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

CHERNOR R.M.

BAH VP/4/2/50 TUESDAY 19TH AUGUST, 2014 THE HOUSE MET AT 10:20 A.M.

I.

ATTENDANCE: 1.

HON.BANGURA BENNEH 2.

HON.BANGURA IBRAHIM M. 3.

HON.BANYA IV P.C.MOHAMED SAMA KAILONDO 4.

HON.BOIMA IV P.C.

PRINCE LAPPIA 5.

HON.BRIG.BOYAH KOMBA E.S.

(RTD) 6.

HON.BRAIMA MUSTAPHA M. 7.

HON.BUNDU IBRAHIM R. 8.


HON.CONTEH BRIMAH 9.

HON.DABUNDEH AIAH DR. 10.

HON.FAWUNDU SENESI 11.

HON.FOFANAH AMADU 12.

HON.FOFANAH LEONARD S. 13.

HON.FOYAH PATRICK 14.

HON.FUNNA MABINTY 15.

HON.HASSAN SHERIFF B.

16.

HON.JABBI BU-BUAKEI DR. 17.

HON.JENGO EDWARD S. 18.

HON.JORKIE MOSES B.

19.

HON.KABOMBOR II P.C.

MANSA PAKI 20.

HON.KAIKAI ANSUMANA JAIA 21.

HON.KAINPUMU II P.C.

ALEX M.J.J.

22.

HON.KALLON DAUDA J.B. 2 23.

HON.KALOKO ABI 24.

HON.KALOKO ALIE 25.


HON.KALOKO BAI J.

26.

HON.KAMANDA CLAUDE D.M.

27.

HON.KAMARA ALBERT DEEN 28.

HON.KAMARA ALHASSAN 29.

HON.KAMARA ALHASSAN JERO 30.

HON.KAMARA IBRAHIM 31.

HON.KAMARA NICHOLAS 32.

HON.KAMARA SAIDU BABAH 33.

HON.KANU ABDUL SALAAM 34.

HON.KANU AMADU MOHAMED 35.

HON.KARGBO PATRICK L.M.

36.

HON.KARGBO ROLAND FODAY DR. 37.

HON.KATTA ALFRED BRIMA 38.

HON.KEBBIE P.C.BRIMA VICTOR SIDI 39.

HON.KOEDOYOMA KOMBA E. 40.

HON.KONGOMOH II P.C.

JOSEPH ALIE KAVURA 41.


HON.KONUWA FRANCIS A.

42.

HON.KOROMA AARON ARUNA 43.

HON.KOROMA ABU BAKARR 44.

HON.KOROMA DANIEL B.

45.

HON.KOROMA SUALIHO M. 46.

HON.KPOSOWA FRANK 47.

HON.KUYEMBEH HELEN 48.

HON.LAHAI BERNADETTE DR. 49.

HON.LEWALLY ALPHA BABATUNDE 50.

HON.MANLY-SPAIN AJIBOLA E. 51.

HON.MANSARAY JUSUFU B.

52.

HON.MANSARAY MOHAMED L. 53.

HON.MARAH III P.C.

ALIE BALANSAMA 54.

HON.MARAH ALUSINE 55.

HON.MARAH REGINA 56.

HON.MOMOH MOIWAI 57.

HON.MUNDA HABIB B.


58.

HON.PEWA P.C.PRINCE MAMBU 59.

HON.RADDER HENNEH HASSAN 60.

HON.SALLU-LIGBU II P.C.

BAI BUREH 61.

HON.SANGBAH SAAH 62.

HON.SANKA III P.C.

BAI KURR KANAGBARO 63.

HON.SANKOH IBRAHIM NOX 64.

HON.SANNOH SHEKU 65.

HON.SESAY ABDULAI DR. 3 66.

HON.SESAY DAN Y.

67.

HON.SESAY HASSAN A.

68.

HON.SESAY KUSAN 69.

HON.SESAY OSMAN SALLIEU 70.

HON.SESAY VERONICA K. 71.

HON.SISAY SULAIMAN M. 72.

HON.SUMAH FODAY I. DR. 73.

HON.SWARAY MOSES A.

74.


HON.TARA-KOROMA TAWORO DR. 75.

HON.TENGBEH SAHR 76.

HON.THOMAS SEGEPOH S. 77.

HON.TORTO AUGUSTINE B.

78.

HON.TUNIS SIDIE MOHAMED 79.

HON.TURAY THOMAS M. DR. 80.

HON.TURAY THOMAS B.

81.

HON.YEK II P.C.ALHAJI BAI SHEBORA 82.

HON.YOKIE FODAY RADO 83.

HON.KAMARA MOHAMED J.

The following Honourable Members of Parliament were absent: 1.

HON.ALIE JAMES N. 2.

HON.BAH IBRAHIM PATEH 3.

HON.BANGURA MABINTY H. 4.

HON.BRAIMA SAMUEL H. 5.

HON.CONTEH KARIFALA S. 6.


HON.CONTEH KEMOKOH 7.

HON.DUMBUYA ALHAJI S. 8.

HON.FAWUNDU DAUDA D. 9.

HON.GBAPPY-BRIMA GLADYS GBEMOH 10.

HON.JAJUA ABU 11.

HON.JOHNSON DAVID 12.

HON.KABIA ISATA 13.

HON.KAMARA KOMBOR 14.

HON.KAMARA MOHAMED 15.

HON.LUNGAY ANDREW V. 16.

HON.MARAH LAHAI 17.

HON.MBAYOH ROSKY M. 18.

HON.MUNU ALIEU BADDARA K. 19.

HON.ROGERS DICKSON M. 20.

HON.SHO-SAWYER MICHEL DR. 21.

HON.SILIKIE BASHIRU 22.

HON.SMITH ROSALINE J.

23.


HON.CAPT.SOURIE FREDERICK S.(RTD) 24.

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

HON.BROWN PATRICIA 2.

HON.BUNDU SONGOWA 3.

HON.CONTEH BRIMAH 4.

HON.EBBA TAMBA ENTOCHEMA 5.

HON.FATORMA SAHR 6.

HON.KAISAMBA FRANCIS A.

7.

HON.KANNEH ALUSINE 8.

HON.KARGBO ALIMAMY G. 9.

HON.KEMOKAI LANSANA I.

10.

HON.KOWA EMMA J.

11.

HON.MANSARAY SAIDU 12.

HON.OSHO-WILLIAMS BLISS E. DR. 13.

HON.SALAMY BOCKARIE N. 14.


HON.SILLAH MABINTY K. 15.

HON.SONSIAMA III P.C.

SHEKU A.T. FASULUKU 16.

HON.SOBBA-STEPHENS MIMA Y.M.

17.

HON.THOLLEY MOHAMED K. 10:20 – 10:22 a.m. II.

Prayers: The Clerk of Legislative Committee, Mr. Lamin Yansaneh said the prayer.

10:22 a.m. III.

SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER (S.O.)

5(2) AT 10:22 A.M.: Hon.

Claude D.M.

Kamanda moved for the suspension of Standing Order (S.O.)

5(2), seconded by Hon.

Amadu M. Kanu and unanimously carried by the House.
10:22 – 10:23 a.m. IV.

AMENDMENT OF ORDER PAPER BY THE LEADER OF THE HOUSE AND OF GOVERNMENT BUSINESS – HON.

IBRAHIM R. BUNDU: By the insertion of Grants Agreements numbers : a) Grant Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and International Development Association (IDA) acting as Administrator of Global Partnership for Education Fund to Finance the Revitalizing Education Development Project, dated 1st August, 2014 – as No.
TF 016568 5 b) Grant Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and International Development Association (IDA) acting as Administrator of the Department for International Development (DFID- UK) under the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MTDF) to Finance the Revitalizing Education Development Project, dated 1st August, 2014 - as No.

TF 017720.

10:23 – 10:30 a.m. IV.


RECORD OF VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS FOR THE PARLIAMENTARY SITTINGS HELD ON THURSDAY 24TH JULY AND THURSDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2014 RESPECTIVELY: The motion to adopt the record of Votes and Proceedings of Thursday 24th July, 2014 was moved by Hon.

Mohamed L. Mansaray.

It was seconded by Hon.

Frank Kposowa and unanimously adopted.That for Thursday, 7thAugust, 2014 was moved by Hon.

Amadu M. Kanu, seconded by Hon.

Frank Kposowa and unanimously adopted by Members.
10:30 – 10:31 a.m. V. LAYING OF PAPERS: (i) The Minister of Finance and Economic Development (a) Grant Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and International Development Association (IDA) acting as Administrator of Global Partnership for Education Fund to Finance the Revitalizing Education Development Project, dated 1st August, 2014 (b) Grant Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and International Development Association (IDA) acting as Administrator of the Department for International Development (DFID- UK) under the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MTDF) to Finance the Revitalizing Education Development Project, dated 1st August, 2014 Laid by the Minister of State Finance, Mr. F.B.L.Mansaray.
(ii) Hon.

Ibrahim R. Bundu, Majority Leader of the House and Leader of Government Business Bank of Sierra Leone Annual Report and Statement of Accounts for the Year ended 31st December, 2013 Laid by the Leader of the House, Hon.

Ibrahim R. Bundu.

6 10:31 – 12:15 p.m. VI.

GOVERNMENT MOTION: The Minister of Finance and Economic Development Be it Resolved: That this Honourable House ratify the following Agreements which were laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday 19th August, 2014.
(a) Grant Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and International Development Association (IDA) acting as Administrator of Global Partnership for Education Fund to Finance the Revitalizing Education Development Project, dated 1st August, 2014 - No.

TF016568.
TF016568.

(b) Grant Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and International Development Association (IDA) acting as Administrator of the Department for International Development (DFID- UK) under the Multi-Donor Trust Fund (MTDF) to Finance the Revitalizing Education Development Project, dated 1st August, 2014 - No.

TF 017720 The Minister of State Finance, Mr. F.B.L.Mansaray presented the motion to Members of Parliament.
Contributing to the debate on the motion were the following Honourable Members: 1.

Hon.

Sulaiman M. Sisay; 2.

Hon.

Foday Rado Yokie - on a point of Order,(S.O.)

32(10) – it was ruled as out of Order; Continued Debate Hon.

Sulaiman M. Sisay; 3.

Hon.

Komba E. Koedoyoma; 4.

Hon.

Dr. Roland F. Kargbo; 5.

Hon.

Helen Kuyembeh; 6.

Hon.

Dr. Foday I. Sumah; 7.

Hon.

Frank Kposowa; 8.

Hon.

Alpha Babatunde Lewally - on a point of Order,(S.O.)

34; 7 Continued Debate Hon.

Frank Kposowa; 9.

Hon.


Dr. Thomas M. Turay; 10.

Hon.

Sualiho M. Koroma; 11.

Hon.

Claude D.M.

Kamanda; 12.

Hon.

Dr. Bernadette Lahai; 12 NOON.

VII.

SUSPENSION OF STANDING ORDER (S.O.)

5(2) AT 12 NOON: Hon.

Claude D.M.

Kamanda moved for the suspension of Standing Order (S.O.)

5(2), seconded by Hon.

Alhassan Kamara and unanimously accepted by Members.

Continued Debate Hon.

Dr. Bernadette Lahai;; 13.

Hon.

Ibrahim R. Bundu.


The Minister of State Finance in responding to the various concerns of Members, moved for the ratification of the motion The motion was unanimously ratified by Members.

12:15 – 12:17 p.m. VIII.

STATEMENT BY THE LEADER OF THE HOUSE – HON.

IBRAHIM R. BUNDU: (See attached document).

12:17 – 12:20 p.m. VIII.

ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE CLERK OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE – MR. LAMIN YANSANEH: The following Committees were requested to meet: 1.
Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, immediately after sitting at the Conference room, New Administrative Building; 2.

Members who have not got their official address should contact the webmaster’s office after sitting.

8 All Members of Parliament were encouraged to visit the Parliament of Sierra Leone Website, for relevant/important information to be used to prepare for debates.
The Website is loaded with relevant materials such as : Acts, Ordinances, Public Notices of Parliament since 1920- 2013, Standing Orders etc.

; 3.

The Bombali District Members of Parliament were invited to meet, immediately after sitting.

12:20 – 12:25 p.m. VIII.

STANDING ORDER (S.O.)

23: 1.

Jusufu B. Mansaray – thanked the Leader of the House, Hon.

Ibrahim R. Bundu for having taken the responsibility of defending Members of Parliament against subversive propaganda; 2.

Hon.

Claude D.M.
Hon.

Claude D.M.

Kamanda – claimed that the Directorate of Parliament’s Public Relations is very weak in the performance of its duty; 3.

Hon.

Alhassan Kamara asked for Western Area Members of Parliament to meet immediately after sitting; 4.

Hon.

Sualiho M. Koroma – brought to the attention of Parliament, Executive and Local Councils, that dogs are parading around Freetown and called on the Freetown City Council and other City Councils to control them; 5.

Hon.
Hon.

Patrick Foyah – citing EcoBank, where a man stands with a thermometer at the entrance, said that all doors in Parliament should be closed and a single door opened for checking people entering Parliament.

12:25 p.m. IX.

ADJOURNMENT: Mr. Speaker adjourned the House sine die.

THE HOUSE ROSE AT 12:25 P.M.