Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 771 to 780 of 1948.

• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I do agree with you that this is a House of records. In fact, this is a House of rules. This is what distinguishes this hon. House from a market place and Jua Kali shed . We are called the august House; the house of honour. We are a house guided by rules and those rules are either encapsulated in these Standing Orders or in the practices, customs, usages and traditions of the House. It is established both in the rules and in the practices of the House that when a matter of constitutionality is raised, it ... view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Allow me to agree with you wholly that in the wording of Article 94 of the Constitution, the National Assembly shall enact legislation in accordance with Part 4 of this Chapter. Yes, Mr. Speaker, the responsibility to make law belongs to this House and this House alone. It is not shared with the Executive or the President. So, in line with your position, which is a constitutional position, this House has the constitutional prerogative to make law. This House, at the same time, cannot purport to share that responsibility with the President or any other person. view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Allow me to agree with you wholly that in the wording of Article 94 of the Constitution, the National Assembly shall enact legislation in accordance with Part 4 of this Chapter. Yes, Mr. Speaker, the responsibility to make law belongs to this House and this House alone. It is not shared with the Executive or the President. So, in line with your position, which is a constitutional position, this House has the constitutional prerogative to make law. This House, at the same time, cannot purport to share that responsibility with the President or any other person. view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: The Memorandum presented by the President is a Memorandum presented in accordance with the Constitution under Article 150. It is presented perfectly within the purview of the Constitution. However, in so far as the President attempts to amend that law by making specific provisions that this House runs the risk of adopting, this House 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
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: will be ceding its legislative mandate to the President and which is unconstitutional manifestly. Just to give an example, hon. Speaker, the proposal by the President on the type of fines or the punitive measures through fines that may be brought against media practitioners amounts to usurpation by the President of the legislative mandate and authority of this National Assembly. view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: The Memorandum presented by the President is a Memorandum presented in accordance with the Constitution under Article 150. It is presented perfectly within the purview of the Constitution. However, in so far as the President attempts to amend that law by making specific provisions that this House runs the risk of adopting, this House will be ceding its legislative mandate to the President and which is unconstitutional manifestly. 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
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Just to give an example, hon. Speaker, the proposal by the President on the type of fines or the punitive measures through fines that may be brought against media practitioners amounts to usurpation by the President of the legislative mandate and authority of this National Assembly. view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, let me conclude by saying that yes, we have the responsibility to make law. Yes, we can listen to anybody who brings an opinion here. However, we also owe a cardinal responsibility to the Constitution. Each one of us here, before we commenced our responsibilities here took the following oath of office: “I Ababu Namwamba, having been elected a Member of the National Assembly solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the people and the Republic of Kenya; that I will obey, respect, uphold, preserve, protect and defend this Constitution of the Republic of ... view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, let me conclude by saying that yes, we have the responsibility to make law. Yes, we can listen to anybody who brings an opinion here. However, we also owe a cardinal responsibility to the Constitution. Each one of us here, before we commenced our responsibilities here took the following oath of office: “I Ababu Namwamba, having been elected a Member of the National Assembly solemnly swear that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the people and the Republic of Kenya; that I will obey, respect, uphold, preserve, protect and defend this Constitution of the Republic of ... view
• 4 Dec 2013 in National Assembly: I am concluding, hon. Speaker. The matter raised by the hon. Member for Balambala is weighty and constitutional. It requires the considered opinion of the Chair. I want to plead with the Chair that there is no rush. The matter we are dealing with goes to the very heart of the Bill of Rights. It goes to the very heart of the freedoms that this country has gone to great lengths to strengthen and engender in the Constitution. So, let us not play with the freedom of the Press. view