Rachel Wambui Shebesh

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to rise on a point of order. I would like to raise the issue of the Government side and the Minister who should be responding to this Bill. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I say that with a lot of respect because I know there is a lot of work which has gone into this Bill. It will be very unfortunate if we do not have the Minister of State for the Development of Northern Kenya and other Arid Lands or any Minister, who can respond. We are discussing a very important Bill. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, since I can see the Whip here, maybe, he can make an effort to get the Minister here while we are debating this. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Like my colleague, Dr. Khalwale, I would like to congratulate the Mover of this Bill. This is an issue that, of course, should have been brought by the Government, because drought becomes a national disaster for this country every year. However, the Government sees it fit to manage crisis and, therefore, this kind of Bill that should have come from them, is forced to come from a Member of Parliament who feels the impact of drought directly in his constituency. But more importantly, probably for those who do not know, hon. Chachu is highly ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: right hand, is to know very well that it will not be how much food can be brought by those who assist us or how much we can grow but how it will be managed so that it reaches those who are hungry. This is key to setting up this Authority. The other reason it must be set up is because people who plan ahead must be there. We cannot always be thinking that there will be disaster and our work is to do disaster management response all the time. We must be prepared for disaster by having such an ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Even as we continue with the debate, it is not fair for the Minister to mislead this House. He should be clearer instead of misleading the House. Is he in order to say that they are saving the IEBC? Through the CIOC, we have begged the Executive to keep off the process of constitutional making. All that they are required to do is to generate that Bill and then move it rather than interfering with every other process. Is it in order for this Minister, who obviously has not sat in ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to repeat to the Minister what he has heard eloquently said by my colleagues. As much as the Constitution has been quoted for teachers, and I respect what they are doing, I do not want to belabour the point. I also know that teachers are a great source of votes. So, let us not also pretend that all this good will is just about teachers. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: In the Bill of Rights of the Constitution, every child has the right to free and compulsory basic education. It also says that a child’s best interests are of paramount view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Can we continue to discuss an issue that is contrary to the Bill of Rights? I want to quote the Bill of Rights, so that the Assistant Minister is aware that he cannot just answer this Question as easily has he is trying to do. This is Article 28 on Human Dignity. It says that:- “Every person has an inherent dignity and the right to have that dignity respected and protected”. view
• 4 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Unfortunately, because of the Members who have raised this issue, it appears as if it is only targeted at Kenyans with UK citizenship who are Muslims. It applies to every Kenyan who wants to come home, but who happens to be a UK citizen. They must go through the Kenyan Embassy. We cannot be a country which discriminates against our own people. Any UK citizen can come into this country and get a visa at the airport when our own Kenyans cannot get visas. We are looking at this issue as if it only applies to our Muslim brothers who ... view