Rachel Wambui Shebesh

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am glad that the Minister is concerned about the reforms because the TSC, like any other Commission, needs to be re-advertised and new members put in place to ensure that the reform process takes off. But let me just ask the Minister what his concerns are because of the number of the people who do not get their pensions in time. Where this money sits, what it is doing, the kind of interest it is accruing in banks, who benefits from those interests and is he worried about the kind of money that sits there, that ... view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Leader of Government Business tell us what happened after the withdrawal of the constitutional amendment that was to deal with the election date? It was to address the two-thirds gender rule. It had been approved by the Cabinet Sub Committee that deals with Bills. It was to be brought here as a Constitutional (amendment) Bill. When the issue of the election date was negotiated away by the Executive, what did he do with the two-thirds gender rule? view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Also, there is the issue of the Commissioners whose terms have currently expired and have not been renewed. I am specifically talking about the Commissioner who sits on behalf of the Public Service Commission (PSC) in the Judicial Service Commission (JSC), who was the Chair and whose term expired. But he continues to sit in the JSC representing the PSC. Why has he not been replaced by whoever is currently holding that position in an acting capacity? view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure this House does not practise any form of discrimination. Would it be in order for me to ask that we are also given a microphone, so that we are able to execute from the front Back Bench? We also have our luminaries who want to speak. view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am sure that you are listening, as you said, very keenly. Is it in order for the Minister who, of course, is entitled to his opinion, to make it sound like his opinion is that of the House, when he says, “we did not pass this for this?” I do not agree with all the sentiments that he has said in terms of the role of the anti-corruption body. Is he in order to suggest that this House has passed that kind of thinking on the role of the anti-corruption body, ... view
• 10 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I really want you to give guidance on this because I did pass the act of chasing traffic policemen who take bribes. That is why I am asking: Could hon. Kajwang use this opportunity, which is his right, to give his views, but not make it look like these are the views of the House by saying “we did not pass?” This is because when he is speaking from that level, as a Cabinet Minister, it can be misconstrued to mean that we do not take corruption seriously at all levels, and ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to oppose this Motion. This is because in the last one week we have had various incidents of no quorum in this House. We have set a record in bringing Private Members’ Bills. These Bills have changed history. I would like to give the example of the one Dr. Otichilo is bringing on climate change, and the one Ms. Amina Abdalla is bringing on the issue of drugs. These are fundamental issues in this country. The Government needs to get its work in order. They can set down their business and we ... view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I thank the Committee for its good work in the rules that they have brought, I want to urge them not to fall into the trap of looking at women through different lenses. In terms of the rules, I have not seen any rule that says that you must be married in one region or you must have been born in a region. view
• 9 May 2012 in National Assembly: I am very glad that the Committee has not used that parameter. I hope that when the names come here, women will not be judged from where they are married or where they were born but it is from their qualifications and the fact that they are qualified as the rules stipulate. view