Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 151 to 160 of 1948.

• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: We already did this with the national Government when this House enacted, in 2010, a Private Member’s Bill, moved by the then Member for Garsen, Hon. Danson Mungatana, that provided a framework for public appointments in the national Government. I dare say that before that Bill came to this House, we had had a very chaotic arrangement of attempting to engage public servants through vetting by this House. It was like groping in the dark. We were attempting to undertake an exercise without a legal framework. It was like a sailor in high seas attempting to get to a destination ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: It is word for word. My concern is that Article 125 of the Constitution is an express granting of powers similar to those of the High Court of Kenya to the Houses of Parliament, namely, the Senate and the National Assembly. I am struggling to understand how an ordinary piece of legislation, because that is what this Bill is, can purport to transfer constitutional powers to another level of representation, in this case the county assembly. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am duly informed. view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: He already handed me a fait accompli by sharing information without seeking my consent, but the information is appreciated. While I acknowledge the same, I do not see any reason why a statute would carry, word for word, the text in the Constitution. Whether it is unconstitutional or not, this is just bad draftsmanship. You cannot import the intent of the Constitution to the statute without lifting the entire text of the Constitution. That is an area where I believe the drafters can do a bit of cleaning up. I can see the red light and I will plead for ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The importance of this Bill nonetheless, can really not be gainsaid. As I said in the beginning, it is important that county assemblies have a civil service that is professional, effective and has a level of certainty in terms of tenure. As has already been said by previous contributors to this Bill, we have a scenario today where public officers or civil servants in the county governments serve and operate in a manner that you would imagine they were youth wingers who served at the call of the governor. I dare add that any ... view
• 27 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: This law must, therefore, provide a framework where you are engaged by the county government not as a youth winger or a political sidekick of the governor, but as a person hired to serve the best interest of the county. This law should be able to guarantee that. Finally, the question of quality, professionalism and qualification of people who are engaged to serve in these governments must be of the highest standard possible. The same level and standards of professionalism that we expect of persons serving in the national Government should be transferred to the county governments. Not necessary the ... view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Even as we debate this Motion with so much passion, may the very critical responsibility of this new Authority not be lost on us. One of the critical issues that may have escaped our attention is how our local enterprises are struggling against unfair competition by foreign enterprises especially cheap imports that are flooding this market especially from Far East countries like China and Japan. I want to hope that this Authority under the new leadership will pay attention to this critical matter. Finally, whenever we look at the names here, it is never ... view
• 28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I support this Report on the Ratification of the East African Community Protocol on Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures. As a big economy in this regional bloc, Kenya stands to benefit a lot from protocols of this nature that clear the way for harmonisation and rationalisation of policies of measures that can spur growth, especially the arena that serves pretty much as the backbone of our economy, namely, agriculture, livestock and cooperatives. This is a sector that has contributed immensely to the development of our country. It is one sector that continues to employ and provide ... view
• 28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: motion towards even a political federation and a single currency, so that we can see more progress that can bring the benefits of a bigger population, bigger geographical area and bigger economic bloc to bear on the lives of the people of East Africa. view
• 28 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I support the Motion. view