Alice Wambui Ng'ang'a

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I support the Motion. view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Speaker, Sir. I rise under a point of order to raise a matter of national importance during this time of Communication from the Chair. That is because I believe that this is a matter that you need to give direction on. Looking at our Constitution, this House is mandated to protect the Constitution and uphold its principles. But if you look at Article 22(1) of our Constitution, it talks about submission of budget estimates to this Parliament. view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Can I continue hon. Speaker, Sir? There is some interruption. view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: So, hon. Speaker, Sir, Article 22(1) of the Constitution talks about laying the budget estimates, at least, two months before the end of each financial year. The Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance shall submit to the National Assembly estimates of revenue two months before the end of the financial year, which is Tuesday next week. We will be required to be seized of the budget estimates in this House. Those estimates must come from none other than the Cabinet Secretary responsible for finance. I am aware that His Excellency the President unveiled four names yesterday. Among the four names is ... view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: But, more fundamentally, is the fact that if you read the Finance Management Act, before those estimates are brought to the House, they must first be approved by the Cabinet. If you look at the number of the Cabinet that His Excellency the President read yesterday, they are just four. According to Article 152 of the Constitution, a Cabinet must have not less than 14 members. Therefore, even if the four names are approved before view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, at least, I am not one of the men conniving to deny women chairmanship. But even though these positions are elective, can we not have some affirmative action and decide? We have been having affirmative action in many seats. Why can we not have affirmative action as a House? This is something that probably would require the Speaker’s intervention that we have some specific committees to be chaired by women. If you allow us to go for elections, women are the minority. They are just 20 per cent. Even those committees, the women will be at most ... view
• 24 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Motion. I share the concerns raised by hon. Odhiambo-Mabona, but after adoption of the calendar, we can still go ahead--- (technical hitch) ---because I do not think the House has been able--- (technical hitch) ---to want to transact. So, I would urge the Leader of the Majority Party and the House Business Committee to go and be proactive, look at the Bills that are supposed to be handled during the Session, come up with a breakdown of those Bills and show us exactly when we are likely to debate them, ... view
• 23 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, Sir. I also want to support this Motion. While supporting this Motion, I urge that since we have an additional four Members to act in the Speaker’s Panel, we will strictly follow the Standing Orders, especially Standing Order No.18, which requires that only the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker and the four Members of the Speaker’s Panel are allowed to preside in the House. A trend developed in the last Parliament where this rule was violated. view
• 23 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Recently, I saw a case where a Member just went and started presiding over the House contrary to rules and regulations, and contrary to our Standing Orders. I urge that this is not repeated now that we have officially and formally constituted this Committee. view
• 23 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I would also like to say that I can see scrambling for Committees but what is important is one’s ability to perform. I can see a trend where Members scramble to be in very many Committees but they will not be able to deliver. Some of us who have been here for a while will attest to you that being in more than two Committees will be more than doing justice even to yourself. Even though you would like to appear “big” by your name appearing in almost every important Committee in the House, it is also ... view