Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 841 to 850 of 1948.

• 23 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. I am seeking the guidance of the Chair. I attempted to raise this earlier but you guided me otherwise. This Motion has the effect of amending the Fifth Schedule to the Constitution. When I look at the Fifth Schedule, I see that Freedom of the Media Bill, the Bill which we are about to get into, is supposed to have been enacted three years from the date of enactment of the Constitution; when you look at Article 261 of the Constitution, there is procedure on how to enact consequential legislation. The guidance ... view
• 23 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, a name that I abandoned ages ago seems to cause a lot of excitement to the Chair. view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, when you mention that name, I can hardly recognise myself. However, on the more serious business or the mandate of this Committee, I had the privilege of serving on both Committees and on the Committee that negotiated the Constitution. I, therefore, understand that this Committee is the only committee that has direct express constitutional characterization because the Constitution expressly establishes it. Therefore, the mandate of this Committee is constitutional, is express and is unambiguous. view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: What hon. Cheptumo, with due respect, is asking you to do is to belabor the obvious which I believe is above. You did not belabor the obvious and certainly you did not reiterate what is already constitutional mandate. This Committee has the mandate and the authority to summon, give deadlines and set timelines for all bodies or agencies that have a constitutional responsibility in terms of the legislation set out in the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution. Therefore, you have done the correct thing to throw this ball right back to the court of the Committee. The Committee should go ... view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I just wanted to stress the significance of this particular matter. As the Chairperson graciously did indicate, this matter arose out of a Motion I brought to the House in the last Parliament; out of the very grave concern that, in the absence of an effective insurance scheme for farmers and livestock keepers, any time we suffer any natural calamity like drought or floods, farmers and livestock keepers normally have very serious difficulties. Therefore, I just wanted to add that this session will not just be useful for the man of God but it will also ... view
• 17 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I was wondering whether I was going to catch your eye at all. Let me, first of all, say that this debate is actually very good. It is something that should not surprise anybody. We are in a scenario where the House is evolving in a new dispensation. Confronting the challenges like the one we are grappling with right now is a natural consequence of the very fundamental changes that we have made in our legislative structure and even the traditions. Hon. Speaker, I have two quick points but, first of all, let me just address ... view
• 27 Jun 2013 in National Assembly: ( Inaudible ) view
• 28 May 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view