Senate Speaker Amason Kingi was forced to adjourn the Thursday, June 27, sitting for lack of quorum.
In the sitting convened at 2:30 pm, only a handful of Senators showed up, with a majority keeping off Parliament Buildings.
Following the procedure, the speaker ordered for the bell to be rang to alert senators who were in Parliament to attend the session, however, the move proved futile.
Shortly after, the Speaker adjourned the sitting and announced that they would reconvene on July 2.
"There being no quorum and having rung the bell pursuant to the provision of standing order 42, the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, July 2 at 2:30 pm," the Speaker announced.
According to the standing orders, there have to be 15 senators to form a quorum. Without a quorum, the sitting has to be adjourned.
The Senators were to debate various bills and motions that were tabled by various members.
This was the first time the Senate was convening for a sitting following the breach of Parliament Buildings on Tuesday, June 25.
During the incident, various parts of the building were damaged alongside other facilities such as tables and chairs.
However, it was noted that most of the chambers of the National and Senate Chambers were secured during the incident.
"Additionally, the National Assembly Speaker Moses Wetangula has clarified that media reports indicating that the House mace had been carted away by the demonstrators were untrue, noting that what had been carried away was a dummy mace on display.
"While emphasizing the authority of the legislature as symbolized by the mace, he assured the House that the mace is always highly secured," read the statement in part.
