Rachel Wambui Shebesh

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. In my support, I really want to congratulate this Committee for doing the work that it was mandated to do. view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also speak as a person who has come from the civil society background where we have fought for equal opportunities, especially for women and young people, for many years. Therefore, when we speak about equal opportunities and ensuring that everybody has access to equal opportunity, we know what we are talking about. Therefore, what has been confirmed to us in this Report is something that I am very happy about. This is because when this Question was raised there was the perception created that there were areas in this country that were being discriminated ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, equal opportunities and access to equal opportunities is a process that continues to be improved with time. Even in countries that are developed, you will find that even today women are not represented in the number that is constitutionally mandated in their countries, yet those are developed countries. So, wherever steps are taken to ensure equal opportunities for all, we would like to applaud rather than to criticize. You will realize that many of the hon. Members who could have raised concerns here, maybe did not see their constituencies reflected. Just as my colleague, hon. ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to really look critically, like my colleague, hon. Odhiambo-Mabona has done, at where water has gone in this country. It is historical if you ask me because we have heard the history of this Ministry and where water was allocated. That was where discrimination happened. In this case, I seriously see no discrimination. I see an attempt to ensure equal opportunities for everybody. I want to commend the Minister and tell her that even as she continues with this, I have seen other recommendations in terms of challenges. I really want to speak ... view
• 6 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I really want to support this Motion. view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. In addition to the instructions you have given, hon. Mbadi has asked a very critical question. What is the policy of the Ministry of Labour? We cannot go back all the time to the companies in different regions. The Ministry of Labour should be having, by now, a policy that allows for equal opportunities for people who are within. So, could he also bring the policy of the Ministry in relation to ensuring that equal opportunities for women and different communities are respected when it comes to recruitment? view
• 5 Apr 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Minister has clearly said that works are in progress and we appreciate the work that he is doing. However, the concern of the Member for Kisumu Town East is the inconvenience, especially to people with disabilities. I have been in those buses and I can tell you that a person with a disability will not be able to get onto that bus without being inconvenienced highly. I also know that an expectant mother will have a problem climbing onto that bus and even enduring the ride from the terminal ... view
• 29 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to ask the Minister because he is the former Minister for East African Community whether the same practice applies to Uganda and Tanzania which share the waters of Lake Victoria so that it is not unfair to the people of Lake Victoria who are Kenyans. view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. I really want to thank the President for speaking about the landmark legislation that needs to be passed by this House. Some of the landmark legislation, unfortunately, has not been given a shorter time frame within the five years. The President, in his speech, referred to the young people so many times. I did not hear the President mention women in his speech; I am sure it was an oversight. In spite of this, much of the land mark legislation that we are supposed to pass is ... view
• 23 Mar 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I really know I am not out of order. You know Mr. Githae said that we should be tolerant and that we talk--- You can see he is already being the first one and I am not going to play to his game! We are on record and we take minutes of our National Executive Committee (NEC) meetings. It is clear that we have asked for a referral. Our Party Leader has been expressly clear. We want the cases referred to Kenya. When we say that we want a referral, we are looking at both ... view