Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1021 to 1030 of 1948.

• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: That is the law; the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya. Therefore, for this Government to attempt to prevaricate and circumlocute and behave in a manner suggesting that what teachers are doing is anything other than constitutional is unacceptable. It is actually an aberration and against the spirit and letter of the law. view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: It is interesting to listen to the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs urging teachers and the people of this country to obey the law. It is said that you must say what you mean and mean what you say. If, Bwana Waziri, you meant what you said and you have said what you meant, please advise the Cabinet and the Government to lead the way in obeying the law. If everybody in the country watches as the Government flouts, disregards and disobeys court orders left, right and centre, what motivation would they, or any ordinary Kenyan, have ... view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: So, can the Government start obeying the courts today as we speak? Today, county commissioners still sit in their offices. They are still earning salaries as county commissioners against a court order. So, please, could you get that log out of the Government’s eye before you point at the little speck in the eyes of the teachers of this country? view
• 5 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let us not belabour the point. The teachers of this country are a great resource, but they have suffered greatly since 1997 when this agreement was entered into. view
• 15 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, because I am not armed with my electronic card, I will contribute from the Dispatch Box. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to second this very historic Bill. I want to start by really applauding the Mover of this Bill, hon. Amina Abdalla, for the length of time that she has travelled in this Bill and if, indeed, a Bill can be described as a baby of any hon. Member, then this Bill can be described as the baby of hon. Amina Abdalla. So, really, it is in order to applaud her contribution to ... view
• 14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is on the first Statement on the World Bank funded projects. view
• 14 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Western Kenya Flood Mitigation community driven project was particularly badly hit by this problem to the extent that the project has lagged behind. The project has lost two years of the scheduled eight year implementation programme. Whereas I want to appreciate the efforts that the Government has made and the progress that has been made to get the project back on track, I would like the Minister to just clarify the efforts or steps that have been put in place to now protect this project from these kind of challenges and how the Government intends ... view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, time and again, this House has risen to the occasion in terms of utilizing time effectively and beating very tight deadlines, especially since the promulgation of the new Constitution. I think the Tenth Parliament has, time and again, demonstrated our readiness and commitment to ensure that our new Constitution is implemented to the fullest, especially in time before we go to the next general elections. Therefore, I want to support this Motion and really hope that even as we hasten to complete debate and enactment of these Bills, we will still remain vigilant to ensure ... view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to commend the new Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs. Since he took over the Ministry, we have seen faster drafting of Bills and I think it is in order. We live in times when it is not every day that we take time to acknowledge a good deed. Therefore, I want to congratulate my brother, Eugene Wamalwa, for that. I would like just to urge that even as we do this, let us continue listening to each other because the implementation of the Constitution has to be inclusive and ... view
• 9 Aug 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do support. view