Rachel Wambui Shebesh

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: As I conclude, I want to say that reconciliation and national cohesion are key to any implementation of this Report. The issue of impunity is one that we cannot condone, but it must go hand in hand with reconciliation and national cohesion. For us, that is key. Yes, an individual could have done something that he must pay for; that is important, but to me it is more important to save lives. One or two lives of children are more important than an individual. view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: So, we must balance. The only way we can balance is to realise that we were brought to this House for one reason only, to represent the views of Kenyans. Kenyans are saying that they are hungry, poor, frustrated, have no hope and, therefore, they just want peace and development. If this House cannot deliver these, I believe, with no fear of contradiction, that they will look for them elsewhere. Unfortunately, we have no idea where that elsewhere will be, but certainly it will not be within our class. I hope that, that elsewhere will not be within groupings that ... view
• 27 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support Ja nuary 21, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I say that teachers must be paid because we have had corruption in this country. Year in, year out, billions are being lost. If we use these billions to pay teachers, we will have sealed a loophole for corruption. This country has never collapsed because of billions being stolen. So, it cannot collapse because of billions being paid to teachers. So, please pay teachers. Be a responsible Government through the people who elected you and not to a group of people sitting at a table sharing out the wealth of this country. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to speak, first and foremost, as a Member of the Pan-African Parliament and congratulate our Leader of Delegation to the Pan-African Parliament, Mr. Imanyara, for bringing this Motion successfully as he did at the Pan African Parliament, the day that President-elect Obama was elected. We were then having our Session at the Pan-African Parliament and our leader moved a similar Motion and we congratulated the President-elect as African Members of Parliament. I am, therefore, honoured and humbled that the Kenyan Parliament has also given us this opportunity. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important for us to realize that Kenya holds a unique position not because of the lineage of the President-elect Barack Obama, but because of what we did at the end of the political crisis we had after our elections. It is important for me to point out here that, as much as we castigate ourselves as Kenyans, in the face of Africa and at the Pan-African Parliament, Kenyans are considered as people who are selfless and who can hold back on their own ambitions for the sake of peace. It is not easy ... view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: I, therefore, wish to say, without a shadow of doubt, the President and our Prime Minister are regarded very highly in Africa. It would be a shame for us to allow that kind of high esteem that this country is held and its leadership, to go down the drain because we are too selfish and too wrapped up in our own egos to realize that it is about time we thought about Kenyans first, before positions and power. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what is it that Obama represents? For me, he does not represent hope in the way that he does for Americans. That is because, as the previous speaker has rightly said, he is not the President of Kenya. For me, if the President of Kenya does not inspire hope in me, then I am doomed. view
• 20 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: If the Prime Minister does not inspire hope in me, I am doomed. If the leadership in this Parliament does not inspire hope in me, then I am doomed as a young person and woman. For me, Barack Obama is a leader who shows community - he shows a Government for the people by the people and with the people. The Kenyan Government now is showing a Government for a selected few men. view