Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 21 to 30 of 1948.

• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me, first of all, appreciate the opportunity granted to our Ministry to come shed light on these issues. Right from the outset, let me quickly inform this House that Marsabit Stadium is one among a number of stadia that stalled about 3 or 4 years ago; in 2019 to be specific. The other stadia include Wote Stadium in Makueni County, Karatu Stadium in Kiambu County, Ruring’u Stadium in Nyeri County, Kipchoge Keino Stadium in Uasin Gishu County and Kamariny Stadium in Elgeyo/marakwet County. We have done an assessment in the last one year that we ... view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: We are convinced that within this masterplan, we should be able to complete Marsabit Stadium and the other stadia that have stalled because this masterplan has three pillars; sorting our international level stadia, making sure that our regional stadia are of the required standard and then investing heavily in community grounds, including academies. Allow me to go to the specific question raised by Sen. Chute. We have information that has been supplied by Sports Kenya. Sports Kenya is the agency that is responsible for sports facilities in the country. The information we have is that this particular project was undertaken ... view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 11 Oct 2023 in Senate: remains frozen until the audit is concluded and it will be completed in the context of the masterplan. The total cost to complete the whole project as designed was Kshs951,825,128. Responding to Question (d) in terms of an update on status of construction and expected date of completion; I can report to this Hon. House that Sports Kenya, through the contractor Banisa Limited, undertook Phase One of this project. As I have already put on record, it included the southern stand, the track for athletics, synthetic tough, pitchways, driveways, pitch works, walkway, parking with murram, finished ticketing booths, powerhouse, underground ... view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, that is exactly my point. The rules of this House, backed by customs, traditions and usages, say that you cannot alter a Bill or a Motion as it were to an extent that it alters substantively the original intent and character of that proposed legislation. I have a lot of respect for the Chair of the Departmental Committee. However, I am perturbed by the litany of amendments; there are many of them. They are actually threatening to turn the Bill into a purely administrative instrument and robbing it of the punch and the effect that motivated the Bill. ... view
• 31 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, that is exactly my point. The rules of this House, backed by customs, traditions and usages, say that you cannot alter a Bill or a Motion as it were to an extent that it alters substantively the original intent and character of that proposed legislation. I have a lot of respect for the Chair of the Departmental Committee. However, I am perturbed by the litany of amendments; there are many of them. They are actually threatening to turn the Bill into a purely administrative instrument and robbing it of the punch and the effect that motivated the Bill. ... view
• 30 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. Just two quick ones. In January 2013, I had the privilege of moving in this House the Sports Bill when serving as the Minster responsible for Sports that provided the legal and statutory framework for sports betting. At the time when we enacted the Sports Act, we did not have a statutory framework for sports betting. I, therefore, want this House to know that sports betting is statutory and already provided for in the law. Secondly, as we grapple over the text and spirit of the Constitution, we went ahead to recognise betting, lotteries and even ... view
• 30 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. Just two quick ones. In January 2013, I had the privilege of moving in this House the Sports Bill when serving as the Minster responsible for Sports that provided the legal and statutory framework for sports betting. At the time when we enacted the Sports Act, we did not have a statutory framework for sports betting. I, therefore, want this House to know that sports betting is statutory and already provided for in the law. Secondly, as we grapple over the text and spirit of the Constitution, we went ahead to recognise betting, lotteries and even ... view
• 30 May 2017 in National Assembly: I am concluding. I want to tell the National Treasury that they already introduced 7.5 per cent taxation in January. It is not even six months since they introduced that last taxation measure. They should test that measure and when we come to the next cycle of budgeting, we can consider a different measure. view