Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1221 to 1230 of 1948.

• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: (a) whether the Government has concluded investigations into the allegations made vide a Ministerial Statement by the Minister on 22nd December, 2010 linking four Members of Parliament and businessman Ali Punjani to drug trafficking; view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: (b) what the fate of Mr. Ali Punjani is, given that the Minister, in a statement made in the House on 17th February, 2011 provided detailed information in respect of the four MPs but said nothing regarding Mr. Punjani; and, view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: (c) when the final findings will be released and the eventual conclusion of the matter made. view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it will be noticed that this matter has been in the public domain, and, indeed, in this House for almost a year now. This is a matter that also touched on the integrity of Members of this honourable House. Could the Assistant Minister give an indication--- He says that the preliminary report indicates that there is no adequate evidence linking this businessman to drug trafficking. The same statement was made in this House regarding the four hon. Members of this House, and the same language was used by the Assistant Minister. Could he give the House ... view
• 9 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me thank the Assistant Minister for putting an effort to bring this matter to conclusion. But it is obvious that the manner in which names of Kenyans, including hon. Members, are dropped about casually and connected to some of these things, is done in a manner that is not serious and not based on any investigation, which results in destroying the names and careers of persons, including hon. Members of this House. Could the Assistant Minister tell this House whether, in fact, this whole race against those particular people may have been some kind of ... view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir! view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me, first of all, agree with the hon. Member for Saboti that this is a very serious matter. It is a matter of grave concern to the young people of this country. It is a matter which this House must treat with the seriousness it deserves. Mr. Speaker, Sir, is the hon. Member in order, after setting such high standards of the manner in which we should deal with this matter, to completely ignore the very comprehensive information that has already been provided, including the fact that in July, 2001, there was a value for money ... view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with due respect, I do not believe that it is perfectly in order for hon. Members to appear in funerals and public rallies and make all sorts of inflammatory, biased and baseless statements. But--- view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with due respect, I withdraw that phrase. I also plead with the Chair to consider the words used by the hon. Member for Saboti like “ Kazi kwa vijana, pesa kwa wazee, siphoned and eaten by the Office of the Prime Minister.” In the absence of any substantiation, is the Member for Saboti not guilty of a worse transgression? Is he in order? view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reason why I rose on my feet respectfully and even did acknowledge the fact that he stated correctly that this is a matter to be treated with seriousness is exactly because of the words he had used to demean the character and the stature of this House. He is playing politics with a matter that requires us to demonstrate leadership. Whether or not, the Member belongs to G7, that should not be the point. view