Rachel Wambui Shebesh

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: were dealt with substantially by the then Minister, the late Michuki and the then Commissioner of Police, Maj-Gen. Ali. If we had the same caliber of people today, then I am sure these people would not defeat us. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, nobody has a problem with AMISOM and KDF being in Somalia. I just want to be honest with you; as a House, we are being asked by our constituents why we must be in Somalia. Is Somalia bigger than Kenya? How do we answer them, if nothing is being done? If today they can see a bus being ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, aware of the provisions contained in the Constitution on freedom and discrimination, I would like to move a Motion for Adjournment to discuss an issue of national importance. This is assault to ladies in Nairobi and Mombasa allegedly by matatu touts in the last one or two weeks. The reason why this Motion for Adjournment is important is because even today afternoon in Kayole, a girl was stripped naked, assaulted; unfortunately, she did not make it. Therefore, this is becoming a trend that is not about dressing but about gangs. I would like to move this Motion for ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I will not even finish the ten minutes as many people want to contribute. We need to hear various shades of opinion because we are the ones who make the laws and laws are what will protect vulnerable people like the young girls we are talking about here. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: I beg to move that the House do now adjourn. The Motion that I have brought on the assault of ladies in Nairobi and Mombasa allegedly by matatu touts is puzzling Kenyans. I know many people have said maybe this is not a threshold for adjourning the House but if you have read the news in the last few hours, another girl was stripped in Kayole and unfortunately she did not make it. She died on arrival in the hospital. Being a Nairobi politician and a Women Representative in Nairobi, I felt I needed to raise the issue; this is ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Last year, I brought a Statement here about rape that was happening in Dandora. Hon. Members will remember that in Dandora, there were cases of rape of girls aged 13 to 15 years by young boys who were also aged 16 to 18 years. The boys would rape the girls in turns. These are people whose whereabouts are known. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I was saying, I know that people have been saying that those girls were wearing miniskirts or that they were indecently dressed. Unfortunately, that is not the case. The first two victims were wearing trousers: one was wearing jeans trousers and the other one was wearing what we call “leggings”. Unfortunately, I have tried to reach them to come for help. I think they are so traumatised that they do not want anything to do with the media or any other people. I have been a victim of assault, and I know exactly what they ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: 37 Tuesday 18th November, 2014 especially vulnerable people like women and young girls; they end up being touted as having deserved that assault. That is the most painful thing, especially when you are highly traumatised. I do not know how many of you have watched that video. If you watched the video like I did, tears should have come out of your eyes. How are we supposed to deal with the thinking that people are indecently dressed? It is a fundamental right. You can always decide that somebody is indecently dressed but if it was your daughter, would you strip ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Speaker, that is why I thought it was important for me to bring this Motion to the House. Even the miniskirts issue is not really the debate here. The debate is that we have a security system that has gone out of hand, and that there are people who are running view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: as well as gang-like programmes. On behalf of the Kenya Women Parliamentary Association (KEWOPA), we addressed a Press conference on the matter and joined the demonstrators. Most of the women there asked us where we had been. It did not matter to them that we had addressed the matter through a Press conference. It did not matter that we had released a statement. Neither did it matter to them that we were on the streets with them. The question was: “Where have you been?” I want us to ask that question because we have talked about rape. We have the ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: You will read paragraph (f) because I have not included it here. If you have other Articles, I will be happy if you contribute to say so. Article 27(4) states that the State shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against any person on any ground including race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion; conscience, belief, culture, dress, language or birth. Our Constitution had foreseen that such incidents can happen but, as legislators, we have to come up with a supportive law, so that when such an incident happens, the police can know ... view