10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the Office of the Prime Minister---
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10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
As I was saying, I wish to thank the Office of the Prime Minister because in one week, he is on record as saying that he is keen on the development of agriculture in this country. As you can see, in one week, he has two meetings scheduled. He has already held one and he will be attending two others in South Africa, specifically dealing with the issue of agriculture. If you look at the duties of the Prime Minister as given in the Government Circular, the biggest problem we have is that the Executive, right from the Prime Ministerâs ...
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10 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the roles of the Prime Ministerâs office, as stipulated in the Government Circular is: âCo-ordination and supervision of the execution of functions and affairs of the Government, including those of the Ministries.â When I say âaffairs of the Government,â one of the crucial roles or major businesses of this House, is Government business. Over the last two weeks, if you have been looking at the Order Paper, you have found that after Question Time, there is no Government business. We are just curious. Has the Government lacked business or is it affected by the wrangles ...
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9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This Question has been here on three other occasions. On the last occasion, the Minister was here and he took off. Standing Order No.46 is very clear. So, I am asking the Chair to use this particular case to serve as an example to other Ministers.
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9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If you recall a while ago, there were two Questions that I forwarded to the Office of the Prime Minister which were redirected and since then, they seem to have disappeared. There was a Question to the Ministry of Transport and the other one to the Ministry of State for Public Service. Secondly, a while ago, on the issue concerning Government dealing with Kenol/Kobil, you ruled that the Minister for Energy should lay on the Table the court judgment but he has never done that.
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9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the two Questions had been forwarded to the Office of the Prime Minister but I have no objection since he has declined to answer the Questions. I have no objections if they are forwarded to the Ministries.
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9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of them is the Ministry of State for Public Service and the other is the Ministry of Transport.
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9 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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4 Jun 2009 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is very unfortunate that when a Question becomes the property of the House, some Members are called by people who have some interest in the Question. That is what hon. Midiwo has stated, so that the Question cannot proceed. This Question is before the House. The procedure is very clear. The hon. Member has said that he has no personal interest in this Question. So, I beg you to rule that this Question continues.
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