Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1621 to 1630 of 1948.

• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister of State for Special Programmes:- (a) whether she could explain the reasons that led to the suspension by the World Bank funding for Western Kenya Community-driven Development and Flood Mitigation (WKCDD&FM) Project; and, (b) what steps the Government is taking to have the project back on track, and when the project is expected to restart. view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the actual reasons that led to the problems being experienced in this project is very obvious inherent and, indeed, incurable defects in the structural design and implementation of this project, which went to such critical elements like accountability mechanisms within this project. What is the Minister or Government doing to ensure that when this project takes off in the next phase, these defects will be cured, so that we forestall a similar scenario occurring? view
• 23 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in seconding this Motion, allow me to start by humbly reminding this House of two fundamentals which I hope will remain at the back of our minds as we debate this critical Motion in the life of our nation. The first fundamental is that the role assigned to Parliament in this process is critical, but not divine. We have a role that is critical, but it is not divine. So, we must not at any moment imagine that even though we are the supreme law making organ in this country, that we are superior to the other ... view
• 16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is obvious that most of the power supplied by KPLC is from a hydro-electric supply with a considerable portion coming from geothermal and yet the Assistant Minister wants us to believe that the main reason as why the cost of power has escalated to unmanageable levels is substitution because of fuel costs. Secondly, when KPLC was posting these astronomical profits, the agency that generates power; KenGen, was posting astronomical losses, which raises the question of the connection between the cost at which KenGen generates and supplies power to KPLC and the cost at which KPLC supplies ... view
• 16 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Assistant Minister give the Government’s position on the obvious immoral overpricing that has made the cost of electricity to become unbearable to the ordinary Kenyan and which is pushing investors out of this economy because of escalation of the cost of production? view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Given that the Minister seems to be extremely well prepared to handle this matter without any further delay, would I be in order to ask that we treat his present presentation as the Ministerial Statement, so that we can prosecute it now? view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to go back to the immediate response; the factor that the Minister is aware that origination of Budget is not the business of this House. This House debates and passes Budget originated by Government. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: My question to the Minister is whether he has already drawn proposals to the Treasury as the Treasury prepares Supplementary Budget for these funds to be transferred from the stimulus plan to recruitment of teachers through the regular process by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC). Further, if he could also give this House a long term plan to deal with this matter continuously? This matter seems to be dealt in such a stop-gap, knee-jack manner that we will not have a permanent solution ever. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance the following Question by Private Notice. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: (a) How does the Government plan to finance the Kshs7.3 billion budgetary requirement for the Interim Independent Electoral Commission (IIEC), especially in the light of revelations that Treasury has only committed Kshs1.1 billion (less Kshs6.3 billion)? view