Prof. Samuel Poghisio

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 781 to 790 of 3241.

• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (1), I hereby present to the Senate the business of the House for Tuesday 24th November, 2020. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Tuesday, 24th November, 2020, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) will meet to schedule business of the Senate. Subject to further directions by the SBC on that day, the Senate pursuant to Standing Order No. 24 (5) and (6) of the Senate will resume debate on the Motion on the Address by His Excellency, the President on the State of the Nation, if the same will not have been concluded today. ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move: THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 24(6), the thanks of the Senate be recorded for the exposition of public policy contained in the Address of His Excellency the President, delivered on Thursday, 12th November, 2020, and further that the Senate notes the following Reports submitted by H.E. the President in fulfillment of Articles 132(1)(c) and 240(7) of the Constitution, laid on the Table of the Senate on Tuesday, 17th November, 2020: - (i) The 7th State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President delivered at a Special Sitting of Parliament on Thursday, ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: shut down of learning institutions, a ban on public and social gatherings, restrictions in the number of passengers and a cut off in terms of international flights. We closed our borders. Our health institutions had issues and we could not handle this pandemic. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is unfair and unfortunate that during this time of COVID-19, we lost a very huge number of people; the country lost over 1,200 people. We have had to adjust quite a bit. Every day, we hear of very big numbers of losses. The President's Address committed so many pages on this issue of ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Our National Anthem has become a prayer to bring us together. We now have a situation where we are getting into constitutional review period thinking that we can bring our people to one shared value and prosperity. Apart from enlisting so many things that have been done by this Government, the state of our security is very important. I was pleased to hear the President state that the state of our national security is strong. The President said that our homeland is secure. There are just a few issues that come with that. I hope that our borders are well ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as aptly as the President reminded us, the world is not ours to keep. We hold it in trust for future generations. I can say the same about our country. This country is entrusted to us to hold it in trust for the future generations. We hold all the 47 counties in trust. Being the privileged people to have the opportunity to serve, I would like to commend this Address to the Senate together with the reports which have been tabled today. The President did not give the Address just because he has a duty to do ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I found that Standing Order 116 can apply here. This is not a very serious way of acting. If you look at Standing Order 116, a Senator is disorderly if- “(a) creates disorder; (b) knowingly raises a false point of order; (c) unnecessarily interrupts proceedings and consults in a disruptive manner. view