Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 141 to 150 of 1948.

• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, we have no choice based on nothing other than constitutional provisions to edit this Report and remove the offensive portion of paragraph 659(7). It is offensive, unconstitutional, untenable and unacceptable. It must be removed in toto. view
• 24 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I submit, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 2 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. These kinds of bilateral air service agreements are really crucial in terms of expanding our reach as a country, opening opportunities for our business people, expanding our commercial interests and providing opportunities for our national carrier. Therefore, I want to support it. This is coming hot on the heels of the progress this country is making towards having direct flights to the American market. This is a fantastic opportunity. We are located in a region that has placed us in a very precarious position because of the challenges of international terrorism and limited safety ... view
• 2 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: national carrier is playing in the big league. In recent times, we have seen KQ offloading some of the aircrafts they had acquired in recent times. It is important to know what is going on because we thought the expansion programme was intended to anchor KQ as a competitive carrier internationally and dominant in the region competing favourably with Ethiopian and South African Airlines, so that we can take full advantage of our very unique and strategic location in this region. Therefore, as we go in this direction and as we commend the Government for making this possible, let us ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. In February 2013, as the then Minister for Sports, I stood and urged this House to pass the Sports Act. Among the key elements of that Act, which I remember stressing passionately before this House, was the framework to allow sports betting. It is under that framework of sports betting that we now have mushrooming companies and businesses undertaking that increasingly lucrative business of sports betting. When we were drafting the Sports Bill and debated it in this House, the motivation behind sports betting was to help generate revenue that we believed could be reinvested in ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: change. It is billions. While this company is perfectly in order to market its brand in the English Premier League and across Europe, one wonders what really should be the priority. As we passed the Sports Bill in this House, the idea was to support local sports. It is a shame to see a business firm domiciled in Kenya spending billions sponsoring English football clubs while the Kenyan Premier League and football clubs like Gor Mahia, AFC Leopards, and other communities clubs are barely surviving on little resources available to them. It runs contrary to the spirit behind the very ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I want to submit that we do not need a select committee to deal with this matter. I believe it is a matter which is fairly straight forward. If we proceed under Standing Order No. 40(2), then the Leader of the Majority Party can be allowed to withdrawal this Bill, and then consult widely within this House, the State Law Office and with the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts. I deliberately started with the Sports Act because that is where we initially established the legal framework to allow sports betting. Through those consultations, they can then bring a more ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I do not believe that it is necessary to go the route of a select committee. However, let this message go out clearly to betting firms that we will not tolerate their bad manners. We will not tolerate the manner in which they are corrupting young minds. They are basically wrecking the resources of this country by taking Kshs6 billion to sponsor an English Premier League team. That is money from kids who are using their school fees to gamble. That is the money of the view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: , makangas and boda boda riders, and it repatriated to the English economy. This is unacceptable. This House must send a very clear message to Sportspesa. We shall not allow them to rip the resources of this country, and repatriate the same to other economies. We shall not allow the children of this country to gamble. We will not sit back, as responsible parents, and allow the children to suffer the addiction of gambling. We will protect them decisively through proper legislation. I support the Motion, Hon. Speaker. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, county governments are a form of government. This is something we have to accept is going to be part of our governance structures for a long time. It is important we institutionalise the nature, structures and character of county governments. One of the best ways to institutionalise a system of governance is to streamline the public service to ensure that the manner in which it is recruited or hired and the manner in which it is managed is streamlined, institutionalised and procedural. That, I believe, is the primary purpose of this piece of legislation. The electronic ... view