Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 361 to 370 of 1948.

• 10 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Kenyan’s aspirations and dreams for a new framework of law on land. Therefore, I feel quite disappointed when I look around this Chamber that a piece of legislation as significant as this one will be debated in a Chamber that is virtually empty. It is even worse that we are debating it in the absence of the Departmental Committee on Lands. Allow me with humility and utmost respect to ask that a position be taken on this matter. Last week, I stood at this spot to contribute to the debate on the Community Land Bill and the situation was virtually ... view
• 10 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: My major concern and addition to that contribution is on the role of the NLC. I am afraid and, indeed, petrified by the very deliberate attempt to emasculate the NLC and basically to edge it from the centre or the prime position of influencing the new arena, the new administration or framework of handling land. I just want to remind this House that if you look at Article 67 of our Constitution where the NLC is established and you look at the functions that the drafters of the Constitution in their wisdom bestowed upon the NLC, you will find that ... view
• 10 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in fact, I notice the Chair has changed gender now that there is a different gender on the Chair. Let us call this spade what it is; a spade and not a big spoon. This Bill is attempting to rewrite the Constitution through the backdoor. The drafters of this Bill, aware of the difficulty of amending the Constitution, are attempting to alter the supreme law of this land through an ordinary piece of legislation. I want to warn this House that if this Bill is enacted by this House, then we legislate in vain. This is ... view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to support this Bill. Before I do that, I would like to express my disappointment that this is one of those Bills whose significance would have ordinarily perhaps attracted a lot of interest, passion and excitement in the House given the critical nature of energy and the significance of having a law that provides this House with the opportunity to relook at this critical sector. This gives it a fresh impetus and start, as it were, now that the country is entering into a very exciting period with the prospects of production ... view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Last year, while on a private visit to Iceland, I was invited by a group of Kenyan students studying at the University of Iceland under a programme sponsored by the United Nations. I was impressed to meet such a large number of Kenyans studying out there. A large portion of these students, 70 in number, were students’ professionals under a special programme sent to Iceland to study geothermal power or geothermal technology. Iceland is one of the top countries in the world in terms of geothermal technology and producing of geothermal power. Indeed, the whole economy of that country heavily ... view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: I was impressed by this programme where KenGen, GDC and the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum have realised the significance of investing in human capital and providing opportunity for professionals from this economy to train at the very highest level in learning the skills that can help us and equip this economy to deal with the challenge of energy. It is also commendable that we have stepped up our investment in exploitation of geothermal energy. view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: My experience in Iceland and in other countries that have really invested in this form of energy is that it is green, friendly to the environment and it is renewable. It is energy that you can use again and again, forever. It is very cheap to produce and to transmit. This is one form 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
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: energy where the Government must be encouraged fully to continue investing heavily, so that we can maximise the full potential of geothermal power in this country. Indeed, we have not scratched 30 or 50 per cent of the capacity this country has in geothermal energy. view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: This is an area where you want to see legislation such as this, Government policy and spending stepped up. We want to see greater investment in other forms of energy and moving away from the traditional hydropower. We want to see greater investments in wind energy harvesting, solar power harvesting and forms of energy that are not only environment friendly, but that are also cheaper and sustainable. view
• 8 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: A couple of weeks ago, working with REA Programme, I was working with a team of technicians distributing solar power panels to villages located within the Yala Swamp in Bundalang’i Constituency. I have about five villages located right in the middle of Yala Swamp and it is virtually impossible to get the normal power lines to there. Because of this sola power programme, areas such as these and many other parts of this country are now able to access power. Schools can now access power. As we plan to get laptops in primary schools and make our schools digital, it ... view