Shakeel Shabbir

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) 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) 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...

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) Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table: Report of the Kenyan Delegation to the 2023 Parliamentary Dialogue on United

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of 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,...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support…

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) I was calculating if they need 30 minutes for the Mover to reply since I might be running short of time, but you have assured me that, that is not the case.

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Report of the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee. I was in the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning for 15 years. This time, I am not a member of the Committee. Every time...

Hon. Shakeel Shabbir (Kisumu East, Independent) Hon. Temporary Speaker, the Public Debt Management Office is meant to be an autonomous office, but the National Treasury decides what it wants and how much money it needs to borrow. The office looks for the most suitable place to borrow money from at...