Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1771 to 1780 of 1948.

• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have tabled those documents but I seek your indulgence on another matter if you grant me one minute. view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to make my contribution on this most important Bill. I make my contribution with a very heavy heart. I have had a sinking feeling since this whole process started from the day the Minister first made an attempt to move this Bill and from yesterday when debate on this Bill started. view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: I looked around the Chamber as I do now and noticed that unlike in the past when this House has been seized of a Bill of this magnitude the presence of hon. Members in this House is disappointing. It is indicative of an absence of political will that may, perhaps, have already sealed the fate of this Bill before we even debate it. view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, previously we have had His Excellency the President and the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister sitting with us through debates on matters of this magnitude and even casting their votes to support this process. Therefore, my heart bleeds for this country because this process of establishing the tribunal, seeking an answer to the post election crisis and finally finding an answer to the culture of impunity does not seem to be a priority to this House. view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, issues have been raised during previous debates on this matter about sovereignty and I want to disagree with hon. Members who have asserted here that we are not a sovereign republic; we are a sovereign republic. view
• 4 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: If you are a Member of this august House and you claim that we have lost our sovereignty then even your presence in this House is a contradiction. You cannot purport to sit in this House to represent the sovereign will of the people of this country and at the same time argue that Kenya is not a sovereign State. We are a sovereign State. view
• 3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to make a couple of very quick points. This House cannot afford to act in vain. We will be setting a very dangerous precedent if we take actions, or we merely posture, for no other reason, but to be noticed for the sake of being noticed. I wanted to make three points. view
• 3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Firstly, in the tradition of the Westminster and even the Commonwealth system, this House can make and unmake any law or any Act in the governance of this country. This House is the manifestation of the sovereign will of the people of this country. There is no authority which is higher than this House, be it within or outside the borders of this country. view
• 3 Feb 2009 in National Assembly: Secondly, it is absolutely important for this House to appreciate that the dates in the Waki Report are nothing, but a recommendation. The Waki Report, though adopted by this House, is not a piece of legislation that went through the mechanism of enacting law as established in the Constitution and the rules of this House. So, let us not tie ourselves to deadlines set by a team that merely gave this Fe bruary 3, 2009 PARLIAMENTAR Y DEBATES view
• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Lands:- view