'CONFERENCE HALL'- SENATORS COMPLAIN OVER POOR QUALITY OF RECONSTRUCTED SENATE CHAMBER. (PHOTO).
‘Conference Hall’ – Senators complain over poor quality of reconstructed Senate Chamber Senators on Tuesday expressed anger over the condition of the reconstructed Chamber, which they described as a ‘mere conference room’. Controversy has trailed the refurbished Senate Chambers since plenary resumed in the facility last week. Last Tuesday’s plenary was trailed by confusion as some Senators quarreled over sitting arrangements in the renovated chamber. During plenary on Tuesday, complaints over the standard of the Chambers led to a rowdy session which lasted for about 15 minutes and eventually forced the Senate into executive session. The Chief Whip of the Senate and lawmaker representing Borno South, Ali Ndume, who raised the issues through Order 42 of the Senate Standing Rules, said, “What is supposed to be a Chamber, has been turned into a Conference Hall”, a development which he said is not acceptable. “Mr President, I rise to make disturbing observations on this supposedly renovate
Today at the trial of Olympic and paralympic track star,Oscar Pistorius,was alleged to have killed his girlfriend was accused by the prosecutor that he likes blaming other people for his mistakes as he sought to prove that Oscar murdered his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp on valentine's day last year.He may face life imprisonment if convicted in the Pretoria High Court.Oscar claims he shot his girlfriend in a tragic accident,firing at what he thought was an intruder hiding behind a toilet door in his luxury Pretoria home on February 14 last year.With the trial now in the 19th day,the prosecutor Gerrie Nel,whose reputation as one of South African's toughest Attorneys has earned him the nickname ''The pitbull'',has sought to portray Oscar as an arrogant hot head who is reckless withfire arms.''You will blame anybody but yourself''.During cros examination,a different incident was mentioned,in which Oscar was asked about why he fired a gun in a restaurant.Oscar explained that the gun was given to him by a friend under the restaurant table and went off by itself but police Captain Christian Mangena gave evidence earlier in the trial,saying the weapon culd only fire if the trigger was pulled.Oscar quickly said he blamed his lawyer Mr Rous for not cross examining the captain on his evidence.The Prosecutor said,''now you are blaming your own lawyer'',that made Oscar lawyer to shake his head at a colleague.Oscar broke down and sobbed as the prosecutor pushed him repeatedly to take responsibility for killing his girlfriend.
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