Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1651 to 1660 of 1945.

• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. To continue from yesterday, my contribution was in respect of the Draft Constitution. The Draft Constitution, as has been presented, is for the people. It has taken a long hard struggle to come to where we are. It is the sovereignty of the people that is at stake. It is the right of the people that the Constitution draft be approved. It is there to improve the citizens’ quality of life. view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, people have said that we want to improve the draft because it is not perfect. Yes, it is not perfect, but it is a start. The only perfect Constitution that I know of is the Holy Bible and the Holy Quran. They did not require any mutilation or alteration. The Constitution of this country is a contract between the people and the country. It started long time ago. The Ufungamano and Bomas drafts were people driven drafts. The people were helped by the civil society. However, due to various lacerations, what was a genuinely good draft ... view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a little bit difficult to concentrate because hon. Members are consulting rather loudly. view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this draft has been recommended by the Law Society of Kenya, the International Commission on Jurists and many others who have seen what has happened. It is the best we have and it is what the people want. I have been listening to many Kenyans as you all do when you go back to your constituencies and the Wanjikus, Onyangos and Mutuas all want a new Constitution. They tell me: Could you give us our Constitution, please? It is as necessary to us to do this quickly. If you do not listen; you will not hear. ... view
• 25 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was not reading. I was consulting my notes! Kenyans are an informed group of people. They are not uninformed as was the case earlier. We have suffered through the previous regimes where Kenyans have been oppressed. Luckily, Kenyans now have a right and they do speak. Like the photographs that have just come up, I would like to bring to your attention that there are certain FM radio stations which are broadcasting hate and incomplete information in respect of this Draft Constitution. We would like these radio stations to remember that they have a responsibility ... view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Information and Communications, the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Could the Minister update the House on the status of the Information, Communication and Technology Project for each constituency planned to be funded through the Economic Stimulus Package? (b)Will the Minister supply desktop computers to each constituency under the same project in view of exorbitant proposal of the IT buses of Kshs7 million which was rejected by this House? view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Minister inform us when we may expect this new revived concept to actually materialise and when we can expect the computer level at least to be put on the ground? view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could we ask whether the Minister is misleading the House? In fact, the mobile computer laboratory and the IT concept that he is now presenting and saying he is going to look at address the same thing. They are addressing computerization at the school level. There is no new concept. I think the Minister is misleading the House because he well knows that over Kshs5 million of that Kshs7 million was dedicated to purchasing a bus and those buses from Tata have already been purchased. view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I beg your pardon! view