Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 271 to 280 of 1945.

• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chair. As my colleagues have suggested, the issue of the Committee on Delegated Legislation is to check that everything is in order, there is content and that timelines have been maintained. They are not here to look at taxation. The responsibility of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning is to look at the aspect of particular taxation; what it does and how it works. I stand to support the Motion because it accepts and looks at digitisation of the VAT Act. Taxation must be an effective and robust system; one that is efficient, ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 43, I wish to make a general Statement regarding the gesture of great religious tolerance and recognition of religious diversity exhibited by His Excellency the President of Republic of Kenya, President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta. Hon. Speaker, being the convener of the Parliamentary Muslim Group and on its behalf, I wish to highlight the great respect that His Excellency Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta, EGH, accorded the Muslim religion during the funeral service of the late His Excellency Hon. John Pombe Magufuli, President of the United Republic of Tanzania. Hon. Speaker, on 22nd March 2021, His Excellency ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, first, I would like to declare that I am over 60 years old. However, I am not confused. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I stand to support this great Bill whose purpose is to avoid situations where opportunistic schemers claim a stake of a deceased person’s estate successfully. It also gives clarity on who is a dependant. I am from the Islamic faith which is very clear on the issue of estate and who is a dependant. In the Islamic faith and law, we do not have any billionaire who leaves money for the 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
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: cat, rat or cow. However, in the western world, so many people leave billions of shillings to the cat. They leave out the wife and children. This is one of the issues that this particular Bill is here to deal with. There are rules which determine what happens to a person’s estate after his death. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: The Bill clarifies who is a dependant. In the Islamic faith, anybody who is part of your blood is your dependant. You may be taken care of by a lady in the last throes of your life. She is not allowed to inherit everything because she took care of you in the last 10 or eight years of your life, whereas the whole family was there before. There are some wazungus who come here and are taken care of by the girlfriends in the last throes of their lives and they leave everything to them. This is what we are ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: That is why I have said that I have other children. I am on record. I do not know whether I am the only Member of Parliament in the history of the Kenyan Parliament who has quadruplets. I am 67 years old. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I want to acknowledge the support that I have received from not only the Members of Parliament, but also my family. Let us go back to the issue of inheritance. Hon. Kaluma has hit the nail on the head. However, you should also look at Sharia Law to help you to understand the law of succession. It came thousands of years ago. There is also the traditional African law. What do the traditions say? They say that you try to maintain the assets within the clan or tribe. Those are the African traditions. Islamic law says that a will only ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: The only concern that I have is Clause 3(2) which says that a person not named in this section shall not be a dependant for the purposes of this Act, unless the person proves maintained by the deceased for a period of two years prior to the deceased’s death. That clause should be deleted. In respect of the rest of the things, I want to congratulate my brother, Hon. Kaluma, for bringing this Bill, so that the law of succession becomes sensible and we take away these rogue lawyers who extend cases for too long. At the end of the ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view