Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 111 to 120 of 1948.

• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: The situation is exactly the same today and therefore, for a country that prides itself to have already entered the realm of a middle income economy to still be talking about the nuts and bolts of preparedness and of spreading around natural resources which are plenty within our borders, it is really an absolute shame. This is happening at a time when we should be enjoying The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: the fruits of devolution. Actually, we should be wearing sack clothes and pouring ashes on our heads in absolute shame. view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: I also want to urge this House to be balanced in the manner in which we spread responsibility around. It is important that we hold the national Government to account. Corruption is corruption whether it is done by national Government or county governments. We should also spread that responsibility to county governments. They now have great responsibility over key resources like water supply, yet anytime we hold Government responsible for such issues, we tend to excuse county governments. view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: This is a time when we must really come hard on county governments. We are talking about the County Government of Kwale or Taita Taveta for instance. I would have loved to hear the Member for Mwatate, my brother Mwadime telling us exactly what Governor Mruttu’s Government in Taita Taveta has done to ameliorate the suffering of the people of Taita Taveta. Yes, hold the National Government to account but in equal measure, hold county governments to account for the services that have been placed in their hands especially considering that county governments declared war to have these services devolved ... view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: So, accountability should be both at the national and county levels and ultimately, Hon. colleagues, this should be the last time we sit here to talk about issues of preparedness. We must be better prepared to handle a disaster such as this. I want, to send a message of goodwill to all the 14 counties that are affected. As Member for Bundalangi our constituency has suffered perhaps more than any other from the scourge of floods, but we have not seen floods in Budalangi for seven years now. This is because of better outreach, action and preparedness. If we could ... view
• 19 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: I support, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you very much. I support the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming (Amendment) Bill. The arena of betting, lotteries and gaming is big business. It is big business. Many economies have thrived on this sub-sector of the economy. Whole cities like Las Vegas in the US are known for thriving on this business. In fact, Las Vegas was built from this kind of business. To date, so many years ago since this city was built right in the middle of the desert, if you want to bet you go there. It is big business. view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Sporting activities in the world today are heavily dependent on money coming out of lottery and betting. If you go to the UK today, the kind of revenue generated through betting and lotteries, which is then reinvested in sports sponsorship, is mind boggling. They are incredible amounts of money. It is one of the reasons why the English Premier League today is the best funded league. It is the most exciting league and has a lot to do with money. Of course, part of the money comes from television rights but, a lot of it comes from lotteries and gaming. ... view
• 25 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: blowing thousands of shillings of their school fees on betting and gambling, which has become a craze in this country. It is good that a couple of weeks ago, we had an opportunity in this House to discuss measures that would control the participation or the engagement of our young people, especially students, in gambling activities. It is important that this arena is regulated. It is also important that as this area grows, we put limits that ensure that the benefits seep or are ploughed back into the economy. I said on the Floor of this House a couple of ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. First of all, let me commend you for allowing us to ventilate on this very important Report. I would like to remind the House that this is a debating Chamber. We come here to debate and make law. We cannot make laws by merely putting the Question on every issue. Thank you for allowing this debate. Having said that, let me also celebrate this avenue for mediation. It allows the two Houses to work together on legislations. It brings onto the table the combined wisdom and experience of the two Houses. I want to ... view