David Gikaria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: 176. (1) A parliamentary party may discharge a Member from a select committee after according the Member an opportunity to be heard. 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
• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: (2) The parliamentary party whip of the party that nominated a Member to a select committee shall give notice in writing to the Speaker of the intention to discharge a Member from a select committee. (3) The Speaker shall, within three days of receipt of the notice under paragraph (2), inform the Member of the notice. view
• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: It is very important for Members to note this – the justification is that the amendment seeks to provide for the process of discharge of a member from a committee by confining the matter to a political party after according the member an opportunity to be heard. In the past, Members were just being removed from a committee without being given an opportunity to be heard. However, this time round, we are amending the Standing Orders to give Members an opportunity to do that. view
• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: view
• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: THAT, the Standing Orders be amended by deleting Standing Order 178 and substituting therefor the following Standing Order— “Chairing of select committees and quorum 178. (1) Subject to paragraph (2) of Standing Order 173 ( Nomination of Members of view
• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: ), unless otherwise provided under any written law, these Standing Orders or by resolution of the House, a select committee shall, upon appointment, elect its chairperson and vice-chairperson from amongst its members; (2) The Members of the Public Accounts Committee, the Public Investments Committee and the Committee on Implementation shall elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson from amongst the members of the Committees nominated from a party other than a parliamentary party forming the national government. (3) The Members of the Special Fund Accounts Committee shall elect a Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson from amongst— (a) independent members nominated to the Committee; or ... view
• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: I want to thank the Speaker for being the Chair of the Committee of the whole House and for trying to clarify some of the issues that Members are having. view
• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: The justification of that amendment is that it seeks to provide that the Chairperson and Vice-Chairperson shall be from a party other than the parliamentary party forming the national Government in relation to Public Accounts Committee (PAC), Public Investments Committee (PIC) and the Committee on Implementation. It is basically saying that the Chair and the Vice- Chair of those watchdog Committees will be coming from parties that are not forming Government. This is a very good indication. Other than PAC and PIC, there is the addition of the Committee on Implementation which will hold the Government and the Executive to ... view
• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT, Standing Order 179 be amended by inserting the following new paragraphs immediately after paragraph (2)— “(3) A candidate for election as Chairperson or Vice-Chairperson of a committee shall submit his or her nomination paper, in writing, to the Clerk by 5.00 pm on the day before the election. (4) The nomination paper of a candidate shall be in the form set out in the Fifth Schedule and shall be accompanied by the name and signature of a proposer and a seconder and a declaration of the candidate’s willingness to serve as a ... view
• 15 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: The justification is that the amendment seeks to provide for the manner of conducting elections of Chairs and Vice-Chairs of committees. view