29 Nov 2023 in Senate:
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29 Nov 2023 in Senate:
I did not hear her trying to cast aspersion on the report. She is stating the fact that the select committee visited Mavueni without your approval. Let us deal with facts. There was no HANSARD and it is a fact. Any Senator who travels outside of this country must get the permission and approval of the Speaker. Sen. Orwoba is in order to debate unless colleague Senators are trying to introduce new Standing Orders that you need to debate in a certain manner. The rules are clear that as long as you do not impute ---
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29 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, can you protect me from the shouting?
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29 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Yes, I am concluding. They are shouting all over.
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29 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, maybe there are things they ate in Mavueni that is making them shout. Standing Order No.101 is very clear on context of speech. Therefore, I request that Sen. Orwoba be protected to debate as she wishes. Even if she wishes to discuss the weather, so be it. The rules of debate are very clear.
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29 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I seek your direction on Standing Orders No.1 and No. 98. Under these Standing Orders, there is nowhere it says young or old Senator; it says, Senator.
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29 Nov 2023 in Senate:
The context of saying the young Senator is wrong. It is like saying the woman Senator or the old Senator. The Standing Order refers to only a Senator. It does not say the young, old, woman or PwD Senator. Let us follow the Standing Orders.
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29 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Some of us will not be intimidated by shouts. I can tell you for free.
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29 Nov 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as you rule, I agree that every Member has a right to rise on a point of order. Is it in order for the Sen. Mungatana to assert that there are Members of the Senate who do not have content or have not read the report? Does he have a readometer to know who has read to which level? In conclusion, the reason this report was brought before the Floor of the House, with a lot of tremendous respect, was for us to debate on it. If the Committee felt that some of us would not ...
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