Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 401 to 410 of 1948.

• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Court of Appeal, for instance, would not sit in Nyeri or such other place like Nakuru. The same applies to Section 20 where similar terms have been coached to apply to the Office of the Registrar of this Court. view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Let me also address my mind to Section 35 of this Bill which addresses the question of contempt of court. The issue of contempt of court is an important sanction that is intended to ensure absolute, unequivocal and unchallenged respect for court orders. Indeed, the respect for court orders is one of the everlasting and enduring pillars of the rule of law. I want to use this as I applaud the specificity of this particular provision to challenge everybody in this country that unless we want to turn this country into a jungle, we have to respect court orders. Scenario ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: As a legislator in this House, one of my greatest dreams has always been that the creed in our national anthem: “May justice be our shield and defender,” shall at some time in our history emerge to be the most important defining public philosophy in this country. That, indeed, all of us will look upon justice as our shield and defender. Justice cannot be our shield and defender if we do not pay the highest fidelity to the rule of law and respect court orders. view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I want to conclude by saying that we have come a long way in improving the character and stature of our Judiciary. This is a path which we have to remain faithful to. Today, the most gripping debate in this country is about the ICC. I sat in the 10th Parliament as we grappled with this challenge of the ICC. As the 10th Parliament, we had the choice of either handling this matter locally here or sending it to the ICC. One of the greatest fears at that time was the inherent weaknesses in our judicial set up. Our very ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I raise this matter during the debate of this law in my belief and hope that we will remain committed to the agenda of reforming, improving the character and capacity of our Judiciary so that in future we will have the unequivocal confidence to handle matters arising within our jurisdiction ourselves and also to urge the political class that we bear such a heavy responsibility to heal, unite and move this country forward. If there are any prayers that we should all be undertaking as politicians, we should be praying for the unity and the healing of this country but ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: I support this law and challenge all of us that we should go the whole hog and ensure that our Judiciary is truly transformed. Let me just in one minute rebuke judges in the Judiciary who believe that they should be immune to retirement. view
• 29 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: This is a very historic Motion and I support and congratulate the hon. Member. Indeed, it is quite fitting that this Motion is coming from a Member who has a background and history from the disciplined forces. Just to say that even as we do this - and I support fully – we should retain officers in whom the public has invested. Let us also make their working conditions an incentive for them to want to stay on their own free will. I support this Motion. view
• 8 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker and hon. colleagues, today this House has a date with destiny to send a very clear message. Let us use Prof. Kaimenyi as an example that this House will not tolerate or stand any Cabinet Secretary, or Government official who brings a cavalier and uncaring attitude to public service. Let us vote with our conscience, send this Kaimenyi to the cooler and also send a very powerful message that we shall not condone any---- view
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Of course, proudly, I am the Secretary-General of the largest party in the country. Let me say that this really should not be about the size of the political party or the processes in existing political parties. Yes, it must be 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
• 1 Jul 2015 in National Assembly: admitted that there are challenges. Democracy is a challenge and democratizing political parties is also a challenge. It has to be admitted, of course, that the so-called big parties, as any family, have a larger share of challenges by the sheer size of them. view