his team. So, they hold their meetings in other places. April 10, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 15 Sen. Abass away because of fear for his life and that of his team. So, they hold their meetings...

Can you conclude, Sen. Olekina?

Sen. Abass

Sen. Abass

Sen. AbassTHAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on its inquiry into the allegations on personal security concerns raised by Hon. Philomena Kapkory, Deputy Governor, Trans Nzoia County laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 1st October, 2024.The Standing Committee...

Sen. Abass

Sen. Abass

Sen. Abass Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Senate Committee on Health regarding the alarming increase of cancer cases in Wajir County and its possible link to the allegation of nuclear waste dumping in Northern Kenya....

Sen. Abass

Sen. Abass

Sen. Abass Mr. Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT Clause 52 of the Bill be amended-