Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1011 to 1020 of 1948.

• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I still do insist and it is important for Mr. Mbadi to also appreciate that this Speaker’s Panel came into existence before the enactment of this Constitution. Therefore, even as we enacted this Constitution, as we put these provisions in place and suspended this particular chapter, we were alive to the existence of this Speaker’s Panel. Purely for purposes of argument, if indeed it were to be found that Article 107 is operating, then I would still insist that unless you bring a statute to this House that explains in minute detail the manner, fashion ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the original Motion comes under Article 241(3) (c): “The KDF may be deployed to restore peace in any part of Kenya affected by unrest or instability only with approval of the National Assembly”. I want to invite the House to look at that Article with regard to the authority and functions of the President under Articles 131 and 132. Article 131(1)(c) is emphatic that the President is the Commander-in-Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces. We know what exactly it means when you speak of a Commander-in –Chief of the Kenya Defence Forces. He holds the whole; ... view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wish to plead with the House that we use the right language that is in line with the letter and spirit of the Constitution. I support the amendment, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 12 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I have always believed that a point of order is part of the orderliness of the House because it helps the House to operate in an orderly manner. Would I be in order to seek further clarifications and advice from the hon. Attorney-General although I notice that he has stepped out, but the very able Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs is in the House--- I am saying this, aware that I have just made a contribution to the amendment to the Motion that changed the terminology from “approval” ... view
• 6 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, I would like to commend the effort to bring this Amendment Bill. In a sector which really forms part of the backbone of the economy of this country and a sector which nonetheless has remained an archiles heel in the agricultural sector--- If there is one sub-sector that really remains a national shame in the sense that all the farmers – there are hundreds or thousands of sugar cane farmers in this country - who toil and moil for hours on end in different parts of this country, talk of the view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I just wanted to add my voice to this, so that we understand the background that informed this particular proposal. Perhaps, Members want to remember that the IEBC set a precedent with regard to the view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, forgive me but I do not seem to have got the gist of Eng. Gumbo’s proposed amendment. But really the idea is that this amendment is specific to this election. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: If that is where he is headed, then we are in the same boat if not in the same stream. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Richard Whitney once said that a man is called selfish, not for pursuing his own good but for neglecting his neighbours. What the House is doing this afternoon is to rise up and address the good of the teachers of this country. I just want to go on record, and it is good that this Ministry is headed by an eminent senior counsel; he needs to put on record - I believe he has done so - that Article 41 of the Constitution is emphatic and express. It is unequivocal that what teachers are doing right ... view