Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1811 to 1820 of 1948.

• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to ask the Minister to add a third category and provide a list to this House of all individuals, including politicians and Members of the Government, who have been allocated any maize by the NCPB in the last 12 months. While at it, I would like to ask the Minister to indicate to this House a very specific date, when he can submit to it the forensic audit currently being conducted by the KACC, the CID and other state agencies. That audit should be tabled in this House in the shortest time possible, so that ... view
• 22 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When I raised that issue, I was not aware that the Minister had the list. Would I be in order, in view of the great national interest in this matter, to request that he reads out that list before the House? view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. Let me start by commending Mr. Linturi for bringing this Motion. I would like to start by urging this House that this should, indeed, be one of the most important pieces of legislation that should emerge out of this House. I support this Motion on the basis of several factors. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Factor number one is the critical role that civic authorities play in this country. We know that there was a time that in this country when basic social services such as education and water were provided by our civic authorities as a matter of their core business. It was given that civic authorities would provide those services. But today, most of our civic authorities have lost the capacity to provide those services. They struggle not only to maintain the basic survival of the authority, but even to pay the allowances for councillors. Therefore, until we release civic authorities from the ... view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Sir, the other factor that we must consider is the necessity and imperative of harmonising the remuneration regime for various cadres of persons serving in the public service. It is unacceptable and immoral to compare the remuneration package given to Members of Parliament and civic leaders. Yet, we know that the role played complimentarily between this House and various civic authorities cannot succeed if one of those levels is struggling. The truth is that today, our civic authorities are struggling and we must pull them out of that struggle. To do that, we must harmonise the remuneration ... view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thirdly, is the role that civic leaders play in this country. We are elected together at general elections. We go through the same harrowing experience seeking to represent our people. But after we are elected, most of us retreat momentarily to this House. We spend most of our time of the week in this House. For our civic leaders, they live with the people every single day of their service in their various wards. It is those civic leaders that listen to the problems and challenges of our people every single day, be it school fees, funerals and all other ... view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Therefore, I want to urge this House to rise to the occasion, treat this Motion with the seriousness that it deserves and, not only approve this Motion, but also support the subsequent piece of legislation, when hon. Linturi brings the Bill to amend the necessary provisions of the Local Government Act to allow the remuneration of civic leaders to be charged on the Consolidated Fund as a public expense. That way, we will be able not only to harmonise the expenditure in that respect, but we will be able to standardize the payments to civic leaders. Today, the payment to ... view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 21 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. Judging by the mood of the House and the contributions that have already been brought forth, would I be in order to plead with the Chair that the Mover be now called upon to reply so that we bring this debate to a close? view
• 17 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I support the Motion of adjournment. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, reflecting on the events of earlier this year; events that have to a large extent shaped a year that has been momentous in a great way, it reminds me of an African saying that if you want to go fast, you walk alone. But if you want to go far, you walk with others. The beginning of this year started on fire. Each one of us was in a hurry to get to some unknown destination; walking alone. We walked alone as political parties. ... view