In submissions to his challenge over the appointment of Sarah Browne and Vikash Ramkissoon as Parliamentary Secretaries, APNU+AFC MP Christopher Jones says there is no provision permitting such appointees to hold seats as Elected Members of the National Assembly.
Last September, Browne and Ramkissoon were appointed under Article 186 of the Constitution which provides that Parliamentary Secretaries may be appointed from among persons who are qualified to be elected as members of the National Assembly.
Such Secretaries are appointed by the President to assist specific subject ministers and may respond to questions and debate matters in the Assembly; but they do not have voting rights.
