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    "id": 1003902,
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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wetangula",
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        "legal_name": "Moses Masika Wetangula",
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    "content": "Madam, Temporary Speaker, it is alright. In my many years in Parliament, I have not seen or heard of a situation where an intended Mover of a Motion casually stands up and says that ‘I defer the Motion’ without giving any explanation then goes ahead to sit down. In fact, the power to defer any Motion does not lie with the Member who intends to move it. The Senate Minority Leader has said, and I do agree with him, that this is a constitutional body that we are dealing with. We have taken oath to defend and uphold the same Constitution. This is the Commission that employs and pays our salaries. It is the same Commission that runs Parliament and it has to be fully constituted at any given time for it to discharge its mandate. Any procrastination on the matter, in this House, is unacceptable. This Motion has been brought in the House. The Chair has given it preference over the other House Business and I am sure that she did so after very due consideration. I am sure that the Chair skipped all the other Orders on the understanding of the importance of this Motion and the importance of the subject at hand as said by Sen. Orengo. If the intended Mover of the Motion, having been given an opportunity and priority over all other Businesses is unable to move the Motion, then the Motion collapses. We can then move on to something else other than holding the House at ransom over a matter so important such as this. I urge you to reject that request and if the Mover is not ready to move the Motion, let the Motion collapse and we know the consequences of that collapse. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
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