Tag Archives: PARLIAMENT

MPs fail to turn up in parliament for Friday sitting Alban Bagbin wears all-white boubou to parliament Finance Minister reduces E-Levy The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has left the Chamber of Parliament after waiting for Members of Parliament for over five hours. Reports say the Speaker had been in the Chamber since 10am as advertised. A …

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged religious groups to support Members of Parliament in prayers to prevent instances where chaos erupts on the floor of the house. As a result of the hung Parliament, members of the majority and minority sides of the eighth Parliament have had a number …

Fire has gutted a portion of South Africa’s Parliament complex located in Cape Town as of this morning. Sunday, January 2, 2022. Videos circulated on social media show huge plumes of smoke emanating from the premises. Local media reports say firefighters have since been dispatched to the scene and are …

There was chaos in Kenya’s Parliament on Wednesday afternoon 29 December 2021 as MPs engaged in a free for all fight during a debate on the controversial Political Parties (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The lawmakers were voting on amendments to clause Six by Kandara MP Alice Wahome. Clause Six, which is …

Chaos in Parliament over E-levy Majority leaders apologises for chaos Parliament suspends sitting Comfort Doyoe Cudjoe-Ghansah, the Member of Parliament of Ada Constituency, has promised of more violence in the house of Parliament if the Majority side of the house ‘does not change’. According to her the Minority is primed for the chaos and that …

Fisticuffs in Parliament over E-levy Parliament adjourned indefinitely Misconduct in Parliament needs to end immediately, Pratt Host of Good Morning Ghana show, Randy Abbey, has revealed a Member of Parliament who had just delivered a child had to leave the baby abroad for the purpose of making up the number for casting vote in Parliament. According …

First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Joseph Osei Owusu has announced on Tuesday December 21 that Parliament has adjourned sitting. Peace FM’s Parliamentary Correspondent, Emmanuel Akorli reports that, the Majority grouping moved a motion for the adjournment which was seconded by the Minority Leader, Hon. Haruna Iddrisu, thereby causing parliament to …

A scene from last night’s brawl in Parliament Ghana’s Parliament will today, December 21, 2021, vote on the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy (E-Levy). The levy was first announced by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta during his presentation of the 2022 budget statement and economic policy proposal of the ruling government on …

Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has made clear the intention of his caucus to reject the controversial Electronic Transfer Levy Bill brought before the plenary by the Finance Committee of Parliament. Plenary is expected to debate the Bill, which has been brought to the floor under a certificate of urgency for …

Members of Parliament were engaged in some fisticuffs in the chamber of the House during the voting on the controversial E-levy bill on Monday, December 20. The MPs were taking votes on whether or not the E-levy should be adopted under a certificate of urgency. At the time, Joseph Osei-Owusu …