Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 201 to 210 of 1948.

• 7 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: We have virtual opportunities where you can sit in this Chamber and still be able to pursue higher academic qualifications. Really, I would not like to quote fellows who made their money like Rockefeller two centuries ago when access to education was a very difficult endeavor. view
• 7 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: It depends on how much time I have remaining. view
• 7 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: But, how many more minutes remaining? I would even prefer to make this point before the whole House. I definitely want us to appreciate the importance of the link between education and leadership. view
• 7 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I will take the one minute and use the balance in the next sitting. view
• 7 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: I took time off work to travel all the way to Washington, D.C. to pursue my postgraduate studies and I have always asked myself: Did the time I took off work to pursue that further education add any value to me? Did it prepare me to be a better leader, a better debater, a better legislator? The answer is definitely, certainly, unequivocally, unambiguously yes. There is a correlation between a good education and leadership. I will continue in the next sitting. view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I am standing to support Hon. Mwamkale’s amendment. He may be from Coast, but I disagree that this is merely a Coastal matter. We should not pigeonhole these issues because they are national issues. Issues of land are emotive nationally. The fact that this issue is being raised by a Member from a particular region does not regionalise the issue. I am a bit concerned if we enter the gang mentality and gang up against amendments merely because they are being raised by a particular region. I also want to caution that, indeed, this House can ... view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: I am speaking to this amendment. view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: What I am saying is that this attempt to emasculate the NLC and any attempt to replace devolution with mere decentralisation will be unconstitutional. This particular clause, if no amended as proposed by Hon. Mwamkale, will definitely be unconstitutional because it would amount to interfering in the operations of an independent constitutional commission. I support the amendment. view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: I was timing the next one, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support the Motion by the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. I applaud this spirit of our two Chambers of Parliament, making contribution to legislation. Strengthening the two Chambers, as I have said a million times, where the National Assembly and the Senate substantively and comprehensively play their roles of legislation, oversight and representation, it can only be good for this country. This Bill is extremely important. It is pleasing that areas that seem not yet agreed upon between the two Chambers are not major issues of disagreement. They are issues of definition and sources ... view