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    "id": 1017379,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1017379/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Sakaja",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Johnson Arthur Sakaja",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there was a point that was made by Sen. Olekina, which is very important. Number one, if you look at the Constitution, the requirement of certain laws to be passed by a certain time points to the Fifth Schedule of the Constitution. The Fifth Schedule has a number of laws listed and the timelines. There is no Two-Thirds Gender Law on the Fifth Schedule stipulating that it should be passed within five years. It is not there. Sen. Wetangula, if you look, it does not exist. Parliament can argue that even The Political Parties Act of 2012 that was passed is a law that has been written to help women achieve this. I support what Sen. Wetangula said, and I have been a party leader. As Chairman of my party, where you were a Member at some point, because I knew that it takes a lot to get women elected, I made sure that there is a level playing field. Of the 16 women who were elected in 2013 in single member constituencies, eight of them – half - were from The National Alliance (TNA). Some of these issues can be solved within political parties. That is a discussion we must get into. I support what Sen. Wetangula said; that let us not be poetic about it. Let us go to the root cause of this issue and address it. However, I would advise the State House Controller to change the Post Office Box number of the State House, so that the written advisory does not reach there, and it is returned to sender with immediate effect. I thank you."
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