Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1611 to 1620 of 1945.

• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) to confirm whether the Chief Executive Officer and other officers of the Agricultural Society of Kenya have been accused of corruption and embezzlement of funds by the Board of Trustees, including irregular purchase of vehicles, illegal payment of allowances and honoraria and misappropriation of funds; and, (b) what action he has taken against the concerned officers. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I look forward to seeing that report next week. So, I do not think I can add anything else. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: No, Sir. I would like to defer the Question until after the report has been released. view
• 23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I cannot be satisfied because I have not seen the report. I am satisfied that action is being taken, but it is my request to Chair to, kindly, consider deferring this Question for, at least, two weeks, so that we can have the benefit of looking at the report of the task force and then come back to the Question. view
• 22 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to, first, congratulate Ms. Millie Odhiambo and all the hon. Members who have contributed to this Bill, which is a landmark for this country. view
• 22 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: The first comment I have is in respect of the Advisory Committee, whose membership is 15. Out of the 15 members, 10 are Permanent Secretaries (PSs), the Attorney-General and the Commissioner of Police. I was wondering whether this composition is not extra weighted towards the PSs. As we all know, the PSs will not be able to attend many of these meetings. In the spirit of joint responsibility, I feel that perhaps, the numbers on this committee need to be re-assessed with a view to involving more people in the Public Sector. view
• 22 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: The other issue I have on mind are the duties of this committee, which are broad in a sense. They cover issues of monitoring, evaluation, publication and undertaking public campaigns, et cetera . If we are going to do that, we need to add a little more meat to this committee. The idea of putting together a Trust Fund is good. I hope that the implementation will equally be good. The sources of the funds are limited to three, namely; revenue generated from investments, confiscated and proceeds of crime and any donation that may be made. Due to the importance ... view
• 22 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it does not have to be much money, but there should be a standard figure to show commitment by this Government, and the country at large, that we intend to tackle this issue of human trafficking. A proposal has been made by the Minister that we should be able to get them facilities, retrain them, et cetera, but the issue of funding does not seem to be there. My fear is that if there will be no sufficient funding, this thing will fall between two stones. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sure that ... view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Information and communications:- (a) whether he is aware that the country is losing out on job opportunities because of lack of tax incentives and that a foreign film maker who wished to make a film on Mr. Kimani Maruge opted for South Africa, which offers 20 per cent tax incentives; (b) whether he could confirm that the Kenya Film Corporation has been lobbying for tax incentives for films made in Kenya; and, (c) if he could clarify whether tax incentives will be granted and, if so, state when. view
• 16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Assistant Minister for a very comprehensive answer. It appears that over time, this matter has been attended to. I am satisfied completely with the answer. view