Ababu Namwamba

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1251 to 1260 of 1948.

• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: So that we do not reduce this House to an arena of political games and personal vendetta masquerading as the business of the House, allow me, for the record, to read the whole Standing Order No.40. That is with your indulgence, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will read it:- “40. (1) Notwithstanding Standing Order 36 (Order of Proceedings), there shall be time, to be designated the Prime Minister’s Time, commencing at 3.00 p.m. every Wednesday. (2) During the Prime Minister’s Time- (a) the Prime Minister may make a statement, or (b) questions may be put to the Prime Minister relating to ... view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: The next is the operative sub-set of this particular Standing Order that I invite the House to wrap its mind around. “(3) In the absence of the Prime Minister, a Deputy Prime Minister designated by the Prime Minister may make a statement or answer questions under this part. (4) The Prime Minister’s Time shall not exceed forty five minutes.” view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is an honourable House! This is the august House governed by nothing other than these Standing Orders. This is the holy writ of this House. We either operate with these Standing Orders or we reduce this House to an arena of jokes, political games and personal vendetta. I want to submit humbly that in determining who shall represent the Prime Minister in his absence, the Standing Orders are very clear: The Prime Minister may designate either of his deputies. The Prime Minister has designated the hon. Member for Sabatia; the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for ... view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with due respect to the Chair and the House, I withdraw unreservedly those words about wasting time, but then plead with this House that, may we live by the tenets of our own Standing Orders. With due respect! view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: He was also a Minister for Finance! view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not wish to engage in somersaults over the language of the Queen, but so as to dispel this notion of mischief or attempt to falsify or misrepresent, the Member for Ikolomani has repeatedly made reference to an audit report and authoritatively indicated that there is an audit report that imputes or suggests corruption on certain people that are being sought to be defended with passion. The Member for Ikolomani also did deliberately or, perhaps, unknowingly so, ignore the provisions of Standing Order No.40, which I humbly read to this House. ... view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: falsification, may I invite the Chair, with due respect, to ask the Member for Ikolomani to share with this House this famous audit report that he keeps on repeatedly making reference to, and also confirm to this House, being a senior Member, when he forgot the provisions of Standing Order No.40. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a victim of my training as an attorney, where words are the stock of our trade. I apologize for being so extravagant and attempting to be a wordsmith on the Floor. May I now humbly request and invite the Member for Ikolomani to substantiate and table that famous audit report, with respect? view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have noted from the Statement from the Prime Minister that, first, there is no audit. No audit has been done. view
• 26 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was just building up --- view