Gitobu Imanyara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, indeed, the Member is perfectly in order because there is a specific question asked and there is no answer given to that question. You have admitted that you are not aware of that part of the question. Therefore, I will give you the opportunity to acquaint yourself so that you can answer the Question. Members are entitled to answers to their Questions. What would you prefer? view
• 20 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Order, Mr. Assistant Minister! When a Question goes through the process, this is the pipeline. It is approved by the Speaker, it goes to the Ministry and it comes to your office. When you stand to answer, you answer the Questions; you cannot transfer the Question to the Member and ask him: “If you know”. The responsibility is yours to answer and say that there are no exemptions. That is a perfectly valid answer. If there are exemptions, you should give the rationale for it. However, you cannot transfer the obligation to answer a Question or to give information to ... view
• 20 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Assistant Minister, is it that you are asking me to defer this matter or are you feeling you are prepared to answer supplementary questions? They are quite a number. I want to determine whether to allow them. view
• 20 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Mututho, last question! view
• 20 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: He actually answered the Question. He said there were no exemptions. I demanded that he answers the Question and he said that there are no exemptions. That is the answer to the Question. view
• 20 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: If you have information that the Minister has misled the House you do not require my permission. At any stage, you can come and stand on a point of order and say on such and such a date this House was misled by the Minister in this respect. We will then be able to take it up from there. You do not have to come and do it on Thursday, next week. You can do it at any time you wish. It is up to you. But as far as the Question is concerned, the Assistant Minister has answered it. view
• 20 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: The hon. Member did inform the Chair that you were in communication, and that he would come late to answer your Question. Is that the position, Mr. Nguyai? view
• 20 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Assistant Minister, you are perfectly aware that if you were not intending to be in the House at the appointed hour to answer questions, you should communicate with the Chair or the Clerk of the National Assembly and not the Questioner. Secondly, when you come to the House late after the Question has been called and you were not there to answer, it being disorderly conduct. The first thing you should do is to apologize, not only to the House, but also to the hon. Member who asked the Question. So, perhaps, you can do both before I give ... view
• 20 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Assistant Minister, when will you be in a position to answere this? view
• 20 Dec 2012 in National Assembly: Very well. The Question is deferred to the next sitting day. I can see a lot of points of orders. I do not know whether they relate to the same issue, or whether they are matters under Order No.7. view