All parliamentary appearances
Entries 1071 to 1080 of 1948.
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20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I just wanted to revisit an issue which was raised earlier, at the beginning. It was a question that had been directed to the Attorney-General, in terms of issues which---
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20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady.
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20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
I was saying that earlier on, an issue was placed before the Attorney-General in terms of issues that had been flagged as being of a nature that raises constitutional questions. They are issues of constitutional character. The Attorney-General had indicated at the beginning; that he would be able to respond to those issues as each
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20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady.
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20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, I have persistently been trying to get you to address this question of constitutionality. Perhaps, this is the right time for us to just pause and consider these issues of constitutionality. Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, I am in possession here of a letter from the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC). This letter is addressed to the Speaker of the National Assembly. This letter, which I will proceed to table---
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20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Those who are heckling in this House may want to refer to the Constitution and know that the Constitution guarantees every citizen of this land the right of access to information. Therefore---
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20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
But I am on a point of order.
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20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
I rose on a point of order. This is a point of order, Madam Temporary Deputy Chairlady. The point of order is whether we are in order to continue debating this matter before we consider the weighty constitutional issues that are attendant to this matter.
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20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Chair, I will table this document for your perusal.
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20 Jun 2012 in National Assembly:
For the benefit of hon. Members, let me just quote a section of the letter:- “The Commission is, therefore, greatly alarmed by the proposals by the National Assembly to use the Statutes Miscellaneous (Amendments) Bill to amend crucial provisions of the Elections and Political Parties Act. Worryingly, some of the proposed amendments are clearly not intended for the purpose of reforming the law but rather aimed at the personal interest of currently serving Members of Parliament which is a direct contravention of Article 261 of the Constitution.
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