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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Mr. Chairperson, Sir, whereas I may agree that we are taking unduly long time in these minutes, this Committee Stage is very critical because we are the legislature and, therefore, it is at this stage where we scrutinize the various amendments in great detail to ensure that they comply with the Constitution. Second Reading is barely arguments to and fro, but when it comes to the Committee Stage, it is when we want to ensure in detail that what we are approving is constitutional. Therefore, to me, people should not come here and say that although we may not like it, although it is unconstitutional, we must nevertheless just pass it and in good faith we shall look at it again after passing it. Mr. Chairperson, Sir, it will be a great condemnation of the Senate to pass a provision of the law on the basis that we are aware it has its shortcomings but we should look at it after passing it. This is the time to do it. In fact, I would be quite embarrassed when he says that the matter has to go to court and on a clear Clause like this. The court says it is clearly unnecessary, unconstitutional, badly drafted, mischievous and so on when we actually knew that when we were passing it, but it was on the basis of good faith, we shall discuss after. Why discuss after and not deal with it now and finalize it?"
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