Kabando wa Kabando

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• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion by my good friend, hon. Chris Wamalwa, a namesake to the late Kijana Wamalwa. It is befitting to consider celebrating those who have preceded us in leadership and identify those who have made a positive impact. For the likes of the late hon. Kijana Wamalwa, it is very easy to forget the role that he played. I can tell you that there are a lot of young people in colleges, who are studying politics and history, and who may not know exactly who Michael Kijana Wamalwa was. They might not ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Michael Kijana Wamalwa. They may remember that he was a Vice-President at a time when we had a very important transition, but as to the exact contribution that he made, there is no record that has been advanced of the most outstanding contributions by those who were pioneers in the legislature of this Republic in the one party regime and, particularly when totalitarianism had taken root. It was at that time that Michael Wamalwa was identified as being one of the “seven bearded sisters” of this Parliament. These are people who chose not to be coerced and bribed. I do ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we hear stories from the villages; at the national level some people had the opportunity, as young people, to meet him when he was the leader of the Official Opposition in Parliament and even as a Backbencher. We hear stories of how he was very compassionate. The doors to his village home were always open to elders and young people for consultations and consideration of local issues. We also know that he had serious commitments. view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: I had opportunity to attend meetings at Ufungamano House and Limuru where Kijana Wamalwa captivated audiences when he argued the case for Opposition unity. We were with him in Kamukunji and Uhuru Park. We know that despite coming from a very prominent family--- His father was a Senator in the heydays during the colonial time; Kijana Wamalwa sacrificed the comfort of his family and prestige and identified with the streetwise individuals, activists, intellectuals, people in the academia and people in universities to agitate for positive political change in this country. That needs to be marked and it can be marked ... view
• 29 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: hardcore, people who had refused to--- He persuaded them with diplomacy and ability to discuss issues that would make a difference and be useful to people’s abilities. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support this Motion because as Kijana Wamalwa said, just to paraphrase him, a good idea must give room to a better idea, and a better idea to a much better one. This is an occasion to celebrate Kijana Wamalwa. As I conclude, we need also to think about what has been said before because there are two issues that arise about celebrating Kijana Wamalwa and about universities. I ... view
• 22 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I appreciate the very noble contribution by the very reputable hon. Member and one of the most respected engineers in this country. However, I am concerned that even as we criticize our very own airline, is it really in order for a Member to give a wholesome criticism of the cabin crew members or any other staff of Kenya Airways even though one may have encountered an isolated case of unprofessional or discourteous behavour? Is it not in order for the Member to table evidence because this might lead to a very serious marketing attack? view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you for the permission to contribute. In essence, listening to the Speech, it was a basis for us, as Parliamentarians, to interrogate issues of national policy and engage the Government positively, whether we are in the Opposition or on the Government’s side in order to improve. Our constitutional mandate is, as the leadership, to take those issues that are core for the national agenda and improve. It is agreeable that there are many areas where we need to cover ground and whether you are in the Jubilee or in the CORD Coalition, we remain with ... view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this one cannot be ignored. I rise on a point of order because it appears that there is a very serious problem of leadership from the Executive and Parliament. It will be very dangerous to just assume that this will be a simple matter. I have been listening to the opinions cutting across. I agree that the law is clear. We are not contesting the ruling but you can see clearly that Members are sincerely aggrieved by the very fact that there appears to be some mischievous actions that have been perpetrated by the National Treasury. ... view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, there is a very serious constitutional issue that will have far-reaching implications on matters of consultations. view
• 1 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on the monies amounting to over US$6 billion illegally stashed abroad by way of cash in banks, land, ranches, shares in companies, et cetera. A report by Kroll Associates (UK) Limited, which was commissioned by the Government to investigate the matter, shows that the accumulated illicit capital flight from Kenya, hidden in over 40 tax heavens around the world, amounted to a staggering figure of Kshs.566 billion, which is approximately US$6.369 billion as in 2010. ... view