Robert Monda

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: The proposed amendments are meant to compel any manufacturer or distributor to disclose all their systems given to health workers. view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 11 be amended- (a) in sub clause (1) by deleting the words “or a class of persons” and substituting therefor the words “with training in health matters”; (b) in sub clause (3) by deleting paragraph (b). view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 12 be amended in Sub Clause (1) by deleting paragraphs (a), (b) and (c). view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 28 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new sub-clauses immediately after sub-clause (2) – (3) In making regulations under subsection (1), the Cabinet Secretary shall make reference to the International Code of Breast milk Substitutes (1981), subsequent World Health Assembly resolutions or any other stated public policy. (4) Regulations made under this section shall not come into operation upon publication but shall be laid before the National Assembly and the provisions of sub-sections (5) and (6) shall apply to those regulations. (5) If a resolution is ... view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am not really sure whether the hon. Minister is reading from the Order Paper. That is because what she is quoting is exactly what is in the Order Paper. I request that you look at it and advise the Minister. That is what is provided for if you look at Sub-section 4. view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, if I may refer the House to the Order Paper, we have said in Sub-Clause 2 and 3 that:- “(2) In making regulations under subsection (1), the Cabinet Secretary shall make reference to the International Code of Breast Milk Substitutes (1981) and subsequent World Health Assembly Resolutions or any other stated public policy. (3) Regulations made under this section shall not come into operation upon Publication, but shall be laid before the National Assembly and the provisions of Sub-sections (5) and (6) shall apply to those regulations. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, both Sub-sections (5) ... view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. If you heard the Member for Lagdera well, he has talked about the Minister being arm-twisted. Indeed, the Minister has confirmed that, that is what we had agreed. In the Ministry, there are technical people who advise the Minister. Is hon. Farah in order to impute that kind of motive on the Committee? view
• 20 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to congratulate the Minister for very ably working hard. She has worked with us in person and made sure that even when we worked until at night, she remained with us. When we worked overtime with the industry stakeholders, the Minister was available and participated in our discussions. I want to congratulate the Committee I chair for the time they put into this Bill; they sat into the late hours of the night to look into the Bill. This collaboration between Ministries and Committees of the House is what I beg for in ... view
• 19 Sep 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, as alluded to by my colleague, Dr. Eseli, we have put a lot of time into having meetings with the stakeholders to ensure that we come up with amendments that are adding value to the Bill. We have done this until this afternoon. So, I have taken great exception on the male bashing by the speakers earlier. The Committee of Health is composed of male Members only. Indeed, we have done our part and we are looking forward to having this Bill become law to protect the interest of all of us as a nation. ... view