Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1241 to 1250 of 1948.

• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a fundamental issue that I plead with the Chair to consider. view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Please allow me to raise it? view
• 2 Nov 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a matter that touches on the integrity of this House. Last week when this matter was first being debated last Wednesday I challenged Dr. Khalwale to substantiate an allegation he had made, at which point you required him to substantiate by tabling an audit report that he had extensively quoted from. view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for this opportunity to add my voice to this landmark piece of legislation, because, indeed, that is what it is. Let me also join my colleagues in congratulating our new Deputy Governor of the CBK, Dr. Sirma. Indeed, there has been quite some concern about the longevity of the vacancy in this very important position of the Deputy Governor of our CBK. Therefore, it is in order for us to congratulate this eminent Kenyan and encourage him to be part of the solution, because he comes into office at a time when the monetary ... view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: So, if we want to achieve the goals of Vision 2030 and respond to the major challenges affecting our people today, then we have no choice but to take the bull by the horns and find a solution to the challenges that face us today. One of those, of course, is how we facilitate and regulate the movement and utilization of capital. view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, hon. Members have spoken at length about the so-called Ponzi schemes or what Kenyans know as pyramid schemes. Americans know them better as Ponzi schemes. Of course, we know that the manner in which those schemes--- Perhaps, this is something that those who run, drive and manage our economic affairs in this country have not done, to really determine the economic costs and even the social effect of that moment when we went to sleep and allowed some space to crooks. “Crooks” is not parliamentary language but I am struggling to find the right English word ... view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, one of the landmarks of this Bill that has caught my attention is the provision for designation of payment systems and instruments. That is because in that, I see a panacea of some crooked business person or someone who wants to make quick money out of the plight of a Kenyan who is desperate to invest--- By the way, we need to applaud the entrepreneurial spirit of Kenyans because Kenyans want to make money and drive the economy up. So, they are always on the lookout for an opportunity to invest; something that really needs to ... view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am looking at the clock and I can see that we need to give time to the Mover to respond. Just two quick ones before I conclude. I want to call the attention of the Mover to the provisions of Clause 7, that is, on recognition of a payment system management body. Under Clause 7(3), there is a provision for revocation of a payment system. But my interest has been drawn to the provision under that subsection. It reads:- “Provided that where a recognized payment system management body managing several designated payments systems, the revocation ... view
• 27 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, my concern is that you may take action against impropriety in a particular system under the management of a particular management body and allow the body to continue operating other systems which may have challenges that have not come to the fore yet. I do not see anywhere in the Bill--- I may have missed that because I admit that I have brushed through the Bill at great pace. But I have not seen in the Bill how then you address that challenge where one system has been revoked, but the same body managing that system ... view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Unless we are establishing a platform for personal vendetta and not transacting the business of this House, I want to invite the Chair to interrogate and determine under what circumstances the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government is seeking to deliver this Statement. If you look at the Order Paper, the next Order that has just been called by the Speaker is titled “Prime Minister’s Time. The Prime Minister’s Time is governed by Part XI of our Standing Orders, from Standing Order No.40. view