9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
On page 20 of the original Report, paragraph 65 (a) (ii) is crossed by hand and countersigned. I see that, that particular paragraph is not covered in the amendment. I want to seek your direction as to whether we should take it that the crossing by hand and countersigning means it is not part of the Report or it is a way of seeking to amend that Report. I just want to know what the position is.
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9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I am asking for your direction to find out whether that crossing and countersigning means it is expunged or it still requires to be moved as an amendment, to be expunged. That is all I am asking.
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9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Very well, then I am fine with that. 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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9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am constrained to raise this point of order. I raised it last year around this time. I raise it under Standing Order No.1 for your direction. Last year, I raised it and the substantive Speaker gave some directions.
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9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to confirm to you that this morning, the first Member to enter this House was Hon. ole Sankok and I was the second. This Sitting started at 10.00 a.m. and will end at 1.00 p.m. If we go as per the direction, you realize that 15 Committees appeared and if their 15 Chairs speak, they will take 150 minutes. If we add the Mover and the Seconder’s 20 minutes, plus the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, it comes to 190 minutes. What that means is that all ...
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9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
who participated - because all the Chairs participate - are the only people who will speak between 10.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m.
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9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
We know given the sitting arrangement, if you sit in the morning, you cannot sit in the House in the afternoon. That means that all of us who are here will only be listening to those who prepared the Report and they will be praising it. That cannot be the intention of budget-making.
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9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
I want to urge you to find a modality of allowing other Members to speak to this Report. Otherwise, we will all be reduced to spectators.
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9 Jun 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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