Shakeel Shabbir

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 671 to 680 of 1945.

• 24 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Finally, I come to the railway issue. My grandfather came here as bonded labourer to build the railway; it is the best thing that is going to happen to us; I am talking about the new (SGR). There are questions as to whether the Chinese are bringing here criminals or prisoners. We do not really care. All we want to see is that the railway is built as quickly and as cheaply as possible. I support the railway. I am the grandchild of a railway labourer and Kisumu came to be due to the railway, and so we support it. view
• 24 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 29 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I stand to support the amendments with certain corrections. In Clause 3 of the Public Finance Management Bill, the amendment proposes that all funds from the donors be put in the Consolidated Fund. The thought is good that we need accountability, but many of these funders do not wish to have their funds put in Consolidated Fund Account. Anglo Leasing and other problems have given us a bad reputation, but there is already a system that is presently being used, where certain funds are ring-fenced and left in the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). If the ... view
• 29 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I stand to support the amendments with certain corrections. In Clause 3 of the Public Finance Management Bill, the amendment proposes that all funds from the donors be put in the Consolidated Fund. The thought is good that we need accountability, but many of these funders do not wish to have their funds put in Consolidated Fund Account. Anglo Leasing and other problems have given us a bad reputation, but there is already a system that is presently being used, where certain funds are ring-fenced and left in the Central Bank of Kenya (CBK). If the ... view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think you have given me the Floor. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. From the outset, I want to acknowledge the President’s Speech. He has actually met the constitutional guidelines. It is better that we acknowledge that he has done a good thing and reported not only to this House but to the nation. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: No nation can develop beyond the vision of its leaders and the capacity of their thoughts. The President’s Speech must inspire us with faith in what is happening now and with confidence in what will happen in future. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, His Excellency the President is but a man. We must give him the opportunity to err where he does. We can criticize but we must do so constructively. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: I heard today one of our colleagues say that the President is making suggestions instead of giving orders. We came from an era of orders sometimes given on the roadside and we fought that. We said that we want a President who can be part and parcel of the people to give his views. We must give him his due respect. Consultation is necessary. The last thing I would not like the President to do and I hope that he does not is give those orders. He should not give orders because he has a system which should work. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: The current President has taken over from the previous regime. There cannot be such drastic change just overnight. We should give them a bit of time. One year may not be sufficient period to see certain actions. We might give him more time and find that he has succeeded or failed. I think one of our job as the Opposition is to be constructive and point out what we think may have failed. view