Ahmed Shakeel Ahmed Shabbir

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I strongly support the Motion by my brother, Hon. Brighton Yegon. The childcare programme proposed, especially after the fourth year, is one that has been recommended and looked at everywhere in the world. As Kenyans, we are always the...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I strongly support the Motion by my brother, Hon. Brighton Yegon. The childcare programme proposed, especially after the fourth year, is one that has been recommended and looked at everywhere in the world. As Kenyans, we are always the...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Hon. Saney of Wajir North.

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am very happy to hear the support by the Members of Parliament. I am really proud of you all. The fight against corruption is sometimes a lonely battle and not very helpful. It is a great encouragement when...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Speaker I should have known better. Apologies. The world over, the cancer of corruption has spread exponentially, especially in developing countries with devastating socio-economic and governance consequences. It persists in developing countries despite the proliferation of legal, institutional and other measures...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) I beg to move this Motion as it is.

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Before I reply, may I kindly donate two minutes to Hon. Wanjala and two minutes to Hon. Saney, with your approval?

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) I would like to donate two minutes to the Member there.

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House notes the Report of the Kenya Delegation to the Parliamentary Dialogue on United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and Global Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Annual General Meeting, held in Doha, Qatar from...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the Motion under Order 8 that this House notes the Report of the Kenya Delegation to the Parliamentary Dialogue on United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and Global Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Annual General Meeting, held in Doha,...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Two minutes to Hon. Fatuma. That is eight minutes. I will wind up in two minutes.

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Hon. Saney of Wajir North.

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am very happy to hear the support by the Members of Parliament. I am really proud of you all. The fight against corruption is sometimes a lonely battle and not very helpful. It is a great encouragement when...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Speaker I should have known better. Apologies. The world over, the cancer of corruption has spread exponentially, especially in developing countries with devastating socio-economic and governance consequences. It persists in developing countries despite the proliferation of legal, institutional and other measures...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) I beg to move this Motion as it is.

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Before I reply, may I kindly donate two minutes to Hon. Wanjala and two minutes to Hon. Saney, with your approval?

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) I would like to donate two minutes to the Member there.

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House notes the Report of the Kenya Delegation to the Parliamentary Dialogue on United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and Global Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Annual General Meeting, held in Doha, Qatar from...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Yes, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the Motion under Order 8 that this House notes the Report of the Kenya Delegation to the Parliamentary Dialogue on United Nations Convention Against Corruption (UNCAC) and Global Parliamentarians Against Corruption (GOPAC) Annual General Meeting, held in Doha,...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Two minutes to Hon. Fatuma. That is eight minutes. I will wind up in two minutes.

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Hon. Speaker, I thank my dear friend and colleague, Hon. Rahim, for bringing this Amendment Bill to highlight and fill the gap that might be there. I have been on the Constitution Review Committee since 1999. Where we sat, we were tear-gassed and did...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Hon. Speaker, I thank my dear friend and colleague, Hon. Rahim, for bringing this Amendment Bill to highlight and fill the gap that might be there. I have been on the Constitution Review Committee since 1999. Where we sat, we were tear-gassed and did...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. This amendment is trying to make some difference in a very bad situation. We are already at 61.7 per cent of our GDP. We are putting a debt anchor at 55 per cent but we are at (Loud consultations)...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to support the ratification of the Kigali Amendments on the Montreal Protocol on the Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer. We are very fast in rectifying, amending and asking for ratification of treaties and protocols from Parliament. The question really...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. This is an obligation that we have to share with our international partners. It is good that we adopt the ratification of the Amended Nairobi Convention and the Protocol for the Protection of...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Our education system is the bedrock of our future. For the 15 years I have 3rd May 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 33 Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent)been in Parliament, and even when I was a mayor,...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Sorry, I cannot hear you. 3rd May 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 34

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am very concerned. The main objective of this Bill was to introduce a section for the development of policy guidelines…

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) The objective of this Bill was to introduce a section for the development of policy guidelines to regulate the referral of patients to health institutions. This is a section that will set out and write proposals that the health authorities and those in the...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Our education system is the bedrock of our future. For the 15 years I have 3rd May 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 33 Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent)been in Parliament, and even when I was a mayor,...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Sorry, I cannot hear you. 3rd May 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 34

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am very concerned. The main objective of this Bill was to introduce a section for the development of policy guidelines…

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) The objective of this Bill was to introduce a section for the development of policy guidelines to regulate the referral of patients to health institutions. This is a section that will set out and write proposals that the health authorities and those in the...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Okay. I withdraw and apologise. However, we had somebody who definitely was not an African chief. The point that I am making is that we must not trivialise the fact that Africans want to get together. We must not trivialise the fact that common...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I acknowledge and note the Report on PAP. It raises a lot of concerns and good points. I am not a black African. I am a brown African, as my friend says. Since the early 20th Century, African countries...