Senator Sheikh Abbas elected as Senate Devolution Committee chairperson

Wajir Senator Abbas Mohamed during the pre-swearing sessions of the 4th Senate at the Senate grounds, Parliament buildings, Nairobi on September 8, 2022. [Elvis Ogina, Standard]

Wajir Senator Sheikh Abbas and Nominated Senator Soipan Tuya have been elected as Devolution and Inter-Governmental Relations Committee Chairperson and Vice Chairperson respectively.

Abbass said that the urgent priority for the committee is ensuring that Ward Development Fund is activated so as to ensure that Members of County Assembly across the country are able to oversight their respective Governors and are not held at ransom.