Gitobu Imanyara

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6421 to 6430 of 6851.

• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Orengo, it is set out in the Order Paper. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Waziri, we are moving the full stop to the end of the word "ninety days". view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: We are, indeed, on the Supplementary Order Paper! view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: On page 535. You may pick it from the staff at the corner. We have it at the front here. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that a Committee of the Whole House has considered The Biosafety Bill and approved the same with amendments. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, I do now move that--- I have discussed this point with you previously, because hon. Members will notice that the wording of the Motion is slightly different from the one in respect to which I gave notice. But there is no substantive difference in the meaning. It has just been refined. The wording is not entirely as I gave in the notice of Motion, and I have your permission for that. Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Sessional Paper No.3 of 2008 on the Report of the Standing Orders Committee laid on the ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: I would, therefore, Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, at this juncture, wish to commend the work of your worthy predecessor and Members of the Standing Orders Committee of the Ninth Parliament, which had covered significant ground and which prepared a firm footing on which to commence our work. Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, I also wish the record to show that it is on your behalf, as the Chair of the Standing Orders Committee, that I move this Motion for the adoption of the Sessional Paper containing the proposed new Standing Orders. It is your resolute leadership that has enabled us to ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, in Part V, the Section dealing with Sittings of the House, the Committee has proposed that a provision be inserted to allow the House to extend its sitting hours in a Sitting Day for purposes of more efficient transaction of business. This proposal is a considered improvement on a suggestion to extend the sitting days to Thursday mornings in addition to the current sitting days. This is found on page 37 of the Sessional Paper. In Part VI, the Section dealing with quorum of the House, the Constitution itself provides in Section 51 that the quorum shall ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am concerned that the hon. Members behind me are not letting me to continue. December 9, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 3959 view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Sir. In Part XX, we have recommended that the Standing Orders be amended, so that:- (i) The Membership of the House Business Committee can be expanded to not more than 22 Members, taking into consideration the relative party majority in the House, have 30 per cent being not Ministers or Assistant Ministers. So, unlike now, where the House Business Committee is heavily tilted in favour of the Government, we have reduced the threshold. (ii) We have also recommended that Committee rules that are common to all Committees be consolidated into one Part titled "General". So, we ... view