25 Jul 2023 in Senate:
No, I did not. In fact, the reason those people--- The red light is on.
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25 Jul 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to dispense that point of order and conclude. The reason our colleagues in the Minority are demonstrating is tax. I was just linking what they are doing vís-á-vís what is on the issue of principle of taxation by saying that taxation is not a creation of the President or Government; it is a Constitutional creation. They are lying to people by saying that if you wear a sufuria at the maandamano, it is because of taxation.
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25 Jul 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is the link that I was trying to---
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25 Jul 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those many remarks, I beg to second.
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25 Jul 2023 in Senate:
I can see a few Senators are lined up to contribute to this.
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25 Jul 2023 in Senate:
Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, please, proceed.
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20 Jul 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. On Petition No.1, I remember early or late last year, I brought a Petition on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) for workers. I am happy the Ministry of Health and Public Service Commission (PSC) renewed the UHC contract for an extension of one to three years. I believe it behooves all of us that working for PSC, there should be certainty. Therefore, I appeal that there is another crop called the Community Health Equity and Promotion (CHEP) workers who were at the ports, especially during the Covid-19 lockdown. They worked at entry points ...
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20 Jul 2023 in Senate:
One thing we should note as a Senate is that this is a devolved function. We need the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare to take the lead. When that council was being inaugurated, I expected the Chair or a number of Members including yourself or representatives from the leadership of the House, to be in that meeting. I agree that the biggest elephant in the room is the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). This is because they have never assisted in ensuring that the issue of UHC, CHEP and assistants within the Ministry of Health is addressed. I call ...
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20 Jul 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I kindly request for that Statement to be deferred to Tuesday at 2.30 p.m. Thank you.
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20 Jul 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, using Standing Order No.1, I request that you allow us to say something on the two Statements because they are critical. With your indulgence, can I go first?
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