16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Therefore, I support this so that, at the next level, we will ensure that our young men and women go to another level of education. Our old village polytechnics have advanced to TIVETs. There are TIVETs that are working hand in hand with polytechnics.
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16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
However, those are the ones we need to support so that our people can get the opportunity from all doors. For the society to be intellectually well-off and be resilient, it must be educated. It must also go to the next level of education as primary and secondary education is not enough. All other challenges that we have today - if I can just choose one – psycho-pathological issues are really common...
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16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have ten minutes to talk and I can see my colleagues jumping up and about and saying that I should be completing early enough. Well, they should sit there and listen to the contributions that are of value to this country.
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16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much for coming to my aid. So, for the hullabaloos and yellers, there are many trees out there for people to dangle on like monkeys in the forests. Psychopathology is a challenge that is there…
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16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Hon. Shamalla got an opportunity to talk in this House. I guess she always looks for an opportunity to interject me.
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16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, can I get the exact statement so that I apologise?
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16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I withdraw and apologise. I want to clearly state that Hon. Shamalla gets an opportunity whenever I stand up to interject me. So, she can continue to interject whenever I stand up. She should not waste my minutes since I want to contribute to this. She has done so before and…
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16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. To complete my points, psycho-pathology is a critical issue. This is what causes substance abuse and hopelessness in this country. Young men do not have an opportunity to carry on with their studies.
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16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
There is a significant relationship between the drop-out from schools and suicidal behaviour, mental health, depression and hopelessness among the youth simply because they are unable to complete their education. If we do not act early, support our children and youngsters, this country will face the peril of destruction.
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16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly:
As I conclude, in this House, there are Members who get an opportunity to contribute by interjecting important debate which a Member is giving. They should know there are people who know how to speak and there are others who can interject their position. So, they should learn their position. So, continue Hon. Shamalla.
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