Benjamin Jomo Washiali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 951 to 960 of 1882.

• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Again, this is another Procedural Motion, which I request Members to support. A duration of 10 minutes will be the limitation of time for Members debating Reports of Committees. I am sure we have quite a number of Reports and I know some of them will be brought during the afternoon session. It is, therefore, important for Members to remember this 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. view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: time limitation so that they do not talk forever. We must put this in place so that we can accord as many members as possible an opportunity to debate any given Report. view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: I move and request Hon. (Dr.) Rachael Nyamai to second. view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4) and in furtherance to the provisions of Standing Order 24 (6), this House orders that debate on the Motion on the Address by the President be limited to no more than five (5) minutes for each Member Speaking, thirty (30) minutes for the Mover in moving and replying and twenty (20) minutes for the Leader of Minority Party. view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Again, this is a Procedural Motion just like the other ones. Like I had said in the opening remarks, this does not stop any member from rising from his position and adjusting the Motion depending on the interest the Motion will have. Therefore, to save this House’s valuable time, I move and request the Leader of the Minority Party to second. view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 97(4), this House orders that each speech in a debate on any Sessional Paper shall be limited as follows: A maximum of sixty (60) minutes, with not more than ten (10) minutes for the Mover in moving and five (5) minutes for any other Member speaking, including the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party and that five (5) minutes before the expiry of the time, the Mover shall be called upon to reply; and further that priority in speaking shall be accorded to the Leader of the ... view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Again, just like the other Procedural Motions, this addresses the debate on Sessional Papers. From the experience we have had as the leadership, this is one of the businesses that has attracted least interest of members. I wish to state that the Sessional Papers are very important papers that we need to look at. Whenever we move the Motions, I urge members to look at the Sessional Papers so that we do not just pass laws that will affect us in the latter days. view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: I thank the Members who have been seconding. For your information, we have chosen the Members who are seconding carefully. If you remember, the Motion on Address by the President was seconded by Hon. Mbadi. We had a good reason why we wanted Hon. Mbadi to 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. view