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WAKE UP, YOU KANA LOTO: Bainimarama comes to sleep in Parliament!

25/8/2015

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The Speaker must be very attentive, conscious and fully aware of what is happening within The House when it is in session. He or she must pay close attention of the conduct of Members
(Standing Order 116 in the Fourth Edition, May 2006 ).


Standing Order 116 (10) states "A Member may not interrupt any Member who is speaking by any disorderly expression or remarks, running commentary or IN ANY OTHER DISODERLY MANNER."

In some jurisdictions, sleeping and snoring in The House is tantamount to disorderly and discourteous behaviour .

In regard to sleeping (plus snoring ) in The House, the Speaker can signal the Sergeant-at-Arm to walk gracefully to the sleeping Member and tactfully wake him  or her up. 

However, in unusual circumstance where more Members are sleeping at the same time, the Speaker can adjourn the House momentarily and let the Members " liven up " a bit.

However, if the Speaker himself or herself is also in slumber land, OTI VAKADUA!

Too SCARED to sleep in his own BED - so falls asleep in public places:

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15 Comments
Chiku
25/8/2015 12:58:41 am

Methinks the Dear Leader might have had one too many the night before. He is not a teetollwr is he?

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The Speaker has no clue of SOs
25/8/2015 12:58:58 am

This kind of event will be repetitive in the future because neither the speaker nor the MPs have any clue about the Standing Orders, what they mean and when they ought to be invoked.

Bunch of idiots running the parliament and giving that august institution such a bad name.

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Tualeita
25/8/2015 01:18:15 am

He is probably praying.

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Lilolabawala
25/8/2015 01:32:04 am

Saqai okoya e dua na tamata dau unu Vakalialia!,

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Rustam
25/8/2015 01:34:04 am

Ha..ha.. What a picture! That’s not sleeping! That’s the puppet on the switch off mode.

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King Rat
25/8/2015 01:40:30 am

Well, with the standard of debate in parliament, is it any wonder why MP's should not have a 'power nap' ?

What is there to listen to?

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Bubu
25/8/2015 01:38:16 am

Poor baby…Hope he has had a nappy change, at least!

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Dopy
25/8/2015 01:41:43 am

He is in deep thought reflecting on the money he has made so far and what he can make in the future.

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Welcome Home
25/8/2015 01:42:33 am

This is "conduct unbecoming' self-evidently and a waste of scarce public funds. Deal with it!

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Order! Order!
25/8/2015 01:45:34 am

Proposed Amendment being suggested by Minister Blah... Blah...

"that Standing Order 116 (10) be amended to read :"A Member may not interrupt any Member who is ‘Sleeping’....blah blah.

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NotToday
25/8/2015 02:07:00 am

SleepFirst, Fiji Later !

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Imagine
25/8/2015 02:24:32 am

Well, makes one wonder, that King (Martin Luther Jnr.) just didn't pull the phrase ; "I have a dream..." from thin air. Did he?

Now imagine the puppet saying the same to the parley awaking from his slumber.

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S
25/8/2015 05:02:56 am

Gives "turning a blind eye" a new meaning. PM too tired from his recent trips to India & Canada, what the heck, his paid for his time. FFP MPs get paid bums on seat, no wonder most of them don't talk lol, amazing the Minister of Sugar was silent when the Sugar Industry Bill was being discussed! Well, they were also discussing a holiday, seems its much needed for some.

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Masi D
28/8/2015 05:41:33 pm

He get paid 25 times more than you for just doing that.

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Bahuki
31/8/2015 12:28:39 am

Its like he was grogging too much the previous night, must be planning another crazy decree or something in his dreams

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