Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 991 to 1000 of 1948.

• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not armed with my electronic device but I notice that the hon. Attorney-General is not in the Chamber. May I undertake to pass on that communication to him as soon as possible and, perhaps, if you could indulge a moment later in the morning for him to respond? view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I make an undertaking that as soon as I conclude the business that I am assigned to do this morning, I will communicate this to the hon. Attorney-General as soon as possible. view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, I have just had a word with this Minister on the phone and he indicated that there is some critical information to this particular Question that is not yet in his possession and he was seeking the indulgence of the Chair to attempt to get that information this morning and be able to provide a substantive response in the afternoon, if the Chair will indulge--- view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister did just indicate to me that he will be available in the afternoon, then perhaps, tomorrow should be sufficient time. view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he will certainly do that. He will have been ready for this afternoon, so I am fairly contented that tomorrow should be sufficient. I will communicate that to him. view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: It seems to be a rather slow morning. Let me undertake to communicate this to the Minister for Water and Irrigation. view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Question was filed under the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Development, which referred it to my Ministry, which, in turn, forwarded it to the Ministry responsible for the Kenya Police Service. This was in the belief that they possess the statistical data on reported suicide cases in the country and will be, therefore, best placed to respond. My Ministry holds the opinion that the Question is on a subject that does not exactly fall within the mandate assigned to it by the Government, strictly speaking. Nonetheless, in the absence of a response from elsewhere, ... view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, I certainly agree with hon. Odhiambo-Mabona, my very good friend and sister, that all youth issues squarely fall within this Ministry, as, indeed, I have acknowledged this in my answer. I have also acknowledged that the Ministry has not had a specific programme on these suicidal tendencies. Therefore, it has not been able to prepare appropriate responses, including psycho-social support to the young people. That is why I also indicated very specifically that I have just initiated discussions within the Ministry. My dear sister, hon. Odhiambo-Mabona, of course knows that I am hardly a couple ... view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I certainly do make an equivocal commitment that, at a very personal level, I acknowledge that this is a very critical matter. When you watch a young person commit suicide because an English Premier League Club has lost a game, you certainly sit up and note that there must be something bigger than that. Certainly, cases of suicide are on the increase at a rate which is unacceptable which bespeaks of latent challenges that must be addressed substantively. Therefore, certainly and on record, I do make a commitment that we will explore all possible avenues within ... view
• 3 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I certainly agree with the hon. Member for Ol Kalou that we should move with haste, initiate and basically exploit the infrastructure in terms of personnel and the centres that we have across the country to start addressing this issue. Certainly, this is something I will explore with the Ministry and determine how we could quickly make use of the resources available to the Ministry to start a rapid response to this matter. view