All parliamentary appearances
Entries 81 to 90 of 1718.
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18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me start by thanking the Minister for doing a wonderful job and say that this law will spur economic growth in the country thus creating employment for our youth.
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18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
With those remarks, I beg to support.
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18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also join my colleagues in this House on this very important Bill. First, I want to thank the new Minister, hon. Namwamba, for bringing new dynamism in this Ministry. We have seen him being very close to the various sports committees in this country. He has also been very close to the sportsmen.
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18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
This is a Ministry that needs to be given a lot of money, so that its activities and programmes are implemented in good time and for the interest of this country.
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18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, time and again, this Ministry has been starved of resources, therefore, training of athletes does not get to its peak. The Ministry has also not been able to recruit qualified coaches to handle our athletes and other sporting activities. Enough funds must also be there to make sure that competitions and championships are staged in this country. Great pugilists or boxers in this country like Philip Waruinge, the first boxer to earn a Silver Medal in Olympics, have been forgotten. It is high time that such athletes or sportsmen are considered, elevated and rewarded because ...
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18 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
With regard to unnecessary stampedes in our stadia, this must be checked because we have lost precious lives. We experience lawlessness during soccer events or when we have other major events. This is an area where the Minister should pay a lot of attention. It is, therefore, important that as this country continues to be a major international hub, to
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11 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, in supporting this Motion, it is important that we note that these are timeline Bills, which require serious scrutiny and approval. Time has been spent on preparation of these Bills. Recommendations and proposals were made before the Bills were brought to the House.
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11 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the impression I wanted to make to the House is that these are critical Bills, which require to be---
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11 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I very humbly withdraw that assertion.
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11 Dec 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in supporting the Motion before us, it is important that we sacrifice our time to address the Bills before the House. The whole country is also critically looking at the performance of this House at this “injury” time. Therefore, individual performance and commitment will be pegged on how we deliberate on these very important Bills.
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