Najib Balala

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to support the Presidential Speech. view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, last week, I keenly listened to the President’s Speech. That is the time I realised that we really have an intelligent President; a President who is committed. This is the time I realized--- view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: No! No! I knew that we had all this time an intelligent President. This is the time we realized that he is leading from the front without even blinking on the vision. view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for protecting me. view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: As I said, it was a Speech of vision and hope. This is what will bring economic growth and political stability to the nation. I want to thank him and congratulate him for guiding this nation. He created a new hope for this nation. We saw the commitment from him, not only in the issue of economy, but also in the issue of constitution and the fight against corruption. He also recognised that the economy is doing well. One of the reasons that the economy is doing well is because of agriculture and tourism. Since I came in two years ... view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, my point here is that we need to fund the Ministry of Tourism, particularly the marketing arm heavily. That is where the image of this country is all about. This is what will bring more tourists and revenue for the country. I have written to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance. I have given him details of the challenges. I believe if they invest Kshs2 billion annually, uninterrupted for three years, our marketing strategies will be effective and even win from our competitors. I want also thank him for reducing the visa fees ... view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to comment on the issue of Constitution. It is now over 20 years since people started fighting for it. I have been a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Constitutional Review and all parties and interested individuals have been incorporated in that PSC on behalf of the political elite. We have reached a compromise and that is a good spirit for the future. It might not be a perfect Constitution, but it is the beginning for better things to work. Let us not hoodwink the nation. Let us approve what we have ... view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: I have seen a lot of people commenting about the Kadhis court as if they are something new to this nation. The Kadhis court has always been there. People who are opposing it want to create chaos in this country. The same way we are going to remove the Kadhis court is the same way we do not want to get a new Constitution. If the creation of Kadhis court is contentious, there is a clause put in the Constitution in 1963 that because of the Kadhis court--- view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to say that the same way Christians have argued against the inclusion of Kadhis Court in the constitution is the same way it will be on the other side, that we will oppose the Constitution because a clause on Kadhis court is not there. This is the chaos I want to protect the nation from. I believe time will come when we will argue and rectify that. view
• 4 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important also to realize that of late, we have been investing a lot on the infrastructure. I want to congratulate the President on issues of infrastructure. A lot of things have been done on the issue of roads and yes we are proud that things are working well. I want to thank the President for announcing that we will have a free port in Mombasa. I believe there are efforts also to make the Mombasa Port efficient, so that we can generate money for the economy. I also believe that it is a ... view