Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 161 to 170 of 1948.

• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill. Let me add that the problem in infrastructure or roads in this country has never been the law, policy or regulations. The challenge has always been enforcement of the various regulations and laws that we have. Even as we enact this Bill, one just hopes that this is not going to be yet another layer of legislation that we add to the archive of legislation we have on matters infrastructure but, that this law will see a new impetus, culture and approach in strongly and equivocally enforcing the provisions of ... view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: This law is also part of the process of completing the journey of transfer or sharing of responsibilities between the national Government and county governments. We have now made it to the last stage of transferring a number of roads especially the rural access roads to counties. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: My big concern even as we do this transfer, is that may this sector not go the route of healthcare. It has literally collapsed in the hands of county governments. view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: It is very disheartening and it breaks my spirit as a strong believer in devolution because it is the best thing we have given ourselves in this country. The manner in which county governments have handled healthcare, the state of hospitals and dispensaries and the condition in which health workers, doctors and nurses are working in is despicable. County governments must be rebuked in the strongest terms possible for the manner in which they have degraded and downgraded the quality of healthcare in our health institutions across the country. view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I want to hope, as we hand the crucial role of access roads to county governments that they are not going to do the same thing. That is why for me the issue of enforcement, standards and regulations becomes critical. We have already seen a scenario where the wastage of resources in counties is worse than what we have previously complained about with the national Government. For instance, you will find a classroom constructed by the CDF at Kshs1million but the same is constructed by county governments at Kshs2 million. That is double the cost of what the CDF is ... view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: We just hope the money we have been receiving through KeRRA for maintenance of roads will not be misused in the manner that other county resources are being misused across the country. For a road that had ordinarily been maintained at budget of about Kshs1.5 billion, let us not be told that the cost for maintenance of that road has suddenly rose to Kshs4 million or Kshs5 million. I anticipate that possibility if what we have witnessed in other sectors is anything to go by. view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: As we continue devolving, as legislatures, let us not close our eyes to the mess going on in counties in the management of these sectors. Indeed, the greatest risk to devolution today is governors, their conduct and the governments they preside over. Today, if you go to many parts of this country people will tell you that it is better the old system than the current one. Services that were better have now deteriorated. view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: May we pass this law, colleagues with a warning to governors and county governments that we are going to be hawk-eyed. We will monitor and watch very keenly how the resources for the roads that we are devolving will be used. I also hope that the enforcement of this law will help answer concerns in other sectors like road safety. Whereas road safety is not entirely the business of this particular law, the manner in which we are using our roads puts citizens at serious risk. This also has something to do with the way we construct our roads. We ... view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I, therefore, support this Bill. My insistence is that let us enforce it effectively. I want to conclude with an encouragement to the Government. The Jubilee Government has attempted to put in place some innovative measures to expand the distance of tarmacked roads. We want to see a lot of these measures being implemented fully. For instance, the annuity programme and The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 23 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: the low volume programme are fantastic programmes but these must go beyond merely measures that we talk about. Let it be done. I hope we will achieve the number of kilometres that we have targeted to conclude by the end of the first term of this Government because opening up this country is taking this country to the next level in terms of prosperity, commerce and general wellbeing of our people. I support. view