Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1431 to 1440 of 1948.

• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you grapple with this obviously monumental challenge, I also want to invite you to consider the provisions of Section 31(2) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution, which says:- “31(2) Subject to Subsection (7) and Section 24, a person who immediately before the effective date held or was acting in a public office established by law so far is consistent with this Constitution shall continue to hold or act in that office as if appointed to that position under this Constitution.” view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am inviting you, in your determination, to guide this House on whether, in fact, by reason of that provision under Section 31(2) the position of Cabinet Minister should not, in fact, be regarded as a position of Cabinet Secretary in terms of the application of Article 221. This is because what Section 31(2) says is that once we made the cross-over on 27th August, 2010, any holder of public office as at that point automatically assumed the dressing of the offices established under this Constitution. Therefore, the application of Article 221 should really not cause us ... view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: No, I do not mind being informed by this great son of the Abasuba. view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my second--- view
• 31 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second point I want to make is that the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs has appropriately made reference to Article 259 of the Constitution in terms of construing this Constitution which among other things, provides that this Constitution shall be interpreted in a manner that, among other things, promotes its purposes, values and principles. I want to refer him, so that he does not selectively make reference to the Constitution, that among the national values and principles that are enshrined by the same Constitution and which Article 10 indicates that they must guide ... view
• 18 May 2011 in National Assembly: Bw. Naibu wa Spika, shukrani kunipa nafasi kuchangia Hoja hii. Ningependa kuanza kwa kumshukuru mhe. John Mbadi kwa kupendekeza hoja hii muhimu sana. Naunga mkono hoja hii kwa dhati. view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with due respect, the Assistant Minister’s statement sounded more like poetic rhetoric from Thomas Elliot or Oddyssey than an attempt to address real issues. view
• 12 May 2011 in National Assembly: Could he assure this House and the country in very simple and direct terms whether or not the pump price of fuel is going to go up by Kshs6 in the next few days as speculated in the market? Also, whether this House should look forward to receiving tax measures that were indicated on this Floor by both the Minister and hon. Prime Minister, measures that require approval of this House to redress some of the concerns that he has alluded to in his poetry, whether this House can look forward to those measures coming to this Floor? Could he ... view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. When this Motion was interrupted last Wednesday, I was stressing the point that, at the moment, the most critical issue on the minds of Kenyans is the cost of living that has run out of control. This House has the responsibility to work jointly with the Government to find both short and long term measures to redress this concern. Many applaud the Government for some measures that it has already put in place, which include zero-rating taxes on kerosene; 10 per cent reduction Excise Duty charged on diesel; zero rating on Import Duty on maize ... view
• 11 May 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even as I applaud those measures, it is clear that those measures are not translating into any tangible benefit to the people. Over the last couple of weeks, it has become manifest that inflation continues to spiral skywards. Over the last three months, inflation has been rising at an average of 3 per cent per month. It stood at 6.5 per cent in the month of March, 9.19 per cent in the month of April, and is now just above 12 per cent. Considering the April inflation rate of 12 per cent alone, it means that ... view