Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 721 to 730 of 1948.

• 12 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I do not have much in the way of time, but let me just say that we are a legislative Chamber. We sit in this Chamber primarily to make law and pretty much in the mode of Hammurabi the law giver; the sixth king of ancient Babylon. In making law, we can make, unmake and re- make any law. That is what the Constitution grants us and the people have mandated us to do so. Therefore, we should not feel apprehensive like we are doing anything wrong if we made a law in this ... view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Reports of the Public Accounts Committee on the Government of Kenya Accounts for the Financial Years 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, November 13, 2013. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker maybe, you need to remind hon. Members that the House is still in session. view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is my pleasure, on behalf of the PAC of this august House, to present to the House reports of the audited accounts for the Financial Years, 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 for adoption. Let me bring to the attention of the House that these two reports were laid on the Table of this House around January 2013; just before the House was dissolved ahead of the last elections. But because of time, they were not debated. These are the reports that had already been laid on the Table of this House, but they are brought before this ... view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: They are in a jolly mood, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Therefore, the PAC wishes to bring to the attention of this august House that it is essential that we bring up to date, as much as possible, the audited accounts approved by this House because that is the basis upon which the national Government will determine the division of revenue between the national Government and the county governments. Therefore, it is my pleasure to present to this House these two Reports on the audited accounts for the Financial Years 2008/2009 and 2009/2010 for consideration of the House. On behalf of ... view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: of the Committee’s execution of its mandate is annual and specific audit reports prepared by the Auditor-General. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, at the time when these two Reports were prepared, the following were the members of this Committee, and allow me this opportunity to recognize and appreciate the then members of the Public Accounts Committee that prepared these two Reports. They were:- The hon. (Dr.) Bonnie Khalwale, M.P. - Chair; The hon. (Dr.) Julius Kones M.P. - Vice-Chair; The hon. Martha Karua, M.P.; The hon. Daniel Muoki, M.P; The hon. Charles Onyancha, M.P.; the hon. Alex Mwiru, M.P.; The ... view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Committee did express its sincere hope that the challenges experienced by the Committee at that time would be addressed during the review of the Standing Orders, which was going on at that time. Indeed, we have attempted to address those challenges by especially reducing the number of Committees in which a particular Member can serve in. I have already applauded the contribution of the then Members of the PAC but let me also take this opportunity to applaud the current Members of the PAC, who have made it absolutely clear that it is important to ... view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will notice that I will be referring to both Reports concurrently as I present both. In preparing these two Reports, the then PAC held 74 sittings for purposes of the accounts for Financial Year 2008/2009 and a total of 66 sittings for purposes of the accounts for Financial Year 2009/2010, which brings this to a total of 140 sittings for purposes of the two Reports. During the review, the Committee interrogated Accounting Officers on audit queries raised by the Auditor-General. The Committee also did, as is tradition, meet the Big Five, namely; the Attorney- General, ... view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, while taking evidence for both Reports, the Committee was guided by the existing procedures and modalities of operations of the National Assembly derived from the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya, Acts of Parliament, the Parliamentary Standing Orders, conventions, common practices and rulings and directives of the Chair. Article 226(5) of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 stipulates as follows:- “226(5) If the holder of a public office, including a political office, directs or approves the use of public funds contrary to law or instructions, the person is liable for any loss arising from that use and ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I am humbled! view
• 5 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I had sought the Chair’s permission to use the Dispatch Box. view