7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
This is worrying because it gives me the impression that there is a concerted effort in this House for us not to debate this Report. We are not fools. I am getting a very strong indication that people believe that if there is something wrong with this Report, we will not identify it. When I hear an argument that we should not debate the Report because it makes recommendations that are unconstitutional, when we get to debate the Report and we get to that argument, we shall deal with it.
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7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I have read this Report. It has a lot of recommendations, including initiating investigations. We are focused on one recommendation. From where I sit, I am reading the mood to be that we do not want to debate this Report for some reason that I am yet to understand. However, we are already debating the Report and we need to debate this Report. If there is something wrong with this Report, there are a lot of smart people in this House. We can amend it. We can reject it, or adopt it. There is no assumption. It does ...
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7 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Irrigation the following: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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6 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
(i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain why fertiliser prices remain relatively high despite the Government issuing a 50 per cent subsidy? (ii) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain the procurement process used in awarding Export Trading Group (ETG) an exclusive contract to supply fertiliser to the Government?
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5 Mar 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Chairman. I strongly disagree with this amendment. I rise to oppose. The word “oppose” had disappeared for a minute. I rise to oppose this amendment for his simple reason: The way I read this amendment is that it is supposed to secure a speaker to the point that you no longer need to care about getting the legitimacy and confidence of your assembly as you conduct yourself. It is not good if we created that kind of situation even here in the House, in the National Assembly, where you as the Deputy Speaker knows that ...
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
I want to seek your guidance, Hon. Speaker.
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
I want to seek your guidance, Hon. Speaker.
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I am seeking your guidance. Based on what Hon. Ichung'wah has proposed, as a first time Member of Parliament, I am scared because he is suggesting that if you are in an industry or you represent it, you cannot raise an issue that is related to it.
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27 Feb 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I am seeking your guidance. Based on what Hon. Ichung'wah has proposed, as a first time Member of Parliament, I am scared because he is suggesting that if you are in an industry or you represent it, you cannot raise an issue that is related to it.
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