Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1291 to 1300 of 1873.

• 1 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 40 of the Bill be amended in the proposed new Section 56A, by deleting the words “the Authority” appearing at the beginning of the proposed new section and substituting therefor the word “Cabinet Secretary” Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, the amendment vests the responsibility of making guidelines on the Cabinet Secretary and not the Authority. The Authority may be consulted. view
• 25 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Have you noticed the discrepancy in the results of the two divisions? In the first voting on Order No. 8, the Ayes were 28 while the Noes were nil. In the second voting on Order No. 9, the Ayes were 27 while the Noes were nil. This indicates that there is a Member who is present and did not cast his or her vote. Standing Order No. 80(2) says:- “It shall be disorderly conduct for a Senator to fail to record his or her abstention in a division.” I seek your guidance ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to vehemently oppose this Motion. view
• 24 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought you were giving me an opportunity to contribute. I did not press the intervention button. view
• 24 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to be on record that I have opposed this Motion. view
• 24 Mar 2015 in Senate: I listened keenly to my very close friend, Sen. Keter, as he moved the Motion, giving reasons why we should have those extra sittings in the mornings. I will tell you that, unfortunately, I was not convinced and, therefore, I will oppose the Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in our own wisdom, we came up with our calendar and I think, as a House, we must always endeavour to stick to the calendar that we passed at the beginning of the Session. The Mover of the Motion said that the reason we need these The electronic version of the Senate Hansard ... view
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to plead with my colleague, Sen. Madzayo to look at Standing Order No. 81(2) which reads that:- “A Senator who begins a speech in any languages provided for under paragraph (1) shall continue in the same language until the conclusion of the Senator’s speech.” You have guided him very well; that he can request for your indulgence so that he can come back a second time and start his speech in the language that he prefers. However, as he is doing that, he is still repeating the same mistake. He ... view
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have a few clarifications to seek. I need your guidance on the first part of the Statement on the police recruitment exercise. She alleges that the matter is in court, the judgment is coming up on the 8th of May, 2015, which implies that the matter is sub judice . Therefore, we cannot discuss it here. I cannot ask further question on that first part. Our Standing Orders are very clear; that when a Member is alleging that a matter is sub judice, they must produce evidence of the proceedings or the court case ... view
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The juicy part was the first one. On the second part of the Statement, I really want to thank the Chairperson for the information that she has provided to us. she says the Government has developed a VIP Protection Policy which recommends the establishment of a VIP Protection Unit. As they establish this unit, could she assure the House that they will recommend to the Cabinet The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to seek for one clarification. The matter of police recruitment has caused a lot of agony to many families. There are young girls and boys who went through the process successfully in a fair manner without bribing anyone. They were recruited, but are now suffering the consequences because of unscrupulous people. What is being done to ensure that future recruitments are not marred by these kinds of irregularities? view