Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1831 to 1840 of 1948.

• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, to paraphrase Prophet Isaiah, justice has been lying prostrate in the flood plains of Budalangi for the 45 years that this country has been independent. This cannot be allowed to continue. Martin Luther King loved to say that the arc of history is long, but that arc always bends towards justice. I want to have faith that the Government is not going to oppose this Motion and that it is going to see that it has contributed to the perpetuation of the flooding problem in Budalangi Constituency. It has contributed to lowering the esteem and the ... view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is the Assistant Minister really in order to walk in after I had already made my case and purport to respond to issues he never listened to? When I moved this Motion, I made a case that demonstrated repeated Government failure and even alluded to corruption in contracting that has led to the inability of the dykes to be--- view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am referring to the Assistant Minister who is contributing right now, Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry. view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to donate two minutes to Mr. Ethuro and I will take exactly three minutes to respond. Thank you. view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I brought this Motion with a lot of pain. So, for the Minister to say that we should not be emotional, I do not know what can cause greater emotion than seeing your people die, lose property and live in destitution year in, year out! If that cannot make the Assistant Minister emotional, then you and me might have been created by different Gods. view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, my time is so limited! view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Harry S. Truman, the 33rd President of the USA, had a famous desk on which he advertised one sublime reality of leadership and it was only four words: "The buck stops here". This Government cannot run away from the responsibility that, indeed, they have owned the people of Budalangi the responsibility to ensure that the work, be it dyking or damming, to protect them from floods is good and can sustain the pressure. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am not asking the Government to compensate the people of Budalangi because of a disaster. No! I am ... view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: 2752 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 15, 2008 view
• 9 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Minister did indicate to me that he would not be available this afternoon because he is attending an energy conference. So, I would plead with the Chair that the Question be deferred to next Thursday. view
• 9 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in accordance with Standing Order No. 101A, I beg to move that the National Assembly Parliamentary Opposition Bill be referred to the Departmental Committee on Administration of Justice and Legal Affairs. 2636 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 9, 2008 view