Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 981 to 990 of 1784.

• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to be heard. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, by all of us, and that includes you. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Members of this House would progress with a Bill after getting advisory opinions from the legislative staff of the Senate and those of the National Assembly. Those in the Senate would tell the Member that the Bill was not a money Bill, and those of the National Assembly would tell the Member that the Bill was a money Bill. The whole experience would be very frustrating. When the Bill went to the National Assembly, the Members would never get any feedback as to whether it was a money Bill or not. They would only ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: can we not have a provision where we can we re-edit a Bill and have it introduced in a specific House? We sent many Bills to the National Assembly and they were re-written and re-introduced to the Senate as Bills from National Assembly because they felt that those Bills should have originated from there. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will not look at the clauses, because Sen. Sakaja and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. looked at them in detail. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. talked of what needs to be done so as to apply Article 110(3) of the Constitution. In fact, ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: ―Where no response is received within the period specified under subsection (2), the Speaker of the House originating the Bill may direct that the Bill be Read a First time.‖ That is very critical, because there seems to be a cat and mouse game. Many times we have asked why we were not getting the concurrence from the two Speakers, and there has been no information coming about that from anywhere. Just making sure there is concurrence and putting it all together is very critical. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Clause 6 talks about the Joint Committee. This is very critical ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Clause 12 says- ―The Joint Committee shall prepare a report to the Speakers requesting Parliament to refer the Bill to the Supreme Court for advisory opinion on the matter.‖ That might be a first for us. It will save us from proceeding with the many Bills. At one point, we thought this was some sort of strategy to kill the Senate or make it look very inefficient because no Bills were coming from it. Over 90 Bills went and got stuck at the National Assembly. However, I am happy that in the 12th Parliament, many of ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: not a Money Bill and, therefore, it will be processed. I am looking forward to it becoming an Act, as it will save the Senate and the important Bills that the Senate always generates. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will start by thanking Senators who contributed to this Bill. It is a simple amendment but very important for election processes. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: We have noted the various views and suggestions that were presented and we will put them into consideration as we proceed with this Bill. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: I beg to reply and request that the putting of the question be deferred to a later date, pursuant to Standing Order No.61(3). I thank you. view