Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1631 to 1640 of 1948.

• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: (b) Could the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance assure this House that he will provide funds for the planned countrywide voter registration exercise scheduled to commence on 22nd March, 2010, as well as the anticipated referendum on the proposed constitution? view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: (c) Could the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance also assure the House that the IIEC is guaranteed to receive the full complement of its budgetary requirements and indicate when the money will be availed? view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have delayed joining my colleagues in the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) in Naivasha because of the gravity of this Question. I believe that it is critical for the Government to not only give a commitment, but to also demonstrate clearly that it has the financial capacity to finance both the voter registration exercise which commences in a week’s time, and the referendum that is expected mid-2010. My further question to the Assistant Minister is as follows: There are reports that the Government has appealed to international development partners to support the financing of that process. ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for emphasis, could he confirm that the Government has, indeed, sought financial support from international development partners? What is the implication should that request not be granted? view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we debate this matter I want the Assistant Minister to take note of the fact that the IIEC is very concerned about sufficient financing for them to roll out their programme. The IIEC did submit to the Government a budget for Kshs7.3 billion. In the last budget, in the Fiscal Year 2009/2010, the Government committed Kshs1.1 billion. The Assistant Minister has said that he now intends to bring a further provision of Kshs3 billion in the Supplementary Budget. Could he confirm exactly how much money he has already made available to the IIEC and if ... view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of Order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wanted to emphasize something. This is not an ordinary Question, if you will take note of that from the Order Paper. This is a Question by Private Notice, which means that special notice has been given to the Ministry. This is a matter on which we should not prevaricate; action must be taken against this Minister to send a very unequivocal message. We are listening to the people of this country and the cost of electricity is too much. The KPLC is making astronomical profits at a time when KenGen ... view
• 9 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is with great pleasure that I also wish to join my colleagues in the House to support the President’s enunciation of public policy contained in his Presidential Address to this House a couple of weeks ago. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to commend the President for setting very clear beacons for this House in this Session, and also for the setting of what I can call the national mood in respect of certain very important issues. It was gratifying to hear the President flag the constitutional review process as a ... view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Motion that was moved by hon. Magara last Thursday, 19th November, 2009. I would like to second the Motion that this House adopts the Report of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Review of the Constitution on the Nomination of Judges of the Interim Independent Constitutional Dispute Resolution Court laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday 18th November, 2009. Before I proceed into the details of seconding this Motion, allow me to, on behalf of the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Review of the Constitution, to express our ... view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The advertisement attracted 141 Kenyans seeking the six slots reserved for citizens. We also received five proposed names from the Panel of Eminent Personalities, and it is from that pool that the Committee proceeded to select the nominees being presented here. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also add that this is perhaps the one organ that underwent more thorough vetting than any other, because of the nature of the work that this team will be handling. This team went through a written interview that was conducted with the assistance of a team ... view
• 24 Nov 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I seek the indulgence of the Chair on this matter. Given the fact that the Mover of this Motion, Mr. Omingo, is not in the House, could I respond? view