Wakoli Bifwoli

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1011 to 1020 of 1336.

• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, as you have rightly explained, this is just a short interruption in order for the Speaker to deal with that issue. Hon. Members can apply for extension of time if you want. Under Standing Order No.101, I beg to move:- THAT, the Committee doth report its progress to the House and seek leave to sit later today. As per the Standing Orders, the House cannot extend its sitting time at the Committee Stage. Once we go back to the House, that time can be extended. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said resolutions. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I would have wanted to go on very much until we complete the business of today, the fact of the matter is that we have the Commonwealth Law Conference being hosted in the country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am the head of over 1,500 of the legal professions and we have a very important function starting at 7.00 p.m. So, I suggest that we go on up to 7.00 p.m. and then we will continue tomorrow. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Let it be 7.00 p.m. then! view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, the function starts at 7.30 p.m. I am prepared to go up to 7.00 p.m. and call it a day. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Business of the House be extended from 6.30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. today. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I oppose that amendment. It is true that Section exists--- view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I oppose that proposed amendment. It is true that, that section is there, but it is vague! It is open and, in fact, it has opened itself to competition as to who should handle who. The amendment which is here now, is for the sake of smooth investigation of corruption cases. It says that if those offences fall under the Penal Code and under the Economic Crimes Act, which the KACC can investigate, they take priority over any other investigative agency. I think that is good for the sake of proper investigations and prosecution of ... view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, that is not a point of order because that is a complete misreading of this particular Sub-section. This requires co-operation. We are saying that, in matters which relate to economic crimes and corruption cases, KACC must take priority in investigating. view
• 12 Sep 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I oppose this amendment. The presence of the Permanent Secretary of that Ministry, which has been charged with the responsibility of this issue is, in fact, a plus. It does not, in any way, remove the independence of the Advisory Board, which is there. We are not seeking in any way to amend, for example, Section 18 of the Act under which the Board shall not be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority and shall only be accountable to Parliament. We are not seeking to interfere with that one. On ... view