All parliamentary appearances
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22 Oct 2013 in Senate:
We are very much obliged, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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22 Oct 2013 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If you give me a chance, I can answer all of them.
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22 Oct 2013 in Senate:
It is possible, because today in the morning, we already had a meeting and we discussed about all these issues, except the one by Sen. Muthama, which I may also wish to comment about, with your permission.
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22 Oct 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to make some comments which have been raised and which are already in my head, unless you direct that I go and write them up.
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22 Oct 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg for your indulgence---
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22 Oct 2013 in Senate:
The reason is because Sen. Kiraitu was not here last Thursday, when you directed that the answer be brought here in two weeks; which is Thursday next week. That is already in the HANSARD. Mr. Speaker, Sir, by today, we had not received a response from the Cabinet Secretary (CS) and we decided to issue a summons for her to appear before the Committee on Tuesday next week. That will be before the date which we have been given by you, to bring all the answers. That will be the same with Sen. (Dr.) Zani’s Question, which also we discussed ...
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16 Oct 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand guided. First, I do not think that Petition was presented to this House three months ago. The period is much shorter than that. But that is not to say that the delay is warranted. The Petition concerned three Ministries because rice farmers raised issues to do with rice. This falls under the Ministry Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. There was also the issue of land ownership because The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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16 Oct 2013 in Senate:
they wish to get titles. This falls under the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development. They also raised the issue of water apportionment, what they call water users committees and boards. This falls under the Ministry of Environment, Water and Natural Resources.
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16 Oct 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have brought the matter to the attention of the three Cabinet Secretaries. Ordinarily, as we all know, a matter of Petition cannot be answered like a Statement sought in the House. That is why this requires more time because we believe there must be public participation and a report made to be tabled in this House.
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16 Oct 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg your indulgence so that we get the responses from the three Cabinet Secretaries. I would like to assure Sen. Karaba that, as my good neighbour, the issue of rice farmers is also in my interest and it should not be resolved in a narrow manner, but all the issues must be addressed right from the grassroots level.
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