Former Dowa East legislator Nasser Kara, who was sentenced to death in 2002 after being convicted of the murder of his driver Alex Mbewe, is out of jail after serving 20 years. The former member of Parliament (MP), who served in Parliament from 1999 to 2002, was saved from death row by...
Azeri parliamentHezki Ezra Yehuda "Yavda" Abramov, who is accompanying Azerbaijan's Foreign Minister Elmar Mamadiarov on his visit to Israel, is apparently the only Jewish Member of Parliament in the entire Muslim world. Abramov, who is also the chairman of the Israel-Azerbaijan Inter-Parliament...
Rajya Sabha members in Aug 2016 once again raised the demand for increasing their salaries and questioned the government`s silence on the suggestions of a committee that has recommended salary hike for the members of parliament. “MPs` salary is lowest of all. Our salary is lesser than MLAs ...
Whether such a system comes to fruition in practice or not may very well be up to the forces at work in our parliament. The attempt, however, is to spark a dialogue. Some may find the concept of an AI member of parliament to be far-fetched presently, but wouldn’t that be true of...
A Moi-era Member of Parliament has suffered a setback in his bid to take over part of the iconic State-owned Wakulima House in downtown Nairobi on lease terms. High Court judge John Mativo Wednesday dismissed an application by Arale Hassan Ahmed, a former MP for Wajir South Constituency, ...
Now Leadbeater has come out officially against the development with a letter to the Council in her role as local Member of Parliament, stating that the development would be “too big, too polluting, too damaging”. The 59-acre site to the west of the M62 near Junction 26, will be entirel...
Brexit. Thereafter, the UK government can transfer, by Order in Council, powers previously exercised by the EU to devolved legislatures in such a manner and at such time as it seems fit. Such transfers will require the approval of both Houses of Parliament, and of the Scottish parliament ...
anyway. PVV’er Martin Bosma was asked by Chamber President Khadija Arib to poll in his group who would like to become a member. There is no lack of enthusiasm among a number of other members. 50Plus Member of Parliament Leonie Sazias is eager, as long as it doesn’t turn into ‘high...
Mr Brown said, “As the Member of Parliament for Constituency 17, Pembroke Central, which includes the Black Watch Pass area, I have closely monitored the construction of the new roundabout. “This week I received reports from multiple sources that the Bermuda stone excavated from the wall borde...
Hardie wrote: “I thoroughly respect your advocacy work and your right to register your views with me as a member of parliament. As an MP, I also have an obligation to staff and volunteers to ensure certain conditions are maintained in our workplace, and in this situation, those obligations...