Amina Abdalla

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 May 2012 in National Assembly: Millie, you speak here 27 times in a day, which is more than the number of times that anybody else in this House speaks. So, if I stand here, let me speak. view
• 17 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me conclude my point of order because it is on a point that Millie had raised this afternoon. She indicated that some people in this House are untouchable, and that they are not going to be taken to court for hate speech. You are untouchable here because the privileges that you enjoy cannot allow anybody to take you to court for hate speech. So, if you are untouchable when you are in this House, it is important that you respect that status of being untouchable. view
• 17 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am a bit confused because it is my understanding that the Chair is blind. The Chair only is able to respond to issues raised on the Floor of the House. I did not hear any hon. Member asking you for a ruling on this matter. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the amendment has been agreed upon between us and the Departmental Committee on Administration and National Security. We wanted to ensure the membership of the board that was going to manage NACADA is chaired by an individual who is vetted by Parliament and that individuals who are experts in health care, research policy and legal matters are also included in addition to the regular boards that include principal secretaries who are working in the sectors involved in the control of drug and alcohol abuse. So basically the major issue here is that we want the ... view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the amendments on clauses 14, 16 and 19--- view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, they are all related. They are basically to put in line the fact that we no longer have Ministers, but Cabinet Secretaries. So, it is a consequential amendment to our new Constitution. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, this new clause is intended to give the new NACADA the power to convene an inter-agency forum, so that they would be discussing emerging trends on how to reduce abuse of drugs and alcohol. The purpose of this is clause is to describe what exactly will be taking place in those meetings. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: I therefore, second the amendment. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to second that the New Clause 24B be part of the Bill. It is describing the remedial measures the Authority would take in advising the inter-agency forum. view
• 16 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move that the Committee doth report to the House its consideration of the National Drug Control Authority Bill and its approval thereof with amendments. view