23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly:
Secondly, it appears that the House is not being given its proper place. This is my plea to the Minister. When these Budget Estimates were read here, they stood committed to the Committees for 21 days. We are requesting the Minister, because we still have an opportunity within those 21 days to make suggestions, to stop listening to what the Treasury officials tell him and listen to what the representatives of the people are saying. For example, the policy of last year, where the Treasury officials were talking about the computer buses, the representatives of the people were talking a ...
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23 Jun 2010 in National Assembly:
With those few remarks, I beg to oppose the Motion.
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16 Jun 2010 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wanted to ask what the Minister has in store for future rallies. We have been informed by the Minister that, indeed, the President chaired a security meeting and I am sure he attended it. What are the future plans, for example, the ratio of police officers to those gathered, the enforcement of timings, the schedules of these meetings and the whole cordon of security that will be assured for both those who will be campaigning for âYESâ and âNOâ? What are the clear conditions that he will make public even for the other people who ...
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15 Jun 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before we start debate on Order No.9, I want to bring to the attention of the House that the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Finance and the Treasury did not fully comply with the provisions of the Fiscal Management Act of 2009.
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15 Jun 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he is not only required to table the Estimates under Section 9(2) of the Act, but also the Annual Estimates together with a Treasury Report. For ease of reference, I wish to give a copy and Table this section for ease of reference.
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15 Jun 2010 in National Assembly:
( Mr. Mungatana laid the document on the Table)
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15 Jun 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Treasury Report is a clear report specifying all the measures by departments that the Government has taken to implement specific audit requirements by the National Assembly in the previous year. The most critical National Assembly audit query that was put by this Parliament was the audit made by the Finance and Budget Committees on the discrepancies of the Supplementary Estimates for 2008/2009. I also wish for ease of reference by him to table the extracts of the entire debate. I want to table further the report of the joint Committee of Finance, Planning and Trade ...
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15 Jun 2010 in National Assembly:
( Mr. Mungatana laid the documents on the Table)
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15 Jun 2010 in National Assembly:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you look at page 14 of that Report which was adopted by this House, there were clear recommendations which have not been done by this Ministry. The recommendations by the Departmental Committees were:- (i) Since there were inconsistencies in the Supplementary Estimates, they should be withdrawn and the correct estimates be resubmitted. That was complied with. (ii) That the Fiscal Management Bill be approved and enacted as a matter of urgency. That was also complied with. (iii)An independent forensic audit be done. This was a specific audit order that was given by this National Assembly. ...
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15 Jun 2010 in National Assembly:
( Mr. Mungatana laid the documents on the Table)
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