Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1271 to 1280 of 1945.

• 25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Bill. However, I want to support Mr. Mungatana on the issue of borrowing by county governments. Of course, county governments will have strategic plans and the capital development plans. In Clause 4(2), it clearly says that:- “The Cabinet Secretary shall not guarantee a loan under this subsection unless- (a)The loan is for capital project that is revenue generating, the revenue to be generated will be sufficient to service the loan repayment; (b)The borrower is capable of repaying the loan, and paying any interest or other amount payable in respect of ... view
• 25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: It appears the way you have left it here, if there is a capital project like a top quality hospital is put up in Bondo or wherever, it will not be able on its own way to show revenue income as a project. However, the county will have income elsewhere. I think (a) should not be the sole requirement or stand on itself. It should say, “The Cabinet Secretary shall not guarantee a loan, unless (a) or (b). (b) meaning that they have income from elsewhere to guarantee revenue to repay the loan. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have the honour of sitting on Departmental Committee on Local Authorities and we had a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government and a group of interested participants from chartered institutes of planning, architecture, surveyors, city accountants and certified accountants et cetera. The meeting was very good. What the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government is saying, and we are very proud, is that this is basically a governance, implementation and management Bill which will interlink with devolution. What we are trying to present here is the basic ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government spoke about a Minister going to a place and declaring it a city. That was in the old Local Authorities Act that was changed, but the one in Tanzania still remains. That is how Mwanza was declared a city. However, I want to put to you that the former President Moi came and declared both Kisumu and Mombasa cities. I hope that this Bill will give the current President, H.E. Mwai Kibaki some powers to confirm the two municipalities as cities. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Bill. A previous speaker here suggested that we go back to industrial court. I do not agree with that opinion. Although the industrial court that we had was headed by a very eminent judge, the late Said Cockar. He actually raised its standards until it was recognized worldwide. I am opposed to this idea of industrial court because it restricts workers. For example, it does not recognise anybody working in a security company. It claims that this is not an industry. I like the title of this Bill because it ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we were negotiating for the new Constitution at the Bomas of Kenya, it was felt that decisions of the industrial court were not enforceable. It required the High Court to approve. That is why unscrupulous employers and my brother mentioned them as Asian origin or non-African, English, and Chinese took advantage of that. That is why we have over 5,000 cases pending in courts. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: With regard to commissioners, I realize this Bill provide for eight of them. In line with the general trend, I think we can reduce them to five. I remember with the National Gender and Equality Commission, we suggested a maximum of five commissioners. This Commission should not have more than five members. I also suggest that they should not be full time engaged. Let us appoint them on part time basis because they do not have much work to do. If we appoint them on full time basis, they may end up performing executive duties. That is not what we ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 23 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to oppose this Motion. This is because the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Bill is one of the cornerstones of integrity. We do not want to rush this. Looking at the television the other day, I can remember a Bill was passed by a Parliament in India and opposed by the people. We do not want to hear of somebody going on hunger strike to change this Bill again. I would rather that the committee is given time and we are given time until tomorrow. Thank you. view