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Entries 2741 to 2750 of 17810.
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7 Aug 2019 in National Assembly:
When we are making legislations, it is good to have the current principal Act. Section 20 of the current principal Act gives the Director- General a blanket authorisation. He can walk into your premises or building and access any information. That is not in line with the provisions of the Constitution in terms of privacy. The Chair is trying to limit him. You can access information, but you must be alive to the provisions of the Constitution under the Bill of Rights. Section 20 of the current principal Act gives the Director-General a lot of powers.
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7 Aug 2019 in National Assembly:
When we are making legislations, it is good to have the current principal Act. Section 20 of the current principal Act gives the Director- General a blanket authorisation. He can walk into your premises or building and access any information. That is not in line with the provisions of the Constitution in terms of privacy. The Chair is trying to limit him. You can access information, but you must be alive to the provisions of the Constitution under the Bill of Rights. Section 20 of the current principal Act gives the Director-General a lot of powers.
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7 Aug 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we are confusing issues. The essence of the Chair’s amendment is that we do not want somebody to later go to court and challenge us on a constitutional provision in Section 24. There is a culture in our country where when you give powers to people, they abuse it. For the Director-General to collect data, he must be under the Bill of Rights. Every person has the right to privacy and access to information, which are in Articles 31 and 35 of the Constitution. The Chair is only doing that to make sure that we do ...
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7 Aug 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, we are confusing issues. The essence of the Chair’s amendment is that we do not want somebody to later go to court and challenge us on a constitutional provision in Section 24. There is a culture in our country where when you give powers to people, they abuse it. For the Director-General to collect data, he must be under the Bill of Rights. Every person has the right to privacy and access to information, which are in Articles 31 and 35 of the Constitution. The Chair is only doing that to make sure that we do ...
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7 Aug 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee reports to the House its consideration of the Statistics (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.37 of 2019) and its approval thereof with amendments.
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7 Aug 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move that the Committee reports to the House its consideration of the Statistics (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.37 of 2019) and its approval thereof with amendments.
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7 Aug 2019 in National Assembly:
The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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7 Aug 2019 in National Assembly:
The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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7 Aug 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I request Hon. Limo, the Chair of Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning, to second the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House.
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7 Aug 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I request Hon. Limo, the Chair of Departmental Committee on Finance and Planning, to second the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House.
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