Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1811 to 1817 of 1817.

• 23 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Although I have spoken before, I have never presented my maiden speech. May I take this opportunity to thank the voters of Kisumu Town East for giving me overwhelming support. I also wish to support the coalition Government. I, especially, thank them because we are now enjoying peace. Kisumu City, as you know, was very badly hit by the effects of the post-election violence. I do not want to revisit this matter, because it brings back bad memories. But we must note that one of the cities that were hurt most was Kisumu. On ... view
• 22 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I ask the Assistant Minister to kindly advise us on why a certain proportion in the District Roads Fund (DRF), which used to be 24 per cent, has been reduced to 12 per cent. At the same time, another proportion allocation which was 16 per cent has now been increased to 20 per cent. However, when you look at the net loss, we lost 12 per cent and gained 4 per cent. Therefore, the net loss to the district is 8 per cent. Secondly, could he kindly table before the House a list of blacklisted ... view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a qualified accountant. I would like to take up the point made by my brother, the hon. Member for Igembe North Constituency. He touched on something important. I am sure that the Minister will remember this. In certain professional bodies, and since this Bill seeks to regulate the accounting bodies, it is very important---- view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: I wish the Minister would be kind enough to hear this, because it is an important point. It is important that we make a provision that each body, or firm, of accountants in this Institute has what is called "a social aspect". Many micro and sole proprietor businesses are not able to afford the services of a qualified accountant. They need the services of a qualified accountant when they are raising funds. On many occasions, when they want to raise funds from banks and other institutions, they are not even able to pay for the accounting services. I propose that ... view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. As much as I appreciate that this is the maiden speech of our dear brother, there is no quorum. I would like to do service to hon. Wathika, so that he can continue when there is quorum. This is his maiden speech, and we are not giving him the dignity of his maiden speech. So, there is no quorum. view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I raised the point of order under Standing Order No.25. view
• 15 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am a novice. So, at the risk of incurring the wrath of people who were speaking, I still feel that there is no quorum. I was only raising that issue because I felt that the maiden speech of my brother, Mr. Wathika, should have been given the dignity of quorum. I still maintain that even if there is a maiden speech, if there is no quorum, then I am afraid it is so. I see no exclusion to that fact. However, I stand corrected. view