{"count":1608389,"next":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=137688","previous":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/?format=json&page=137686","results":[{"id":1393281,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393281/?format=json","text_counter":80,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"The Temporary Chairlady","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Hon. Moses Injendi, Member for Malava."},{"id":1393282,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393282/?format=json","text_counter":81,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Malava, ANC","speaker_title":"Hon. Malulu Injendi","speaker":null,"content":" Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I am following up on Hon. Boss’ comment. As per the Speaker’s ruling sometime back, when a Member is not available, he normally writes a letter indicating the person who will stand in for him. Before we reach that decision, it is important to know whether the Clerk’s Office communicated to the Member about this Bill. When he was informed, did he authorise or permit the Hon. Deputy Leader of the Majority Party to report in his absence?"},{"id":1393283,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393283/?format=json","text_counter":82,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Malava, ANC","speaker_title":"Hon. Malulu Injendi","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady."},{"id":1393284,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393284/?format=json","text_counter":83,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"The Temporary Chairlady","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Hon. Tindi Mwale, Member for Butere."},{"id":1393285,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393285/?format=json","text_counter":84,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Butere, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Nicholas Mwale","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I also want to comment on this weighty issue, which has been presented by the Hon. Deputy Speaker. Just as you have alluded to some seconds ago, this Bill is no longer a personal or private Member’s Bill. The moment a Bill is presented to the House, it becomes a property of the House. Considering the weighty issues that this Bill will address in this country, we should consider it for approval even if the Member who sponsored it is absent."},{"id":1393286,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393286/?format=json","text_counter":85,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Butere, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Nicholas Mwale","speaker":null,"content":"The issue of the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party being the one to report on behalf of the Member is a weighty matter. He presents Bills that are sponsored by the Government and not those sponsored by private Members. We need to clarify, if that is the case. If it is not, then we can give the Floor to another Member to present on behalf of the private Member."},{"id":1393287,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393287/?format=json","text_counter":86,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"Butere, ODM","speaker_title":"Hon. Nicholas Mwale","speaker":null,"content":"Thank you very much."},{"id":1393288,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393288/?format=json","text_counter":87,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"The Temporary Chairlady","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): The Deputy Leader of the Majority Party, I had given Hon. Rahim Dawood, Member for North Imenti, opportunity to contribute. Please, proceed."},{"id":1393289,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393289/?format=json","text_counter":88,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"North Imenti, Independent","speaker_title":"Hon. Rahim Dawood","speaker":null,"content":" Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I am cognisant of what the Deputy Speaker has said but we have been waiting for the Bills we are considering today to be slated by the House Business Committee. Maybe the Member was not aware it would be put in the Order Paper today. We were expecting it even last week and the week before. Maybe the Member is not around or he is out of the country and could not be here. I believe that the Deputy Leader of the Majority Party is best placed to move reporting on the Bill. If we do not do so, Members will have a big issue with private Members’ Bills because we are never informed when they will be coming to the House. Thank you."},{"id":1393290,"url":"http://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1393290/?format=json","text_counter":89,"type":"speech","speaker_name":"The Temporary Chairlady","speaker_title":"","speaker":null,"content":"(Hon. (Dr) Rachael Nyamai): Hon. Members, thank you very much for your comments. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for the matter you have raised. Hon. Members, I would like to inform you that Hon. King’ara was duly informed that this Bill would be on the Floor of the House this morning. We had also sighted him within the vicinity of Parliament."}]}