30 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
No! Directions were given by the Speaker on that. It was unsolicited request and any Minister can do that. It is the discretion of the Speaker as---
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30 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Order! You are out of order. Are there any other clarifications being sought on the rules?
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30 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Minister, it has been brought to my attention that these regulations are not signed. They do not bear any signature. So, if you are taking the responsibility, you need to sign them.
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30 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Order! Any document that is tabled, whether in a draft form or not, must be signed.
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30 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Then indicate that. Approach the Clerks-at-the Table and sign them.
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30 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
So, can you respond to the clarifications that have been sought?
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30 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Mr. Minister, these are the directions of the Chair bearing in mind that the regulations are very explicit as to time limits; I direct that the Committee that adjourned its sitting this morning continues with their meeting tomorrow, complete their report and the Leader of Government Business assures the House that this matter will be on the Order Paper on Tuesday in order to beat the constitutional deadlines regarding the approval of these rules. Could you give that indication, so that the Chair does not have to order that it be on the Order Paper? Leader of Government Business, can ...
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30 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
Very well. Ms. Amina Abdalla and your Committee, therefore, the meeting that you adjourned this morning should continue tomorrow, complete your report within time to enable the debate and approval, or otherwise, of these rules on Tuesday next week.
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30 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
We are only taking note of the law as it is. These are issues any Member could have raised long before. These rules are known by every Member of Parliament. So, you could have raised these issues any time. As it is now, we have only this weekend and the purpose of hearings by the Committee is to enable public participation. Unfortunately, as the situation is, we have to abide by the rules and get these rules before the House before the expiry of six months, which is Tuesday next week.
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30 Aug 2012 in National Assembly:
I will get to requests because they are a number of them. Continue, Mr. Kimunya. BUSINESS FOR WEEK COMMENCING 4TH TO 6TH SEPTEMBER, 2012
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