Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 131 to 140 of 1948.

• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I thought he was on a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I thought you had granted a point of order to Hon. Olago Aluoch. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I thought you had granted a point of order to Hon. Olago Aluoch. That is why I was a bit hesitant to stand up. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to buttress the position taken by my honourable senior, Olago Aluoch. In doing so, I want to start my submission with the rules of this House because we are a House of rules, a House of record and a House of traditions. Standing Order No.47 partly states in paragraph (3), sub-paragraph (b); that if the Speaker is of the opinion that any proposed Motion is contrary to the Constitution or an Act of the Parliament, he may direct either that the Motion is inadmissible or notice of it cannot be given without such ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, that particular paragraph of this Report flies in the face of a number of constitutional provisions. That provision violates Article 36 of the Constitution. Even if this House, for whatever reason, were to pass this Report with this paragraph, we can go to court tomorrow and this Report will be struck out for unconstitutionality. Let me conclude by strengthening the argument on the immutability of Article 36 of the Constitution by referring to the immutability of Article 4(2) of the same Constitution. That Article is succinct, clear and unambiguous. It states as follows: “The Republic of Kenya ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: We are a pluralist, democratic, constitutional democracy founded on the tenets of this Constitution. Among the values that Article 4 refers to in Article 10 are the national values and principles of governance, which include democracy and participation of the people. The moment you a pass a clause such as this, you infringe on the very heart of the democratic principles and you limit the level of participation of the people in the democratic process. If the Member for Gatanga did not have the liberty to switch party midstream, he would not have allowed the people of Gatanga to exercise ... view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, seated behind me are the following: the Member for Muhoroni, the Member for Kisumu West, and the Member for Kajiado Central. You look around this House, and you see honourable colleagues who if it were not for the constitutional liberty that allows honourable political leaders in this House to exercise the freedom and liberty in Article 36 and Article 38 of the Constitution to hop, skip and jump as is necessary--- view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Let me conclude by citing Article 19(3) of the Constitution, which speaks to the immutability of the Bill of Rights. It states as follows:- view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: “The rights and fundamental freedoms in the Bill of Rights belong to each individual and are not granted by the state”. These rights and freedoms, honourable colleagues, are not given to you by the state, or by the government or by a political party or a political coalition or a select committee of this House. The Constitution is absolutely clear that the rights belong to each individual and are not granted by anybody; they are God-given. In an environment where political parties have not matured to a level where they can assure you 100 per cent of the remaining faithful, ... view