6 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
I urge the House to support this Bill. I thank the principals from both sides of the House for supporting it. I urge them to continue supporting this position. Some of the challenges that we are likely to be faced with include high costs and a larger House in terms of numbers. However, we just have to be ready to pay a certain price. We have employed affirmative action in certain areas, for example, in the education sector. The girl-child has been given consideration and certain allowances are given to her in terms of meeting examination thresholds. Even in various ...
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6 Jun 2017 in National Assembly:
I think the number of women may be slightly more than that of men. Given those statistics, one wonders why the majority should be so under-represented. There are compelling reasons for us to go that direction. I listened to lawyers, including my friend Hon. Neto, who pointed out certain areas that might need to be cleaned up. It is important that, that is done. We do not want to pass a law that will be difficult to implement or to interpret. We have been talking about the elective positions, which are more challenging. I do not know why we have ...
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31 May 2017 in National Assembly:
I am saying yes, Hon. Chairlady, but I would wish to hear from the sponsor of the Bill before I respond.
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31 May 2017 in National Assembly:
I am saying yes, Hon. Chairlady, but I would wish to hear from the sponsor of the Bill before I respond.
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31 May 2017 in National Assembly:
I am really trying to understand the justification.
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31 May 2017 in National Assembly:
I am really trying to understand the justification.
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25 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I do not seem to follow this. They are deleting one and substituting with the same. Maybe Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you can The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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25 May 2017 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I do not seem to follow this. They are deleting one and substituting with the same. Maybe Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you can The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor.
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25 May 2017 in National Assembly:
assist me here. I do not know whether there is--- I have seen. It is just where the brackets are placed. Since it is that easy and straightforward---
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25 May 2017 in National Assembly:
assist me here. I do not know whether there is--- I have seen. It is just where the brackets are placed. Since it is that easy and straightforward---
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