Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1201 to 1210 of 1948.

• 30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. May I also thank the Minister for the indulgence. I will be very quick because I only have a couple of minutes. view
• 30 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: It is often said that information is power and that if you have access to information, you will make correct decisions and interventions that are ultimately useful to society. I represent a constituency that faces considerable environmental challenges. The Minister is aware of this because she has often grappled with some of these challenges. One of the challenges we have faced is being unable to have information that can enable those responsible to make quick decisions. One of the things that the Government has been able to do – I want to commend the Government even as it grapples with ... view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to support this Motion. I want to support the establishment of this obviously very important committee. I want to emphasize that time and shape have handed this Tenth Parliament a very unique opportunity to reform the entire spectrum in the management of the affairs of this country. We are reforming the Executive, the Judiciary, the police force and every single facet of this nation. It would be a contradiction, actually some kind of paradox, if we reformed everything else and forgot to reform ourselves. When you talk about reforms, there is no better ... view
• 29 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: that is served in Parliament, one would certainly want a better quality. On a more serious note, sometimes we get visitors in our offices and they balk at the state of our offices and the buildings in which we serve. When you look at Continental House, you tell yourself that this place could certainly be better. Even if you go to our Health Club where some of us spend quite a bit of time, you get the feeling that the services and the facilities could be better and yet when you interact with the media, one of the favourites of ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me first apologize for having come to the Chamber late. Thank you for the indulgence. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security:- (a) under what circumstances two Administration Police Officers, Senior Inspector Badi Said Mwajirani and APC Juma Mwangalu, were killed by police officers outside Toyota Kenya offices in Mombasa on 27th June, 2009, at around 9.00 a.m.; (b) whether he could confirm that Mr. Mwajirani had previously received death threats following his role in heading the investigation team on drug trafficking activities in Coast Province; and, (c) what measures the Government has taken to ensure the families of the officers are compensated. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, at a time when this country is seriously concerned about the issue of drug trafficking, and at a time when many police officers who are committed and determined to wipe out the menace of drug trafficking are at serious risk and many of them are losing their lives in circumstances such as these, I must express serious disappointment with the answer from the Assistant Minister, especially when he says that he is not aware. view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: What is the Government doing to protect the clean police officers who are going out of their way to fight the drug trafficking syndicate, which seems to have permeated all sectors of our society, including the security machinery? What exactly is the Government doing to protect officers and to make sure that the good officers do their job without fear? view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am just wondering whether the hon. Assistant Minister is in order to continue expressing confidence in the so-called investigations when he admits in his own answer--- I will read it verbatim:- “I am not aware that Mr. Mwajirani had received death threats when the deceased was heading an investigation.” Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the Assistant Minister cannot even determine whether his own officer was heading or not heading an investigation, which is such a straight forward matter, is he in order to continue misleading the House, so ... view
• 16 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view