Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 431 to 440 of 1945.

• 7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much for giving me this time. I support and commend the Budget and Appropriations Committee for an excellent job. I commend our Chair for excellent leadership. view
• 24 May 2017 in National Assembly: It is not fair. I have been here for two hours. (Inaudible) 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
• 24 May 2017 in National Assembly: It is not fair. I have been here for two hours. (Inaudible) 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
• 24 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you very much, but we must say that one cannot stay here for two hours and be put in the back by a mistake of a clerk which can be rectified. I am sorry about it, but it is the case. I am not saying that this place is rigged, the machines are bad. The clerks should correct the error. On the Division of Revenue Bill, devolution has been a fight that we have fought for a long time. We started long time ago. We sat through the Constitution review and struggled over the issue of ... view
• 24 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, thank you very much, but we must say that one cannot stay here for two hours and be put in the back by a mistake of a clerk which can be rectified. I am sorry about it, but it is the case. I am not saying that this place is rigged, the machines are bad. The clerks should correct the error. On the Division of Revenue Bill, devolution has been a fight that we have fought for a long time. We started long time ago. We sat through the Constitution review and struggled over the issue of ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Kenya Trade Remedies Agency (KTRA) is meant to be an independent agency which is mandated to investigate the dumping of good and also ensure commitment towards the WTO Trade Remedies Act. One of the objectives of this Bill is to protect domestic industries from foreign competition and unfair trade practices. We have been to WTO meetings. We always find ourselves very disadvantaged because one or two members of staff at the Kenyan embassy in Geneva are always overwhelmed. They are also used to push for designs by certain Ministers who have no idea ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Kenya Trade Remedies Agency (KTRA) is meant to be an independent agency which is mandated to investigate the dumping of good and also ensure commitment towards the WTO Trade Remedies Act. One of the objectives of this Bill is to protect domestic industries from foreign competition and unfair trade practices. We have been to WTO meetings. We always find ourselves very disadvantaged because one or two members of staff at the Kenyan embassy in Geneva are always overwhelmed. They are also used to push for designs by certain Ministers who have no idea ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: It has been frustrated over and over again by the Ministry because some officials there cannot entertain proposals that would mandate us to look at the issue of dumping critically and independently. They make their money from that. So, I am very proud that Hon. David Ochieng, who is a professional in that field, has finally got this Bill to reach this stage. Hitherto, the situation has been shocking. There is a foreign country we were to negotiate with on issues to do with WTO. The country was supposed to fund the negotiations that were to be held in Mombasa. ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: It has been frustrated over and over again by the Ministry because some officials there cannot entertain proposals that would mandate us to look at the issue of dumping critically and independently. They make their money from that. So, I am very proud that Hon. David Ochieng, who is a professional in that field, has finally got this Bill to reach this stage. Hitherto, the situation has been shocking. There is a foreign country we were to negotiate with on issues to do with WTO. The country was supposed to fund the negotiations that were to be held in Mombasa. ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, save me from my colleagues over here. I cannot concentrate. view