13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly:
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13 Oct 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move: THAT, the Motion for Agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House be amended by inserting the words “subject to recommital of Clause 5B, New Clauses 15A, 15D, 16C and Clauses 18 and 26.” I also request Hon. Tiren to second the Motion.
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7 Oct 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to move: - THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Select Committee on National Government Constituencies Development Fund on the outstanding funds payable to the National Government Constituencies Development Fund by The National Treasury, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 22nd September 2021. Hon. Speaker, we are all aware of the arrears that have not been released to the NG-CDF by the National Treasury in respect of previous financial years. As you are aware, our Committee is mandated, under Section 50 of the CDF Act, to oversee the policy framework and legislative ...
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7 Oct 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to thank the House for supporting the Report. I just want to appeal to the Budget and Appropriations Committee that once this Report is adopted, they will also be required to make sure that this is captured in the supplementary budget to ensure that funds flow to the constituencies. With those few remarks, I beg to reply.
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6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I have listened to the observations and contributions by Members in respect of the manner in which the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock is presenting his amendments and I think it is important for us to recognise the fact that the Committee of the whole House is the time when every clause, as part of legislation, is scrutinised. In other words, it is time for scrutinising everything. So, let us not hurry. I am the sponsor of this Bill and would like you to recognise that, so that when I ...
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6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly:
I want to confirm I support this proposed amendment.
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6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. We all supported this amendment when we had discussions with the Committee. The question of “may” or “shall” could have been an oversight on the part of the 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.
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6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly:
clerking team or it could as well be a typo. We agreed on that even in our discussion during winnowing. This should be corrected, then we proceed.
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6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Initially, in the original draft of the Bill, this would have catered for surplus funds where we have funds that cannot be expended immediately. With the approval of the National Treasury, the board would then invest the funds in securities like Government treasury bonds, and so on. But I have since been convinced by colleagues and the Committee. Given past experiences, let the funds that are available be utilised to the farmers so that you sustain and help production. I, therefore, support this amendment.
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6 Oct 2021 in National Assembly:
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