13 May 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for this opportunity to respond to the allegations that were made in the last Sitting. I seek your indulgence that I relax my mask. I need to talk freely. As I rise…
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13 May 2021 in National Assembly:
As I rise, please, stop making noise. Give me time to respond because I also gave you time to accuse me.
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13 May 2021 in National Assembly:
All right. Hon. Speaker, I received your summons. You know very well that I respect you in terms of your person and that I also respect the Chair and the Speaker of this House. I actually suspended a lot of constituency business to come and respond, and to show respect to your summons. Therefore, from the outset I want this House and even the Chair to know that I take this House very seriously. I take the Hon. Speaker very seriously. I am sure I am on record even saying on the Floor of this House that among the people ...
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13 May 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I believe this is a very weighty matter. As I have said….
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13 May 2021 in National Assembly:
Because I have gone through the Standing Orders, I do not think anyone has powers to dictate to me how to respond to this summons. 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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13 May 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, forgive me because this is my way of responding. I will be very brief, indeed but, it is important for me to give a brief background.
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13 May 2021 in National Assembly:
I am saying I am in the process of answering you. If there was a no or yes answer then, a response would have been written to me to come and read. So, I should be given time to respond.
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13 May 2021 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I have gone through the summons and the Hansard . The Member purported that I actually referred to some people as cowards, traitors and sellouts. I actually referred to some people in those words. Therefore, actually I did but I want to give some background.
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13 May 2021 in National Assembly:
Some could be.
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