Gideon Ndambuki

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 111, this House resolves to waive the referral period of the Presidential Retirement Benefits (Amendment) Bill (Bill No.85, 2012) and the Retirement Benefits (Deputy President and Designated State Officers Bill (Bill No.86, 2012) to the relevant Departmental Committees. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the main reason is simply that we did not really have the luxury of time if we have to move on to the other urgent business that we must deal with before lapse of time by the 14th of January. We need to deal with ... view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order because of the exemplary and exciting presentation by His Excellency the President yet Standing Order No.16 says as follows: “16. The President, while occupying the Chair of State- (a)may on any day after disposal of all matters other than business and between or by way of interruption of any Orders of the Day (but not in relation to any Order of the Day), make a Presidential Statement, which shall be heard in silence and not followed by any comment or question---“ view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Standing Order is prohibitive to the need for us to take the opportunity, as the Tenth Parliament, to appreciate His Excellency the President for his exemplary contribution to the well being of this nation. Therefore, I wanted to invite you to consider invoking the provisions of Standing Order No.1, so that we are not seen to be going contrary to the Standing Orders; and allow this House to make a few comments in response to what His Excellency the President has said. view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, clearly we can go on and on in trying to thank God for the life and times of President Mwai Kibaki. Going down the memory lane, I remember that when he felt greatly offended as Mr. Dalmas Otieno has tried to point out, he actually went the extra mile and said--- Those days, rigging was becoming the order of the day. President Kibaki was quoted saying: “Even rigging requires some intelligence.” I recall Your Excellency, as the Leader of the Official Opposition, one time we all came to this House and the chanting was: “No reform, no ... view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want, on behalf of all of us, to truly celebrate and congratulate our brother, the outgoing Clerk of the National Assembly, Mr. Gichohi. I joined this august House when it was at its Fifth Session. I met Mr. Gichohi. He was one of the Clerks-at-the-Table. I recall his predecessors, the late Ndindiri, may the Lord continue to rest his soul in peace. Before Ndindiri, there was Mr. Masya. Before Mr. Masya, there were Messrs. Gicheru and Leonard Ngugi. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Gichohi stands out as the Clerk of the National Assembly who has presided over ... view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as the House can recall, we agreed that we delete the word “function of the Authority and insert--- view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 4 and substituting therefor the following new Clause- view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Functions of the Authority 4. The Authority shall, in consultation wioth the county of the government, perform the following functions- (a) administer the Crops Act and the Fisheries Act in accordance with the provisions of these Acts (b) promote best practices in, and regulate, the production, processing, marketing, grading, storage, collection, transportation and warehousing of agricultural and aquatic products excluding livestock products as may be provided for under the Crops Act and the Fisheries Act; view
• 18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 5 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1)- (a) in paragraph (a) by inserting the words “with the approval of the national Assembly” at the end of the paragraph; (b) by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (j)- (k) the chairperson of the Transition Authority or his representative; view