19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, "A-level" means "Advanced level", and it is actually advanced. Could this Ministry consider preparing a programme of elevating these teachers through scholarships, so that they can upgrade their skills by ensuring that, for example, they can get to the university, so that they do not keep on stagnating on the same scale?
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19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Assistant Minister is avoiding my question. I think he is not sympathetic to these A-level teachers. Could the Ministry provide a scheme in which the Ministry can provide some funds, so that these teachers can further their education, as a special measure?
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19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to support this Motion because the Committee that handled this matter is a very, very professional Committee.
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19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have had an opportunity, in my other profession as a human resources director, of having dealt with manpower services. To the best of my knowledge, they are a perfect institution that can handle that assignment. Having gone through these two vettings, then I have no doubt that they have recommended the correct persons to handle that job.
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19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, elections in this country have been a big joke. These reforms are long overdue. We have converted elections in this country to stone throwing, burning houses, shouting
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19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
5130 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES February 19, 2009
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19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
at each other, harassment and all manner of things. It is high time that we put in place a team like this, through that rigorous process, of going through an independent consultancy firm and a professional Committee of the House, which has come up with this list. It is very timely that, among other things, the people represented here a headed by a very young able lawyer. Nobody has told us how he has mis-conducted himself. He did his job of election petition, which exposes him to a lot of research on matters of elections, which we expect him to ...
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19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having been a lead counsel, it is normal management practice - and I want to repeat - it is normal management practice when you get involved with Commissions and you make certain recommendations, which I have had the privilege and time to read from page one to the last page of the Kriegler Commission Report--- It is normal management practice to bring in persons who have been part and parcel of that Commission, to come and implement whatever they have recommended. That is because they have the insight. If you ever had the opportunity to go ...
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19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is extremely important that this House shows unity today and endorse the membership of the Interim Independent Electoral Commission as proposed by the House Committee.
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19 Feb 2009 in National Assembly:
With those few remarks, I beg to support.
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