Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1931 to 1940 of 1948.

• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am on the "two." I am now discussing one whole April 29, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 725 with several segments. It is just one whole that is segmented. view
• 29 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the last segment is that the Minister must be aware--- The Minister must have a timetable within which he expects that matter to be concluded. May he also share that timetable with this House and treat this matter with the seriousness it deserves? If, indeed, he is not in a position to handle that matter, let him turn it over to the Prime Minister who, as we are aware, has requested information on that matter? view
• 24 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me first of all congratulate hon. Oparanya on his appointment as a Minister. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in supporting this Motion, I wish to express the following sentiments. I think we are establishing a very admirable tradition in this House. The tradition of vetting appointments to public institutions. However, I would like to urge this House that this process should not become superficial. This is a case where hon. Members only come to look at names on lists and rubber stamp the same. I only found out a short while ago that the names and ... view
• 16 Apr 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to humbly disagree, and insist that the question of the presence of an Official Opposition in this House is, indeed, a grave matter of national importance. As an attorney, I do believe that a law is made both in letter and in spirit. I do believe that when the National Accord and Reconciliation Act and the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2008 were enacted by this House, envisaging a situation where this House would unite to form a Grand Coalition Government, the spirit of the same law was that, ... view
• 20 Mar 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. My names are Ababu Namwamba, the Member for Budalangi. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think it will be in order for me to start by expressing my gratitude to my constituents for expressing their confidence in me and sending me to this august House to represent them and, at the same time, to serve the people of Kenya. Mr.Temporary Deputy peaker, Sir, I want to support this Motion but, first, I want to applaud the spirit of bipartisanship that has descended upon this House over the last several weeks, since the signing ... view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me also join the other hon. Members in congratulating you and your Deputy Speaker on your election to guide the proceedings of this House. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a point of order which I shall come to after raising a couple of preliminary issues. First, I do not believe that you are estopped from exercising the authority of your office and you are not estopped in any way from taking judicial notice of certain things that are obvious to the ordinary Kenyans and Members of this House. One of those things that you must take the judicial notice of is the uncertainty with the Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) as to who exactly is the President of this country. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have an unprecedented situation where the Chairman of the ECK himself is on record for declaring that he has absolutely no idea who is the President of this Republic. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have it on record where at least five members of the ECK have gone public to declare their uncertainty about the resolve that purported to place the hon. Member for Othaya Constituency, Mr. Mwai Kibaki in the presidency. Therefore, I believe that extra ordinary times call for extra ordinary measures. view
• 15 Jan 2008 in National Assembly: We have never been in a situation where the constitutional order of this country has been usurped and adulterated in the manner that we have witnessed in the recent past. These are extra ordinary times and they call for extra ordinary measures; traditions or no traditions. view