Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1591 to 1600 of 1945.

• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, distribution of cheap mosquitoes nets are good policy statements, but on the ground, we have very few. I can speak for my constituency. They only come with 100 to 200 nets to give them out at Kshs50 each and then the rest are sold at Kshs1,000. As hon. Konchella has said, the issue of malaria needs to be sorted out by the Ministry. The Ministry has given the job of malaria control and prevention to the local authorities. They have been given very expensive fogging machines. I can speak about Kisumu because I was a ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: I also urge the Minister for Public Health and Sanitation to bring to this House a proposal that we re-introduce DDT in Kenya. DDT was condemned by the World Health Organisation (WHO). I have documentation from the same WHO and I am sure the Minister has the same, saying that “maybe, we overdid it on DDT”. DDT was the most effective way of preventing malaria. In our younger days, we used to see many people with sprayers on their back once a month spraying the DDT. The only time that we see fogging machines in Kisumu is when the President ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: As hon. Konchella has said, the number of people dying from malaria is very high. In fact, apart from HIV/AIDS scourge, malaria is one of the largest killers in this country. The number of people who die from malaria is higher than those who die from HIV/AIDS scourge, yet we are not serious. The other issue is cheap anti-malarial medicine. Anti-malaria medicine has been taken away by the multinationals who came up various brands of anti-malarial drugs that are expensive. Can we have anti-malaria drugs issued free as is the case with antiretroviral drugs? Malaria is the largest killer disease ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Another issue is drugs resistance to malaria. What is happening is that these multi-nationals are coming up with different strains of drugs. Anopheles mosquito is getting used to these drugs and malaria becomes resistance. The drug companies are making a killing. Our people are dying because these drugs are not effective. These companies are minting a lot of money from our people. KEMRI and other NGOs such as Centres for Disease Control (CDC) and Walter Reed United States Army Project have major infrastructure in Kisumu and its environs. It is one of the largest institutions that deal with malaria in ... view
• 6 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker Sir, finally, the issue of mosquito nets. I was astounded to hear that there was a proposal to put up a mosquito net factory in this country, but because of the tax implications, the mosquito net factory went to Tanzania. What can we do to make sure that we have a mosquito net factory in Kenya? Could the Ministry get together with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance and others? I am aware that there are a number of people especially from the Far East and the Middle East who are ... view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have been asked by hon. Olago to stand in for him and I had informed the Speaker. Thank you for allowing me to comment. I am disheartened by the situation as it has been presented by the AG and law. I am urging him to explore all the possibilities for declaring this a mistrial because in effect it is that. I am not a lawyer and I wish my colleague, hon. Olago, was here to handle this. But as we have taken the advice of the AG, I am also keen to see that ... view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: What are we going to tell the relatives of the deceased? Are we going to have a mistrial? Two, what is the effect of this judgment in the international arena? How will it be seen that we are not able to successfully prosecute a straight forward and well documented case? view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: It is very important, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 1 Jul 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Attorney- General to lightly say that the issue of the Kadhis Court is very important and he is going to appeal but the issue of the two people who were shot dead is not as important and he will consider to see whether he is going to make an appeal? Is it in order for the Attorney- General to trivialize the shooting and killing of people, especially from Kisumu where 87 of our people were shot? We have evidence of this. Is it in order for him to trivialize ... view