Aden Bare Duale

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I think this House should be cognisant of the fact that it cannot act in vain. This House cannot use its precious time to debate and ultimately you put a Question to something that cannot be implemented by the Committee on Implementation. Every Wednesday morning we have Motions that talk about “urge”. That Motion will not go anywhere. The House must use its time properly and Members must be guided that we bring Motions or Bills by Private Members that will have a socio- economic impact on the people we represent. Therefore, Motions that at the end ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: the Committee on Implementation and gets it implemented through the various departments of Government. Every Tuesday, the House Business Committee (HBC) approves Motions that say “urges”. I think we can use this time better. Members can look at existing principal Acts in law and parliamentary legislation and go and amend those Acts, for example, the Health Act, so that we discuss more of Private Members’ Bills on Wednesday morning. If we have to discuss a Motion, we do not want to turn the House into a talk shop. The time is very important. I have looked at all the Motions ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: I want you to indulge me. There is a matter which I want to raise before we receive the Report of the Joint Committee. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise on a point of order pursuant to Standing Order No.83. It relates to a matter of how Members of the House are conducting their activities and, in particular, the conduct of Members in Committees. view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as you are aware, of late, we have seen a new trend where Members hold numerous Press conferences to demean their colleagues and malign the work of committees where they are members. Before anyone asks where I have seen that happenings in the House, I would recommend to any Member to tune into any of the local media news at prime time and they will see item after item of news of Members issuing Press conferences, making counter accusations against their fellow Members or even colleagues in the Committees they serve. The electronic version of the Official Hansard ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Whereas the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech under Article 117, such freedom should be exercised with decorum. Worse still, can a Member take refuge in the provisions relating to freedom of speech and negate the provisions of Article 75 of the Constitution, which provide that a State officer shall not demean the office of the office holder? view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Members of the House have also been seen commenting on active matters in courts and committees, contrary to the provisions of Standing Order No. 89(1). Whereas the Standing Orders of the House which I have cited allow reference to an active matter in court, in particular, Paragraph 5 of the Standing Order that I have mentioned is very clear and requires no legal mind to understand that it is only the Speaker who may allow reference to an active matter in court or a Chair of a Committee, as the case may be. Members, even in committees, are busy making ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: There is also a trend by Members in the form of friends of a committee attending a committee to which they are not members. I am aware of committees which are packed with friends of the committee and the real members of the committee are left without sitting positions. They go there very early in the morning, occupy all the seats so that the people sitting in a committee are friends of the committee and not the actual members, including some of our colleagues in leadership. Can you imagine a committee meeting full of friends of the committee with no ... view
• 4 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Further to that, maybe, it is time we refreshed the requirements of the law to Members, especially on matters relating to declaration of interest and to be more particular, conflict of interest matters under Chapter Six of the Constitution. view