Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 241 to 250 of 1945.

• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to oppose this proposal. It has never been common sense to merge two of such institutions unless there is a common strength and synergy. These two have no synergy because they work on different issues. You cannot consolidate. If you are saying that you are trying to consolidate because of expenses, then it does not make sense. If you are consolidating because the two institutions are not serving the purpose for which they were initially put together by the Constitution, then you need to have some sort of research to support that. ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: via administrative power that you are trying to apply here. There is more to be done in putting these things together. I, therefore, disagree. In that amendment, the powers that you are quoting are incorrect as per Article 255(1)(g) of the Constitution. The merging will reverse all the gains made in the promotion of gender equality. We will lose strategic clarity and focus. The real danger is to mainstream the main issues and the gains that we have made in gender and mix them up with human rights. They are two very different elements and if you are worried about ... view
• 12 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security regarding the entry into Kenya of a large number of foreigners alleged to be Pakistan nationals. Over the past four months, Kenya has witnessed a surge in the number of foreign travellers transiting through our airports. The Pakistan nationals arrived in batches of between 200 to 500 everyday aboard chartered planes, among them Emirates, Qatar Airways and Pakistan International Airways, to name a few. Out of 20,000 transit travellers, only 8,000 ... view
• 12 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: by the threat of the spread of the COVID-19 Pandemic caused by the influx of foreign travellers transiting through this country. Kenya was removed from the red list recently, but this incident of uncontrolled isolation centres and the absence of COVID-19 protocols have put Kenya’s status at great risk. It is against this background that I seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security on the following: (i) Could the Chairman explain why the Immigration Department had not consulted their Pakistan counterparts and inspect the Pakistan nationals transiting through this country? (ii) Is ... view
• 12 Oct 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this is a matter of national interest and emergency. Two weeks is good, but the sooner we deal with it, the better. Two weeks is a long time for this issue because COVID-19 can attack us any time. view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am interested. view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: I did not. view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. On the issue of the Constitution Amendment Bill, there are a number of issues that have come up and we want to discuss and bring our input to the Campaign Financing Bill. view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: I am sorry, Hon. Speaker. I have spoken on Hon. Mutua’s Bill. view
• 18 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Bill seeks to amend the Kenya Deposit Insurance Act to cover the increase from Kshs100,000. With Legal Notice No.169/2020, it was increased to Kshs500,000. Secondly, the Bill was intending to maximise the different accounts in consolidation which now the presenter of the Bill is proposing to delete. The third was to have some benefits in respect of this. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view