Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 981 to 990 of 1948.

• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I tried to catch your attention and when I failed I seemed to have given up. But now that I have finally caught your eye, I want to fully support this Bill and of course to applaud the Minister for Agriculture, who herself has been really at the forefront of revitalizing this critical sector. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, of course, we do know that agriculture is the backbone of the economy of this country and also knowing really that a country that is not able to feed its population cannot even start to dream or aspire to grand goals like Vision 2030. It is very important that we establish institutions and framework that can enable this country to effectively manage the agricultural sector. Challenges remain. At one time, I did chair a Select Committee of this House titled: “Parliamentary Select Committee on Cost of Living”. Through this Committee, we had opportunity to interact with ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me first of all start by commenting my learned senior, the Minister for Education for the tremendous work that he is doing in this Ministry. He is running a sector that is at the core of this country, both in terms of developing personnel and driving us towards the realization of Vision 2030. We are all aware of the enormous challenges that face education in this country, but it is also good to see that we are making very deliberate legislative efforts towards realization of the beautiful dream encapsulated in the new Constitution of this ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to particularly commend the efforts that have been made to deal with areas that have remained with gaps in the management of our education. I want to commend part of this Bill that addresses the area of the Early Childhood Development (ECD). The ECD, as we know it, is one area of the education sectors that have almost existed outside the formal structure of education in terms of financing and staffing. It is good to see that this Bill has made very clear provisions that county governments will now be responsible in a very ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: It is also good to see the efforts that have been made to improve the management of schools generally. The Bill now calls the Board of Governors, Boards of Management. It is very good that we have now set certain standards, namely, minimum requirements in terms of qualifications for those who can serve on these boards. Among the challenges that we have continued to face is the quality of the persons that some sponsors of schools bring to these boards that manage the affairs of our schools. Therefore, generally, without belaboring the point that the Minister for Education has already ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it gives me great pleasure to move that the Sports Bill, Bill No.43 of 2012 be now read a Second Time. I want to start by expressing my great pleasure and satisfaction to get the opportunity to move this Bill, a Bill that has been on the lips of virtually everybody who has interest in sports. Several of my predecessors have spoken at length about this Bill and they have expressed great interest to see this Bill enacted. Virtually all stakeholders in the sporting scene have made it absolutely clear that the enactment of a Bill ... view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, for a continent like Europe, which has made great strides in sports, to acknowledge that some kind of regulation is essential, really, is a pointer to how useful regulation legislation could be in improving the management of sporting affairs. Therefore, the Bill seeks to regulate sports organizations in the same manner that the Registrar of Societies did in the past; only that it should be noted that it will be in a better environment. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: I would like hon. Members to remember that the Office of the Registrar of Societies is the one which also regulates all manner of associations, including little SACCOs, burial and benevolent societies and, previously, even political parties. Therefore, having an office that will regulate sporting organizations on their own in an organized manner will definitely provide all sporting organizations in the country with a better environment within which to operate. view
• 10 Oct 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is important to say that even as this Bill proposes some kind of regulation of sporting organizations, sporting organizations in this country should relax and know that their existence, as currently constituted, will not be interfered with. The only thing they should expect is a better environment that will better regulate them and improve the conditions in which they operation. view