Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 1948.

• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am getting concerned by the frequency with which hon. Members are raising this issue: “That the Mover be now called upon to reply.” This is a debating Chamber and a place where we are supposed to ventilate and ventilate sufficiently. This House has 349 hon. Members now--- view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: But it is a dangerous trend that is compromising debate, especially when it comes from--- view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am getting concerned by the frequency with which hon. Members are raising this issue: “That the Mover be now called upon to reply.” This is a debating Chamber and a place where we are supposed to ventilate and ventilate sufficiently. This House has 349 hon. Members now--- view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: But it is a dangerous trend that is compromising debate, especially when it comes from--- view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Budget Policy Statement has provided a very comprehensive road map. It is rightly titled “Providing Economic Transformation for Shared Prosperity in Kenya”, but in order for “shared prosperity” to happen, the Government needs to be very clear in terms of what it is prioritising, how it is prioritising it and how that relates with the best interest of the public. I want to agree with the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee in terms of the projected emphasis placed on infrastructure spending and the attention paid to the extractive industry. I particularly ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, first of all, if anybody was to come into this country in the last months, he would have imagined that the greatest tragedy which has happened in the country today is the burden of the public wage bill. It was so much that it took the unprecedented action from His Excellency the President and his Deputy to do the symbolic gesture of promising – and I do not know whether they have already done it - to take a pay cut. Therefore, I would have expected a lot of emphasis placed on this whole issue of ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: amounts to 13 per cent of GDP. In fact, if you were to use that particular figure, then you would get the alarming scenario where the public wage bill is almost 55 per cent of our total tax revenue; 43 per cent of Government expenditure and 13 per cent of GDP. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I hope that when the Chairman of the Budget and Appropriations Committee replies to the Motion, he will clarify what figure the Government is using in terms of public wage bill. Is it Kshs285 billion, Kshs324 billion or Kshs500 billion? What exactly is the figure of the public wage bill? Even as we talk about the public wage Bill, we really need to focus on areas of public expenditure and the fiscal conduct of the Government where we can save money. I have a feeling that this whole debate about the public wage bill is more ... view