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FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS WEDNESDAY 09TH FEBRUARY 2022 The Assembly convened twenty-eight minutes after eleven o’clock in the morning.

Prayers were read, and the Hon.

Speaker, Mariam Jack Denton took the Chair.

1.

PRAYERS ORDER PAPER 2.

Correction and Approval of Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National Assembly Sitting of Tuesday 08th February 2022.

3.

Questions for Oral Answer (Standing Orders 36 & 41) 1) Hon.
Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs i.

Question No.

001/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Kombo East ii.

Question No.

002/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Illissa iii.

Question No.

003/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Upper Saloum iv.

Question No.

004/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Upper Saloum v. Question No.

005/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Upper Saloum vi.

Question No.

006/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda West vii.

Question No.

007/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda 2) Hon.


Minister for Tourism and Culture i.

Question No.

008/2022 by Member for Bakau 3) Hon.

Minister for Basic and Secondary Education i.

Question No.

031/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Bakau 1 | P a g e FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS WEDNESDAY 09TH FEBRUARY 2022 4) HON.

MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION & GAMBIANS ABROAD i.

Question No.

030/2022 by the Hon.


Member for Tumana 5) HON.

MINISTER FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND EMPLOYMENT February 2022 Questions i. ii.

iii.

Question No: 025/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Illiassa Question No: 026/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Upper Saloum Question No: 027/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Tumana 6) HON.

MINISTER FOR LANDS AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT i. ii.

Question No: 028/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Illiassa Question No: 029/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Bakau 7) HON.


MINISTER FOR INTERIOR i.

Question No: 015/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Bakau ii.

Question No: 016/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Kombo East iii.

Question No: 017/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda West iv.

Question No: 018/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda West v. Question No: 019/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda West The following Honourable Members were present: 1.

Hon.

Mariam Jack Denton 2.

Hon.


Kebba K. Barrow - - Speaker Majority Leader/Kombo South 2 | P a g e FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS WEDNESDAY 09TH FEBRUARY 2022 3.

Hon.

Sunkary Badjie 4.

Hon.

Alhagie S. Darbo 5.

Hon.

Kaddy Camara 6.

Hon.

Saikou Marong 7.

Hon.

Alfusainey Ceesay 8.

Hon.

Sainey Touray 9.

Hon.

Alhagi S.B Sillah 10.

Hon.

Alhagie H. Sowe 11.

Hon.

Ndey Yassin Secka 12.

Hon.

Assan Touray 13.

Hon.


Fatou K. Jawara 14.

Hon.

Amadou Camara 15.

Hon.

Samba Jallow 16.

Hon.

Halifa Sallah 17.

Hon.

Suwaibou Touray 18.

Hon.

Sidia S. Jatta 19.

Hon.

Majanko Samusa 20.

Hon.

Mahtarr M. Jeng 21.

Hon.

Ousman Touray 22.

Hon.

Fatoumatta Njai 23.

Hon.

Momodou Camara 24.

Hon.

Momodou LK Sanneh 25.

Hon.

Foday N.M Drammeh 26.

Hon.

Lamin F.M Conta 27.

Hon.

Bakary Camara 28.

Hon.

Abdoulie Ceesay 29.

Hon.

Madi MK Ceesay 30.

Hon.

Omar Darboe 31.

Hon.


Dembo KM Camara 32.

Hon.

Alhagie Darboe 33.

Hon.
Sainey Jawara - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 | P a g e Foni Berefet Brikama North Foni Bondali Latrikunda Sabiji Sami Jarra East Niani Jimara Nominated Member Bakau Tallinding Kunjang Nianija Minority Leader/Niamina Dankunku Serrekunda Wuli East Wuli West Nominated Member Lower Niumi Sabach Sanjal Banjul South Foni Bintang Karanai Deputy Speaker Tumana Kombo East Kiang Central Old Yundum Serrekunda West Upper Niumi Illiassa Lower Fulladu West Lower Saloum FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS WEDNESDAY 09TH FEBRUARY 2022 34.
Hon.

Salifu Jawo 35.

Hon.

Alhagie Mbow 36.

Hon.

Kajali Fofana 37.

Hon.

Ousman Sillah 38.

Hon.

Muhammed Ndow 39.

Hon.

Alagie Jawara 40.

Hon.

Momodou S. Ceesay - - - - - - - Jokadu Upper Saloum Jarra West Banjul North Banjul Central Lower Baddibu Janjanbureh The following Honorable Members were absent with permission: 41.

Hon.

Muhamed Magassy 42.

Hon.

Muhammed Mahanera 43.

Hon.

Billay G. Tunkara 44.

Hon.

Musa Amul Nyassi 45.

Hon.

Kebba Jallow 46.

Hon.

Baba Galleh Jallow 47.

Hon.


Bakary Njie 48.

Hon.

Sulayman Saho 49.

Hon.

Dawda Kawsu Jawara 50.

Hon.

Omar Ceesay 51.

Hon.

Birom JS Sowe 52.

Hon.

Alhagie Drammeh 53.

Hon.

Lamin J. Sanneh 54.

Hon.

Alhaji Sankung Jammeh - 55.

Hon.

Ya Kumba Jaiteh 56.

Hon.

Saikouba Jarju 57.

Hon.


Yaya Gassama - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Basse Sandu Kantora Foni Kansala Jarra Central Sanimentereng Bundunka Kunda Central Baddibu Upper Fulladu West Niamina East Niamina West Jeshwang Brikama South Foni Jarrol Nominated Member Busumbala Kiang East Vacancy: 1.

Kiang West [Deceased] 4 | P a g e FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS 1.
Correction and Approval of Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National Assembly WEDNESDAY 09TH FEBRUARY 2022 Sitting of Tuesday 8th February 2022.

The Hon.

Member for Foni Bondali moved the motion for the Assembly to consider and approve the Record of Votes and Proceedings of the National Assembly sitting of Tuesday 08th February 2022.

The Hon.

Member for Lower Niumi seconded the motion.


The Record of Votes and Proceedings of Tuesday 8th February 2022, as corrected, was approved as the true record of proceedings.

2.

Questions for Oral Answer (Standing Orders 36 & 41) 1) HON.

MINISTER FOR FINANCE AND ECONOMIC AFFAIRS The following questions and Supplementary Question(s) were asked and answered by the Hon.

Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs i.

Question No.

001/2022 by the Hon.


Member for Kombo East was treated with seven supplementary questions ii.

Question No.

002/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Illissa was treated with five supplementary questions iii.

Question No.

003/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Upper Saloum was treated with seven supplementary questions iv.

Question No.

004/2022 by the Hon.


Member for Upper Saloum was treated with seven supplementary questions 5 | P a g e FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS v. Question No.

005/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Upper Saloum was treated with six WEDNESDAY 09TH FEBRUARY 2022 supplementary questions.

vi.

Question No.

006/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda West was treated with one supplementary question.

vii.

Question No.
vii.

Question No.

007/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda was treated with seven supplementary questions.

VARIATION OF THE ORDER PAPER (ORDER 14(3) The Hon.

Speaker, acting in accordance with Order 14(3), varied the Order Paper and brought forward the questions for the Minister for Lands and Regional Government.

2) HON.

MINISTER FOR LANDS AND REGIONAL GOVERNMENT The following questions and Supplementary Question(s) were asked and answered by the Hon.

Minister for Lands and Regional Government i.


Question No: 028/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Illiassa was treated with seven supplementary questions.

ii.

Question No: 029/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Bakau was treated with five supplementary questions.

3) HON.

MINISTER FOR TOURISM AND CULTURE The following question and Supplementary Question(s) were asked and answered by the Hon.
Minister for Tourism and Culture 6 | P a g e FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS WEDNESDAY 09TH FEBRUARY 2022 Question No.

008/2022 by Member for Bakau treated with seven supplementary questions.

4) HON.

MINISTER FOR BASIC AND SECONDARY EDUCATION The following question and Supplementary Question(s) were asked and answered by the Hon.

Minister for Basic and Secondary Education Question No.

031/2022 by the Hon.


Member for Bakau was treated with one supplementary question.

5) HON.

MEMBER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION & GAMBIANS ABROAD Question No.

030/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Tumana was suspended due to the absence of the Minister.

6) HON.

MINISTER FOR TRADE, INDUSTRY, REGIONAL INTEGRATION AND EMPLOYMENT The following questions and Supplementary Question(s) were asked and answered by the Hon.

Minister for Trade, Industry, Regional Integration and Employment i.
Question No: 025/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Illiassa was treated with six supplementary questions ii.

Question No: 026/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Upper Saloum was treated with seven supplementary questions.

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Question No: 027/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Tumana was treated with five WEDNESDAY 09TH FEBRUARY 2022 supplementary questions.
SUSPENSION OF THE ASSEMBLY (ORDER 13) At forty minutes after two o’clock in the afternoon, the Speaker suspended the sitting for a lunch break.

RESUMPTION OF THE ASSEMBLY At fifty-five minutes after three o’clock in the afternoon, the Assembly resumed.

At fifty-five minutes after three o’clock in the afternoon, THE HON.

DEPUTY SPEAKER, MOMODOU LK SANNEH, TOOK THE CHAIR.

7) HON.

MINISTER FOR INTERIOR The following questions and Supplementary Question(s) were asked and answered by the Hon.
Minister for Interior.

i.

Question No: 015/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Bakau treated with five supplementary questions.

ii.

Question No: 016/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Kombo East.

The Hon.

Member for Kombo East was absent, and with authority, the question was asked by the Hon.

Member for Brikama North, and was treated with five supplementary questions.

iii.

Question No: 017/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda West was treated with seven supplementary questions.
8 | P a g e FIFTH ASSEMBLY OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC 2022 LEGISLATIVE YEAR FIRST ORDINARY SESSION VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS WEDNESDAY 09TH FEBRUARY 2022 iv.

Question No: 018/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda West was treated with two supplementary questions.

v. Question No: 019/2022 by the Hon.

Member for Serekunda West was treated without supplementary question.
ADJOURNMENT (ORDER 13(1)) At forty minutes after four o’clock in the afternoon, the Assembly was adjourned until Thursday 10th February 2022 at 10:00 am prompt.

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