Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1361 to 1370 of 1948.

• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to confirm that, indeed, this Question was filed over three months ago; so, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since. I have been in touch with the Ministry and I want to thank the Ministry for all the steps that have already been taken. Therefore, without belabouring the point, because this process is already on track, I would only request the Assistant Minister to kindly clarify a few things. Could he confirm basically all the roads that are covered in this contract? Also, could he indicate whether the ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, they say that every cloud has a silver lining, and I am happy that the pain that the people of Budalang’i have gone through because of the delays in completion of this contract is finally coming to a close. They have, indeed, resulted in additional kilometers of roads being considered for upgrading to bitumen standard. Therefore, I thank the Ministry for the measure they have taken and the allocation of this Kshs1.4 billion to upgrade this network of roads in the constituency. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Now that you have confirmed that the contractor has already been paid the down payment to get moving, would you confirm if the Ministry is making arrangements for the groundbreaking ceremony within the period you have indicated, which will not be later than 31st day of August 2011 to get the works officially moving? view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with your indulgence, I just wanted to amplify this issue of international agencies from a long distance way making reports, commentaries, without real direct engagement. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just to amplify the point that the hon. Odhiambo- Mabona alluded to, that you go to Kabul in Afghanistan, a country that is suffering similar instability, you go to Baghdad, and you will be impressed by the presence of international agencies. You will be impressed by the presence of the UN, World Food Programme and other international agencies making every effort to stabilize those countries. Before the UN starts casting aspersions on hon. Members of this House and other individuals that maybe taking whatever measure to lend a hand of assistance to a neighbhour who by ... view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Allow me again with your indulgence to stress it to the hon. Assistant Minister that in making this Statement to this House, we want honesty and candidness. view
• 3 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: We particularly want to know whether Mogadishu and Somalia has been abandoned because of being located on the African continent. It is not a light matter that we would see direct international engagements in countries that I have mentioned such as Afghanistan and Baghdad in Iraq and not have similar engagements. Is it because Somalia is on the African continent? I hope that the Minister will be bold enough to confront those issues in his Statement to this House. view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is truly tragic that, in this day and era, when the country is talking about Vision 2030 - which is only 19 years away - the Assistant Minister is still talking about dreams and visions without any concrete measures. My concern is the coherence within Government policies and operations. We have an incoherent situation where the Government expects the Rural Electrification Authority (REA) – which is a Government agency - to pay VAT to the same Government. It is shocking that, indeed, the Government has given notice to the REA for a hefty bill of ... view
• 28 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am just wondering whether the Assistant Minister is in order to indicate that it is within the power of this House to move such a measure when he knows that taxation measures--- Any law touching on taxation has to be originated and processed by the Treasury. The Assistant Minster, in sharing collective responsibility, should even be giving an assurance to this House that the Ministry of Energy will be liaising with the Treasury to initiate the legislative measure required for that kind of relief for the REA. view