Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 871 to 880 of 1948.

• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, with all due respect to my brother, and he sounds like a man you can enjoy good relations, I did put it on record very clearly that this is a record of the report based on allegations received by the Committee. Anybody who has cared to listen to me up to this point would know that I was very careful to indicate that, that particular part of the record of the Committee is a report of allegations received by the Committee. I have made that very clear and, for the avoidance of doubt, I do repeat the ... view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, the Committee did not bother to go ahead to also indicate in great detail the absolutely impressive qualifications of that lady, who is a Kenyan. Those qualifications have already been put on record by hon. Jamleck Kamau and I am not going to repeat them. But, most importantly, in respect of those allegations, the Committee went ahead to record a very detailed response from Ms. Kandie. If you look at her response, she is actually denying every single allegation on record and, I suppose, on oath. That is because we have a tradition in this House that ... view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: I have no problem with that, provided it is relevant. view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, if what the hon. Member just said is true, that is diabolical. It is absolutely diabolical. It is worse. It means that the Committee deliberately chose to withhold certain fundamental information that would have assisted this honourable House to make a decision. But then, that is beside the point. Perhaps, the Committee members, when they get the opportunity to debate, will prosecute that matter. view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: But my concern is that after providing that information, and without passing a verdict based on those allegations, and on the subsequent clarifications from the nominee, the Committee then runs to page 66 and simply lists qualifications of the nominee. She is a holder of Bachelor of Commerce degree. She is from St. Mary’s University, Canada. She is an investments banker. A business advisory consultant for over--- She has never been charged in a court of law and so on. So, it runs to page 67 and drops a decision from the blue. As an hon. Member of this House, ... view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: “The Committee was not satisfied with the capacity of the nominee to handle functions of the Ministry that she was nominated for and, therefore, found the nominee not suitable for appointment as a Cabinet Secretary for the Ministry of East African Affairs, Commerce and Tourism.” view
• 14 May 2013 in National Assembly: That is the verdict that the Committee passed unfortunately and with due respect, without any build-up. Perhaps, I am speaking too much as an attorney. But you want to build up a case before you render a verdict. I do not see that sequential logical build up of a case that leads to this verdict. So, as hon. Member of this House reading and perusing this report, I am also struck by another audity. The audity is that this report is not accompanied by minutes. That is because, ordinarily, in the absence of details--- view
• 9 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I want to first of all support the further amendment by the hon. Majority Leader and by extension the amendment by hon. Kinyua, my learned friend. In doing so, let me say that unfortunately we are living in what one may want to call a moment of trust deficit. This country is suffering from a trust deficit. It is very difficult to take anything for granted leaving absolutely no doubt as to what you mean. Therefore these definitions will certainly add value to the letter of this law. I just wanted to make one point and that has ... view
• 8 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this very historic Bill, the Division of Revenue Bill, 2013. In supporting this Bill, let me say that I have heard other hon. Members saying that devolution is truly the soul, heart and core of our new constitutional dispensation. I had the privilege of co-chairing a Select Committee of this House that negotiated this Constitution. As we grappled with the structure, the framework and the architecture of the Constitution, it was manifestly clear to those of us who sat on that Committee on behalf of this House that devolution, indeed, had been at ... view
• 8 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this very historic Bill, the Division of Revenue Bill, 2013. In supporting this Bill, let me say that I have heard other hon. Members saying that devolution is truly the soul, heart and core of our new constitutional dispensation. I had the privilege of co-chairing a Select Committee of this House that negotiated this Constitution. As we grappled with the structure, the framework and the architecture of the Constitution, it was manifestly clear to those of us who sat on that Committee on behalf of this House that devolution, indeed, had been at ... view