Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 331 to 340 of 1948.

• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: We say “aye” and join the women of this country. We applaud the women leaders in this Chamber, who have been at the forefront of fighting to first of all get this principle into the Constitution and to work out the formula that provides this platform for us to debate this matter today. I applaud all of you across the political divide and wish you a happy return to this Chamber, so that you can witness and enjoy the fruits of your labour. view
• 22 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support the Bill. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I was timing another clause in a bid to catch your eye in advance. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Let me first of all commend you for allowing this intervention. You have acted as a true wise man from the valley. Ultimately, this is a debating Chamber. This is where we express the collective concerns of the people. The essence of this clause is to attempt to block a constitutional provision, which amounts to legislating in futility. It is a futile endeavour. We should simply hasten to come up with those arrangements of providing resources to provide that cover. I can understand why doctors in this Committee, including my senior brother, Dr. Nyikal, ... view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: On a point of order. Is it really in order that, at a time when we are debating this law that is intended to streamline the political arena and make competition to be civil, make our politics to be mature, that we would start off by attacking and maligning political parties in the manner that the distinguished Hon. Leader of the Majority Party is doing? Also knowing that his current leader of Government or President is a former distinguished chairman of that party and his current party leader in URP is a former distinguished Secretary-General of that independence party; and ... view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: is it really in order that the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party, who holds his position by virtue of the foundation that is KANU both in terms of the leadership and in terms of the history that has given birth to Jubilee--- Many of us believe that Jubilee is KANU reloaded. Therefore, it certainly would not be in order for the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party to malign that great independence party in the manner that he is doing. Is he in order? I believe he is highly out of order. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, there is absolutely no convincing rationale for creation of these additional organs at the national level for a service that is fully devolved. The health sector is really struggling. It would be remiss of us, as representatives of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: the people, if we sit here and fail to acknowledge the fact that provision of health care services is struggling. It is struggling because the national Government is still suffering from the hangover that they can continue to control a service that is devolved. Resources are not flowing to the counties at the speed and in the amounts required. We will encumber the sector, which is already struggling if we create an additional layer of bureaucracy. What is this craze about creating Authorities in the Jubilee Government? They are creating one Authority after another. What are these Authorities for? These ... view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I oppose it and urge Members to throw it out of this Bill. view
• 17 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This is a very important piece of legislation. As we debate this Amendment Bill, let us be cognisant of the fact that in 2011, a year after we enacted the new Constitution, the 10th Parliament took time to bring into effect Articles 91 and 92 of the Constitution, which for the first time in the history of this country, constitutionalised political parties and transformed them into constitutional institutions. Let us also admit that at that time, when the 10th Parliament was putting together the Political Parties Act, we were racing against time in terms ... view