Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, there is nothing called ALFA; it is called AFFA because I had the privilege to serve in the last Parliament and we, hon. Members, from The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: the pastoral community removed the livestock aspect. So, the Chair should talk about AFFA and not ALFA because livestock is not part of this. We must make that correction. view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am standing on a point of order to raise a matter that is very important to this House or to Parliament and to the country. There are three arms of government; the Executive, Legislature and Judiciary. In this Constitution, there are separate chapters on how they should run those independent arms of government. The Legislature is in Chapter Eight--- The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Thank hon. Speaker. I was on my feet saying that there was a matter of great national importance. You lead one arm of the Government with your colleague, hon. Ekwee Ethuro, the Speaker of the Senate. The President runs one arm of the Government as the Executive and my good friend, the Chief Justice, runs the other arm of Government. In the last six months, there has been a situation where--- The three arms of the Government have their functions well documented in various chapters of this Constitution. Chapter Eight is for the Legislature, Chapter Nine is for the Executive ... view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: (a) Parliament and the legislative assemblies in the county governments; view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: (b) the national executive and the executive structures in the county governments; and and, view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: (c) the Judiciary and independent tribunals. So, the Constitution has given both these three arms their roles in terms of powers derived from the people. If you go to Chapter Eight on the Legislature, Article 94 which has a sub-heading “ESTABLISHMENT AND ROLE OF PARLIAMENT”, it reads:- “The legislative authority of the Republic is derived from the people and, at the national level, is vested in and exercised by Parliament.” view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: That has been stated very, very clearly. Again, that Article gives the powers of Parliament. It goes on to say in Article 94(2):- “Parliament manifests the diversity of the nation, represents the will of the people, and exercises their sovereignty.” Article 95 is where these hon. Members draw their powers to represent, on oversight and legislate. It is Parliament – that is both Houses – The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: that has the powers to make, undo and amend laws. That power is not given to anybody else in this country. It is in the Constitution. It is same for our colleagues in the House of the Senate. Article 96 gives them those powers. If you, the leaders of Parliament, the leaders of the Executive and the leaders of the Judiciary do not sit, the end result will be a constitutional crisis or coup where every arm of the Government will decide to do whatever they decide. This will lead to a serious constitutional crisis. It is a matter that ... view
• 19 Feb 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Article 125, and this is the crux of the matter of today--- Today, nine governors went to court because they have decided that they can continue with the culture of impunity and that they can defy the Auditor-General and the Director of Budget which are independent offices. view