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FOURTH PARLIAMENT OF THE SECOND REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE SECOND SESSION, 2013/2014 THIRD MEETING OF THE HOUSE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS HONOURABLE DEPUTY SPEAKER IN THE CHAIR - HON.

CHERNOR R.M.BAH VP/4/2/40 TUESDAY 1ST JULY, 2014 THE HOUSE MET AT 10:00 A.M.

I.

ATTENDANCE 1.

HON.BAH IBRAHIM PATEH 2.

HON.BANGURA BENNEH 3.

HON.BANGURA IBRAHIM M. 4.

HON.BOIMA IV P.C.

PRINCE LAPPIA 5.

HON.BRAIMA SAMUEL H. 6.

HON.BUNDU IBRAHIM R. 7.

HON.BUNDU SONGOWA 8.

HON.CONTEH KARIFALA S. 9.

HON.CONTEH KEMOKOH 10.


HON.DABUNDEH AIAH DR. 11.

HON.DUMBUYA ALHAJI S. 12.

HON.FAWUNDU DAUDA D. 13.

HON.FAWUNDU SENESI 14.

HON.FOFANAH AMADU 15.

HON.FOFANAH LEONARD S. 16.

HON.FUNNA MABINTY 17.

HON.HASSAN SHERIFF B.

18.

HON.JABBI BU-BUAKEI DR. 19.

HON.JAJUA ABU 20.

HON.JOHNSON DAVID 21.

HON.JORKIE MOSES B.

22.

HON.KABOMBOR II P.C.

MANSA PAKI 2 23.

HON.KAIKAI ANSUMANA JAIA 24.

HON.KAINPUMU II P.C.ALEX M.J.J.

25.

HON.KAISAMBA FRANCIS A.

26.

HON.KALOKO ABI 27.


HON.KALOKO ALIE 28.

HON.KALOKO BAI J.

29.

HON.KAMANDA CLAUDE D.M.

30.

HON.KAMARA ALHASSAN 31.

HON.KAMARA ALHASSAN JERO 32.

HON.KAMARA KOMBOR 33.

HON.KAMARA MOHAMED 34.

HON.KAMARA NICHOLAS 35.

HON.KAMARA SAIDU BARBAH 36.

HON.KANNEH ALUSINE 37.

HON.KANU ABDUL SALAAM 38.

HON.KANU AMADU MOHAMED 39.

HON.KARGBO PATRICK L.M.

40.

HON.KARGBO ROLAND FODAY DR. 41.

HON.KEBBIE P.C.BRIMA VICTOR SIDI 42.

HON.KEMOKAI LANSANA I.

43.


HON.KOEDOYOMA KOMBA E. 44.

HON.KONGOMOH II P.C.

JOSEPH ALIE KAVURA 45.

HON.KONUWA FRANCIS A.

46.

HON.KOROMA AARON ARUNA 47.

HON.KOROMA ABU BAKARR 48.

HON.KOROMA DANIEL B.

49.

HON.KOROMA SUALIHO M. 50.

HON.LEWALLY ALPHA BABATUNDE 51.

HON.LUNGAY ANDREW V. 52.

HON.MANLY-SPAIN AJIBOLA EMANUEL 53.

HON.MANSARAY MOHAMED L. 54.

HON.MANSARAY SAIDU 55.

HON.MARAH III P.C.

ALIE BALANSAMA 56.

HON.MARAH ALUSINE 57.

HON.MARAH LAHAI 58.

HON.MBAYOH ROSKY M. 59.


HON.MUNDA HABIB B.

60.

HON.RADDER HENNEH HASSAN 61.

HON.ROGERS DICKSON M. 62.

HON.SALAMY BOCKARIE N. 63.

HON.SALLU-LIGBU II P.C.

BAI BUREH 64.

HON.SANGBAH SAAH 3 65.

HON.SANKA III P.C.

BAI KURR KANAGBARO 66.

HON.SANKOH IBRAHIM NOX 67.

HON.SANNOH SHEKU 68.

HON.SESAY ABDULAI DR. 69.

HON.SESAY DAN Y.

70.

HON.SESAY HASSAN A.

71.

HON.SESAY KUSAN 72.

HON.SESAY OSMAN SALLIEU 73.

HON.SESAY VERONICA K. 74.

HON.SILLAH MABINTY K. 75.


HON.SISAY SULAIMAN M. 76.

HON.SMITH ROSALINE J.

77.

HON.SONSIAMA III P.C.SHEKU A.T.FASULUKU 78.

HON.CAPT.SOURIE FREDERICK (RTD) 79.

HON.SUMAH FODAY I. DR. 80.

HON.SWARRAY MOSES A.

81.

HON.TARA-KOROMA TAWORO DR. 82.

HON.TENGBEH SAHR 83.

HON.THOLLEY MOHAMED K. 84.

HON.THOMAS SEGEPOH S. 85.

HON.TORTO AUGUSTINE B.

86.

HON.TUNIS SIDIE MOHAMED 87.

HON.TURAY THOMAS B.

88.

HON.YEK II P.C.ALHAJI BAI SHEBORA 89.

HON.KAMARA MOHAMED J.


The following Honourable Members of Parliament were absent: 1.

HON.ALIE JAMES N. 2.

HON.BANYA IV P.C.

MOHAMED SAMA KAILONDO 3.

HON.BRIG.BOYAH KOMBA E.S.

(RTD) 4.

HON.JENGO EDWARD S. 5.

HON.KAMARA IBRAHIM 6.

HON.KATTA ALFRED BRIMA 7.

HON.MANSARAY JUSUFU B.

8.

HON.MUNU ALIE BADDARA K. 9.

HON.PEWA P.C.

PRINCE MAMBU 10.

HON.SHO-SAWYER MICHEL DR. 11.

HON.SILIKIE BASHIRU 12.

HON.TARAWALLY UMAR PARAN 4 The following Honourable Members of Parliament were absent with excuse: 1.
HON.BANGURA MABINTY H. 2.

HON.BRAIMA MUSTAPHA M. 3.

HON.BROWN PATRICIA 4.

HON.CONTEH BRIMAH 5.

HON.EBBA TAMBA ENTOCHEMA 6.

HON.FATORMA SAHR 7.

HON.FOYAH PATRICK 8.

HON.GBAPPY-BRIMA GLADYS GBEMOH 9.

HON.KABIA ISATA 10.

HON.KALOKO ABI 11.

HON.KAMARA ALBERT DEEN 12.

HON.KARGBO ALIMAMY G. 13.

HON.KOWA EMMA J.

14.

HON.KPOSOWA FRANK 15.

HON.KUYEMBEH HELEN 16.

HON.LAHAI BERNADETTE DR. 17.

HON.MARAH REGINA 18.

HON.MOMOH MOIWAI 19.

HON.OSHO-WILLIAMS BLISS E. DR. 20.

HON.SOBBA-STEPHENS MIMA Y.M.


21.

HON.TURAY THOMAS M. DR. 22.

HON.YOKIE FODAY RADO 10:00 – 10:02 a.m. II.

Prayers: The Clerk of Parliament, Mr. Ibrahim Sesay said the prayer.

10:02 – 10:05 a.m. III.

RECORD OF VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY SITTING HELD ON THURSDAY, 26THJUNE, 2014: The motion for the adoption of the record of Votes and Proceedings of Thursday 26thJune, 2014 was moved by Hon.

Claude D.M.

Kamanda.

It was seconded by Hon.

P.C.


Joseph Alie Kavura Kongomoh II and unanimously accepted by Members.

10:05 – 10:30 a.m. IV.

GOVERNMENT MOTIONS: The Minister of Finance and Economic Development Be it Resolved: That this Honourable House ratify the following Protocols which were laid on the Table of the House on Thursday 12th June, 2014.
5 (a) Protocol of Agreement between the Republic of Sierra Leone and the African Development Fund (Public Financial Management Improvement and Consolidation Project), dated 22nd May, 2014.

(b) Protocol of Agreement amongst the Republic of Sierra Leone and the African Development Bank; The African Development Bank and the African Development Fund (on behalf of the Fragile States Facility) (inclusive Economic Management Programme-Phase I), dated 22nd May, 2014.
The Minister of State Finance, Mr. Momodu Kargbo presented the motions to Members of Parliament.

Contributing to the debate on the motions were the following Honourable Members: 1.

Hon.

Hassan B.

Sheriff; 2.

Hon.

Rosaline J. Smith; 3.

Hon.

Claude D.M.

Kamanda; 4.

Hon.

Ansumana Jaia Kaikai; 5.

Hon.

Ibrahim R. Bundu.

The Minister of State Finance, responded to the various issues raised by Members and moved for the ratification of the motions.

The motions were unanimously ratified by Members.


10:30 – 12:35 p.m. V. BILL: The Universities (Amendment) Act, 2014 INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING: The Minister of Education, Science and Technology.

The Bill was read the first time by the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Minkailu Bah and was approved by majority votes.

SECOND READING: The Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Minkailu Bah presented the Bill to Members during the second reading.
6 The following Honourable Members contributed to the debate on the Bill: 1.

Hon.

Sulaiman M. Sisay; 2.

Hon.

Dr. Roland F. Kargbo; 3.

Hon.

P.C.

Bai Kurr Kanagbaro Sanka III 4.

Hon.

Ajibola Emanuel Manly-Spain; 5.

Hon.

Alhaji S. Dumbuya; 6.

Hon.

Hassan A. Sesay; 7.

Hon.

Aaron Aruna Koroma; 8.

Hon.

Alhassan Kamara; 9.

Hon.

P.C.

Joseph Alie Kavura Kongomoh II; 10.Hon.

Ansumana Jaia Kaikai; 12 NOON.

VI.

SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER (S.O.)


5(2) AT 12 NOON: The suspension of Standing Order (S.O.)

5(2) was moved by Hon.

Songowa Bundu.

It was seconded by Hon.

Alie Kaloko and unanimously accepted by Members.

Continued Debate: Hon.

Ansumana Jaia Kaikai; 11.Hon.

Ibrahim R. Bundu.

The Bill was read the second time and unanimously approved by Members.
COMMITTEE STAGE: The following amendment was made during the Committee Stage: - to add a clause (4) to read thus: (4) Any other institution that may, on the advice of the Tertiary Education Commission, be constituted as a Campus by statutory instrument made by the Minister.

THIRD READING AND PASSAGE INTO LAW: The Bill was read the third time and unanimously passed into law.

7 12:35 12:37 p.m. VII.


ANNOUNCEMENTS BY THE CLERK OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE, MR. LAMIN YANSANEH: The following Committees were requested to meet: 1.

Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Wednesday 2nd July, 2014 at the New Administrative Building at 12:00 p.m.; 2.

Committee on Sports, immediately after sitting; 3.

Committee on Health, immediately after sitting at the new Administrative Building; 4.
The return of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Assets/Liabilities declaration form was due the previous day the 30th June, 2014.

Members were kindly requested to submit their forms latest Friday, 4th July, 2014 at the Despatch desk or to the Director of Human Resource.

12:37 – 12:38 p.m VIII.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CHIEF WHIP: 1.

Reminded Members of Parliament to contact the web master for their email addresses.

2.
2.

Allocation of offices for Chairpersons and Deputies: a) Female Caucus - Room 104 b) Finance - Room 113 c) Foreign Affairs & TAC - Room 102 c) Transport and Aviation & Mines and Mineral Resources - Room 202 12:38 – 12:40 p.m. IX.

BUSINESS STATEMENT BY THE LEADER OF THE HOUSE (S.O) 16: The Leader of the House, Hon.
Ibrahim R. Bundu encouraged Honourable Members to read the documents laid on Thursday, 26th June, 2014 by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development as against next sitting, on Thursday 3rd July, 2014.
(a) Letter of Agreement between the Republic of Sierra Leone and the African Development Bank on Fragile States Facility (Pillar III) (Grant Support for Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Support Project for Energy Planning and Millenium Challenge Corporation for Compact Development Process (TCB-ERPU & MCC)), dated 25th April, 2014.
8 (b) Letter of Agreement between the Republic of Sierra Leone and the African Development Bank on Fragile States Facility (Pillar III) (Grant Support for Technical Assistance and Capacity Building for Minerals/Extractive Industries Revenue Enhancement and Governance Project (TCB-MREG)) dated 25th April, 2014.

12:40 p.m. X. ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Speaker adjourned the House to Thursday, 3rd July, 2014 at 10:00 a.m.

THE HOUSE ROSE AT 12:40 P.M.