James Mathenge Kanini Kega

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 831 to 840 of 959.

• 9 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we have delivered a baby-a bouncing baby boy who is alive and normal. It is upon the House today to kill the baby or suckle it and ensure that, that baby lives to see tomorrow. It is all in your hands. I will say like Pontius Pilate that I have washed my hands; I have put the document to you. It is a good document. There could be problems here and there but do not throw the document away basically because you have been told out there… view
• 9 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, history may judge us harshly. I listened to Hon. Mbadi, who of late is like the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party. I saw a lot of naivety in his contribution. This document has the names of all the people who imported sugar. If he had interrogated this document, we would not have some of the issues being raised. view
• 9 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as I conclude, I have no doubt in my mind that I will vote with my conscience. This is a good document. It is a document that we have interrogated and sacrificed so much and done so much as a Committee to come up with. I stand with my Committee. I said earlier on that as the captain, I will be the last person to disown this document because I believe it is good. I beseech Members today. I need to inform them: today you have to be counted either on the right side of history or the ... view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House: The Report of the Joint Departmental Committees on Agriculture and Livestock; and Trade, Industry and Cooperatives on the Report of inquiry into alleged importation of illegal and contaminated sugar into the country. view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock, and the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives on the inquiry into alleged importation of illegal and contaminated sugar into the country. view
• 1 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker view
• 25 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as you have clearly put and Hon. Junet said it yesterday, we are the House that makes the law in the country. We do not anticipate. In our own Standing Orders, as you have clearly put it, even proceedings of Select Committees should not be referred to. It is in our own Standing Orders. It is said that no Member shall refer to the substance of the proceedings of a Select Committee before the Committee has made its report available to this House. We saw it the other day; I think it was on Monday. The Leader of ... view
• 5 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I am giving a preliminary report on the Statement that was sought by Hon. Lesuuda. We are basically apprising Members on the progress we have made in the inquiry on the big sugar in the country, whether it has mercury or not. Before I say whether it has mercury or not, it is good to bring to speed Members so as to make sure that they understand the background. view
• 5 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: The Joint Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives and that of Agriculture and Livestock, inquired into the alleged importation of contraband sugar in to the country following the directive of the Speaker of the National Assembly in his ruling dated Wednesday 20th June 2018. The Committee was guided by the issue raised in the request for Statement by Hon. Naisula Lesuuda, MP and subsequently other matters that arose during debate on the alleged presence of contaminated sugar in the country. To address this critical aspect and pursuant to the provisions of Article 95(2) of the Constitution, which clearly mandate that ... view