Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1191 to 1200 of 1945.

• 24 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: to ask the Minister for Medical Services:- (a) Is the Minister aware that Hon. Joseph Odero Jowi, a former Cabinet Minister and Kenya’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, who was instrumental in the establishment of the United Nation Environmental Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, is currently ailing and is in need of medical attention? (b) Could the Government consider meeting his medical bills, given the distinguished service he rendered to the nation? view
• 17 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the sugar prices in Kenya are the highest in the world and sugar is a commodity being used by the poor. Could the Assistant Minister tell us what efforts he can make to subsidize or restrict the price of sugar so that the poor can afford the commodity? view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) whether she is aware that one of the key constraints to increased sugar-cane production is lack of guaranteed and affordable credit facilities to small scale farmers, (b) whether she can confirm that the Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) contracted the Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC) to manage loan services to farmers and, if so, how many small scale farmers have been targeted and how much money has been set aside for the purpose; and, (c) whether she could provide a list of all small-scale farmers who have benefited from the facility, indicating how much each has ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he did, indeed, table the document. After I looked at it, I noted that only 1,052 farmers had benefited. However, there are more than 500,000 peasant farmers. I also noted that the Ministry restricted the beneficiaries to those with two and a half acres of land. Bearing in mind that there are over 500,000 peasant farmers and most of them have less than two and half acres of land, was this facility meant for the rich farmers only? Why did farmers with less than two and a half acres of land not benefit? view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the documents the Assistant Minister has provided, I have noted that Bungoma region got Kshs64 million, Kakamega region got Kshs94 million, Kapsabet Kshs64 million, Kericho Kshs53 million, Kisumu Kshs80 million and Migori Kshs130 million. How come that sugar belts like Bungoma and Kisumu got less? Finally, could he confirm that the loans that have been given to the rich farmers will, at no time, be written off as bad debts? view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Would I be in order--- view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Okay, I will contribute to the Motion. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Assistant Minister says that he has constituted a committee at this moment in time. Over a year ago, he constituted another committee to inquire into the firearms issue in Narok. We are wondering when that committee will formally sit. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is it in order for the Assistant Minister to impute improper motive? view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Assistant Minister has mentioned a helicopter that was donated in 1992. He went on to say that after 600 hours, that helicopter was grounded. Is he able to tell us whether the helicopter donated to us was sound and airworthy at the time it was donated? view