9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Members, this is the Committee of the whole House convened to consider the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.5 of 2015). For the convenience of the House, we have reordered the business appearing as Order No.8. We will begin with business appearing as Order No.8 (ii). After that, we will finish with Order No.8 (i). Order Members! Sometimes when Members leave the Chamber, I do not know whether it is because of lack of business in the House or whether they are going to Committees. Business of the Committee of the whole House is perhaps the most ...
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9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
Just hold on if you do not mind.
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9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
I was consulting on this. You notice from the Order Paper that two Members have proposed amendments to the same clause. This is a one-clause Bill. The Members for Malava and Kiminini have proposed amendments. In the view of the Chair and the Clerks-at-the-Table, if the amendments by the Member for Kiminini were to be upheld, then the amendments proposed by the Member for Malava would fall by the wayside. This is because the threshold proposed by the Member for Malava is lower than the one proposed by the Member for Kiminini. Stay guided. Let us begin. Let us have ...
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9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
Member for Malava, I will give you the first opportunity. We may or may not reach your amendment. So, let me give you the first opportunity.
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9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
Do you oppose his amendment?
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9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
Member for Gem, let me recognise you on an intervention before I ask you to contribute. Let us have the Member for Gem on an intervention.
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9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
There is a misunderstanding by the Member for Malava. Hon. Members, there are two amendments. We will begin with the amendment by the Member for Kiminini because the amendment proposed by the Member for Malava has a lower threshold. It is the view taken by the Chairman that if the amendments by the Member for Kiminini were upheld, then the amendments by the Member for Malava would be dropped. I allowed him to have the first bite of the cherry because we may or not reach his amendment although he went ahead to argue his amendment instead of relating himself ...
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9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
the Member for Kiminini. Hon. Midiwo, now that you are on your feet, can you finish your contribution on this?
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9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Midiwo, make sure you do not refer to the political party of the Member for Malava as a briefcase party. You can refer to any other party, but not his. I want to protect him. He is here on his own right and he is a Member of a political party. I know you have not referred to him, but that was a warning of wisdom.
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9 Mar 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Members, I now want to recognise Chairmen of parties. Nominated Member, Hon. Johnson Sakaja.
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