Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 571 to 580 of 1945.

• 19 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I give a minute to somebody else to contribute and then continue. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. An organisation is as strong as the leader that leads it. Dr. Nzomo has what it takes to lead TSC and that is very important. Whether she comes from Ukambani or anywhere else is not relevant. We support her nomination and this is the right time we need a person who can work hard and change the image of the teachers. TSC needs a tough person and she is tough. There was a time when teachers were one of the pillars of the society. Through mistreatment and bad leadership, many of them have gone ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in National Assembly: 23 Tuesday 18th November, 2014 because of what they wanted, but because of the way they did it. I laud the Committee for bringing Dr. Nzomo on board. She has the institutional knowledge, background and she will be a tough lady. She is the one we need to change the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) around. As my colleague has just said, she has spent a lot of time in child abuse cases. The first thing she should do is to make sure that teachers who are accused of molesting children are kicked out and make sure they pay. There has ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I would like to support the Water Bill that is coming up. However, I have some concerns. Water is a right for all Kenyans. The way we have dealt with water over the past few years is that we have privatized and thus taken it away from the poor and given it to the rich. I was the Mayor of Kisumu and at times there was tap water in Milimani and other places yet Nyalenda and other places had to buy water at Kshs20 a jerrican. Things have not changed. view
• 30 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: This Water Bill that is coming up has gone the same old way that the World Bank wanted. They tried to push for privatization. I shall be bringing some changes at the Committee Stage but at this moment, I would suggest that there is no community participation or devolution involved in the water sector. In my constituency, there is a water treatment plant in Kajolo and it treats water and sends it down to the city and the people who live next to the water supply have no water. So, water seems to be the preserve of the rich and ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I thank you. view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. I have seen a number of young ladies going to Lebanon and when I ask whether there is a ban--- Even recently we were told they were coming from somewhere. I know, for a fact, because recently I was with a group of ladies who were seated in front of me and some of them were crying. When I tried to intervene, I found out that some of these airlines have a deal. There are people who come in, allegedly from Ethiopia, but they do not have visas. ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was at the celebrations of the national day of Saudi Arabia not long ago and the ambassador told us that there are about 50,000 Kenyans working there. I asked him where he got those figures and he told us that he got them from his country. I remember asking the ambassador whether he knew how many people of Kenyan origin were working there. He was not able to give me any response. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to say this with great humility, Philippines, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Pakistan and others have set in place a system to protect their own. Our country has set in place a system to sell our own. I say this without fear of contradiction. One of the most ineffective and useless embassies that I have ever come across is the one in Saudi Arabia. view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: I am talking about our own embassy, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view