3 Jul 2019 in National Assembly:
I withdraw and apologise, but then it remains the same.
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27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.
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27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. This is a different point of order. As you have put it, English was born in Britain, practised in America and died in Africa. Indeed, we understand those dynamics. But, this morning…
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27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
This morning the corridor walls of Parliament were being painted. The chemicals which those paints emit when they are fresh, even though they dry within two or eight hours, are very hazardous. Therefore, as a House which legislates we cannot practise with those hazardous poisonous chemicals on the walls of Parliament. I have quickly done a small research. If you allow me, I will share my findings in 30 seconds. The main hazards of paint on humans are: One, benzene is poisonous. It has stimulated effect on the skin, eye and the upper respiratory track; two, long term inhalation of ...
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27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
cause anemia, leukemia and other blood diseases; three, women are more sensitive to benzene than men. It has a certain impact on reproductive organs; four, benzene can cause congenital fetal defect.
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27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
When I came into the Parliament buildings, I got that smell.
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27 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, it was in the Senate Wing as you walk in. As you know, we use the same corridors.
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26 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I rise to ask Question No.298/2019 to the Cabinet Secretary for Industry, Trade and Co-operatives. i) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide details of the whereabouts of the 1.2 million bags of contaminated sugar confiscated in the months of May, June and July 2018 by the Government’s Multi-Agency Team at various points across the country and whether it was destroyed? ii) What mechanism has the Multi-Agency Team put in place to further rid the market of the contaminated commodity as well as prevent it from accessing the market? Thank you, Hon. Speaker.
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25 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
( Off-record)
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25 Jun 2019 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was here early enough, but the machines were not working. That notwithstanding, I have been a victim of brokerage. There is fear that brokers are going to lose their jobs, but they will not lose them given that they happen to be the marketers of products by underwriters. The only thing we want to stop them from doing is handling money.
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