Najib Balala

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand here to support this amendment. We are yet to evolve democratic political parties. So far, what we have are tribal chiefs, and parties which belong to tribes; that is the reality. We need to have democracy within political parties and in regions. We should not allow regions to be under the whims of individuals in political parties. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I mentioned very clearly that some of the political parties have been turned into tribal parties. This is what we want to discourage. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: I am sorry, hon. Poghisio, I thought he was the chief of the Pokot. But nevertheless it is important to realise--- view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is why I support this amendment. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this amendment. We are talking about community land. If you do not want to recognize communities and give them responsibilities, then the whole gist of devolving services and empowering the people will go in vain. We have a good example: In the Coast Province, all the national parks and national reserves are owned by the Government and the people in that area, particularly the Taita, are denied the opportunity to manage and protect those natural resources. It is important that we start devolving resources, empowering people and building capacity in protecting these natural ... view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in view of the lack of numbers, I wish to withdraw the amendment. view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is the hon. Member in order to invoke Adam and Eve in the issue of corruption? view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in view of the excitement that now hon. Members are back in the House, I beg to move:- view
• 1 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of section 33 (4) of the Constitution of Kenya Review Act, 2008, this House approves the Draft Constitution submitted by the Committee of Experts and laid on the table of the House on Tuesday 2nd March, 2010 subject to deletion of the First Schedule and its replacement with the following new First Schedule— view
• 24 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view