Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 441 to 450 of 1945.

• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, save me from my colleagues over here. I cannot concentrate. view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. So, we are embarrassed. When we go there, we find two people. There used to be one fantastic gentleman called Tom Mboya. Now I do not know who else is there. He would hold the flag of Kenya high as a one-man or two-man team versus teams from India, the United States of America (USA) and other places which had 30 to 40 people. So, this Kenya Trade Remedies Bill must go together with the strengthening of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva. Without that, there is nothing which is going to happen ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. So, we are embarrassed. When we go there, we find two people. There used to be one fantastic gentleman called Tom Mboya. Now I do not know who else is there. He would hold the flag of Kenya high as a one-man or two-man team versus teams from India, the United States of America (USA) and other places which had 30 to 40 people. So, this Kenya Trade Remedies Bill must go together with the strengthening of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Geneva. Without that, there is nothing which is going to happen ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: agency will be fast-tracked and they will be given the teeth to act. They should be given prosecutorial powers and support by the Government. Coming back to the issue of subsidies, we are being told that we are subsidising the price of maize floor with the large millers who are purchasing some of the maize that has come from South Africa, when our farmers had extra maize. Instead of subsidising that maize so that they can recover their money, we were buying that maize at a throw-away rate of Kshs2,500. At that time, we were pleading with the Government to ... view
• 17 May 2017 in National Assembly: agency will be fast-tracked and they will be given the teeth to act. They should be given prosecutorial powers and support by the Government. Coming back to the issue of subsidies, we are being told that we are subsidising the price of maize floor with the large millers who are purchasing some of the maize that has come from South Africa, when our farmers had extra maize. Instead of subsidising that maize so that they can recover their money, we were buying that maize at a throw-away rate of Kshs2,500. At that time, we were pleading with the Government to ... view
• 29 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill and commend the Member of Parliament who brought it to our attention. In his foreword remarks he addressed certain issues. I am not a lawyer, but any issue touching on discipline requires, as a matter of natural justice, procedures to be laid down even if it is in, say, a Bill. This is to cater for decisions which could be made even in an ad hoc manner. There are circumstances where a number of results were cancelled. This is a matter of concern. However, the KNEC has been very inadequate ... view
• 29 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: examinations, they were recognized worldwide. The standards then were recognized worldwide. The level of discipline and the way the exams were administered was recognized. I commend the CS for Education, Science and Technology for the good job he has done. When you do something like this, the majority stand to benefit, but the minority will get hurt. However, even that minority must be given an opportunity to appeal. This proposed law gives one an opportunity to appeal before the nullification of exams. You know nullification of exams for a child who is under 18 years is horrendous. His whole life ... view
• 29 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: On the issue of the appeals tribunal, I feel that we have too many tribunals and councils. An appeal tribunal can be set up ad hoc and on a part-time basis. However, if you start setting up an appeals tribunal the next thing people will be asking for is payment. We are not able to do that currently. This is not a money Bill, but it appears it could be if the tribunal is set up in such a way that at a later stage payment is demanded. Our education system was great but has been failing because of impunity. ... view
• 21 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to speak on the Address on the State of the Nation. My colleague has just mentioned something that the State of the Nation Address is a creation of the Constitution. The Speech by His Excellency the President was a creation of the misinformation that was given to him by his Executive. I cannot blame the President if his people have misinformed him. 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
• 21 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: God really loves this country. If, after all the problems we are getting like corruption and everything else, we are still surviving, it is only through God‘s grace that we have survived, but we must speak out. That is why devolution is there. Even Caesar, as a good leader he was brought down by the people around him. I sometime feel for the President because he is a good man. For those who have met and known him, he is a good man. Unfortunately, he is misinformed. He is taken hostage by some people who are using the institution and ... view