Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1281 to 1290 of 1948.

• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me for the record to just draw the attention of the House to three of those differences. One, in the Committee report we are told that the property that was being sought to be purchased was in a slum area which was actually compared to one of the not so famous addresses in this country. But the Controller and Auditor- General says and I quote the report that the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations has just tabled:- “The property is located ---” I will skip the address. “…a respectable residential cum ... view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a material fact that is fundamentally different from the position that the Committee tabled here. view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, just running thorough this report that has just been tabled quickly, there are a number of fundamental differences between this audit report and the report tabled in this House by the Committee. view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me for the record to just draw the attention of the House to three of those differences. One, in the Committee report we are told that the property that was being sought to be purchased was in a slum area which was actually compared to one of the not so famous addresses in this country. But the Controller and Auditor- General says and I quote the report that the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations has just tabled:- “The property is located ---” I will skip the address. “…a respectable residential cum ... view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, we were told in the Committee Report that the Government of Japan had offered free land to the Government of Kenya, which was declined. Again, the Controller and Auditor-General says the following, and I quote:- view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: “Records available during the audit do not, however, show any evidence of a formal offer of land by any authorities in Japan.” Again, that is a fundamental material difference between this report of the Auditor and the report of the Committee. Finally--- view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a material fact that is fundamentally different from the position that the Committee tabled here. view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, we were told in the Committee Report that the Government of Japan had offered free land to the Government of Kenya, which was declined. Again, the Controller and Auditor-General says the following, and I quote:- view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: “Records available during the audit do not, however, show any evidence of a formal offer of land by any authorities in Japan.” Again, that is a fundamental material difference between this report of the Auditor and the report of the Committee. Finally--- view
• 8 Sep 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am on a point of order. If the Member could just check the Standing Orders, again--- view