Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1401 to 1410 of 1948.

• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Most obliged, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am concerned. Indulge me to express this concern by your Statement that the Member may have himself been misled by way of the information he tabled in this House. This is a political arena but it is also an arena that is governed by rules; rules of decorum, rules of fair play. When I read Standing Order No.82, it is very specific; a Member shall be responsible for the accuracy of any facts which the Member alleges to be true and may be required to substantiate such facts. This Member cannot be excused that ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I take due note of the fact that there is the fairer type of humanity in the Chair; I take due cognizance. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support this Motion and wish all hon. Members of this House well as we take this three-week recess. However, as we take this recess to interact with our constituents and members of the public, I want to remind ourselves that we enjoy this recess aware that there has been a fundamental paradigm shift in the manner in which the affairs of this country are supposed to be managed. It is said that never be afraid to take one giant leap if it is clear that you cannot cross a gulf in two little steps. The ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I particularly want to applaud the legislative measures this House has taken in rolling out this new dispensation, and urge that even as we take this recess, we should respect every tenet celebrated by this Constitution. There have been sentiments expressed on this floor which have worried me, that perhaps we have not yet crossed the river in terms of some of the rights enunciated in this Constitution. Number one, we need to respect the rights of the media and appreciate that under Article 34 of this Constitution, freedom of the media is guaranteed; therefore, we ... view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think the Member is out of order and he is wasting my precious time. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me conclude that whether this House likes it or not, whether we want to behave like the Mob of Rome, whether we want to behave like hecklers, we cannot diminish the values, principles of integrity and morality enshrined in this Constitution. We can shout at the top of our voices, but we cannot take away what has been enshrined in the Constitution. view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, could you indulge me a minute to recover the time wasted--- view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, may I, therefore, plead for indulgence of one minute to conclude? view
• 16 Jun 2011 in National Assembly: I want to applaud the Treasury and the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance for the efforts he has taken to respond to the cry of the people of this country in terms of the cost of living. I want to plead with the Treasury, that the estimates he has tabled in this House, may we see it translated into real action, so that the people of this country can feel relief from the pain of the high cost of living. view