Mohamed Abass Sheikh

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 January to March, 2024. During the reporting period, the Committee has carried out various activities pertaining to its...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Cabinet Secretary, I have seen some houses under construction in Wajir Township. How many units are they and how high will the houses go? Wajir has many challenges in terms of the soil structure, sanitation and sewerage due to the high level of water....

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Cabinet Secretary because for the first time in the month of Ramadhan, Wajir County is getting power supply. Having said that, Wajir township is expanding and the machines are getting old and emitting heavy fumes causing pollution. What measures...

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move- THAT Clause 40 of the Bill be amended by- Allocation ofland. No. 6 of 2012

On a point of order Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir. I want some clarity on how he withdrew a clause. I thought he should be proposing to delete the Clause. Let him put it clearly so that we get it properly. The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Abdul Haji) : I will make...

Mr. Temporary Chairperson Sir, I want to get your direction on Clause 48. As you know, there is a High Court decision; Petition No.181 of 2023, that

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, having compared notes, we found that these things are the same for the Chairperson and myself. Therefore, I drop mine. The Temporary Chairperson (

I withdraw my amendment. (The proposed amendment to Clause 38 by

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I think there was confusion. Clause 39 is withdrawn. (Proposed amendment to Clause 39 by Sen. Abass withdrawn) Clause 40

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I think you have omitted two of my amendments; that is Clause 37 (a) and Clause 42 (a) . The Temporary Chairperson (

How many people each side? The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Abdul Haji) : I will give two people. I will allow two interventions from both sides. On the Minority side, we will have Sen. Wambua and Sen. Omogeni. On the Majority side, we will have Sen. Cherarkey and the Chairperson of...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir. I beg to move that the Bill amended by inserting the following New Clause 42A immediately after Clause 42. Issuance of a certificate of ownership. 42A. (1) The Board shall, with the approval of the Cabinet Secretary, transfer the ownership of an affordable housing...

Okay, order! Let me give the rationale. I will explain myself. The Temporary Chairperson (

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, Clause 42 (b) limits the individuals to owning one house. This mentions many things. The concentration of units will be in few hands and it ensures equitable distribution among the intended beneficiaries. You could have 100 wives and children, but you can always buy one house....

The Temporary Chairperson (

Okay. Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I am trying to explain why we are limiting these houses to one person; for one individual, one house. For instance, you could have 100 wives, 10 to 20 children, but we are saying these houses are meant for the poor people and for the...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairperson. I wish to withdraw that amendment to the Bill. (Applause) An

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move- THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the following new sections immediately after section 42 – Restrictions to owners of affordable housing unit. 42C. Except with the prior written consent of the Board, a purchaser of an affordable housing unit under this...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.105 on responsibility for statement of fact. There is a lie being repeated on this Floor that the Kenya Kwanza Alliance and the Azimio la Umoja-One Kenya Coalition manifestos had the same proposals on housing.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 29th February, 2024- REPORT ON THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023 REPORT ON THE COUNTY ASSEMBLY SERVICES (AMENDMENT) BILL, 2023

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join my colleagues in supporting this Report. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Report by the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPISFC) . I commend them for this Report and for meeting with all...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have a question for the Cabinet Secretary. There was a Legal Notice 1 of 2016 on National Livestock Development and Promotion Services No.87 signed 2nd June, 2016 by the former President, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. This Legal Notice was supposed to actualise livestock development...

That is why I said that he follows up with the right office, so that they can get you officially. The next one is Sen. Olekina.

Yes, Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to second the Motion. As the Chairperson has said, the Committee has done a lot of work in the sector. There are many illegal connections and that has caused us a lot of problems. As you are aware, 87 per cent of this country...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. It is a very unfortunate situation today. Yesterday, while I was talking here, I said that devolution is under attack. One of the team that wants to capture this House is the leadership in the National Assembly. It is...

There are many pending Bills that we need to follow up on, so that the people who provide goods and offer services to counties receive their money. Many businessmen are going out of business because they have not been paid their money on time. Some have not been paid for...

Mimi ni mtu ya Military, I will finish. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I was saying before, much of our time is consumed by Statements. You find 20 Statements being made, yet most are inter-related. I, therefore, request the SBC to take this matter seriously and limit them. This time round,...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I join my colleagues to support the Adjournment Motion. I thank the people of Wajir County for giving me this opportunity to represent them in this House. It is a prestige and a privilege for me to be here and I thank you all. However,...