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    "content": "of land, the Hancock Commission that looked into issues of the insurance industry and the so-called Ringera Commission that undertook the so-called drastic surgery of the judiciary. When you look at the history of these commissions, there are certain things that stand out starkly. You see wastage of public funds to the extent that you get a sneaky feeling that some of these commissions may have been put in place for no reason other than to act as cash cows. You see some commissions that have given you the impression of them having been an attempted cover-up, and a waste of time in the hope that the people of this country would somehow forget the issue of concern. You see impunity in the manner in which justice has been delayed and, therefore, denied. As we say, justiced delayed is certainly justice denied. A lot of these commissions of inquiry have resulted in the delay of justice and, therefore, denial of justice to the people of this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of them have been no more than arenas for witch-hunting. Most importantly, is that all these commissions, without exception, have hardly moved beyond the paper upon which the reports have been scripted. Some were halted midstream, and many that lived to see the light of day never reached the point of implementation. In his epic poem, the Odessy, Homer says: “Man is hardly remembered for what he begins. You only live to be remembered for what you successfully conclude; what you move to a logical conclusion”. By that standard, we can say that a lot of these commissions of inquiry cannot be remembered for anything because they have never seen the light of day. The amendment moved to Section 7 of the Commissions of Inquiry Act must be seen in the light of an attempt to correct a gross injustice that the appointment of these commissions has visited upon our land and people. The amendment seeks to allow for the presentation of reports of commissions of inquiry to this House at the same time as the same is presented to the President. That will permit this House the opportunity to interrogate reports of these commissions and initiate measures to ensure implementation, even in the face of lethargy or inertia in the Government. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what gives me confidence is the fact that while amending our Standing Orders recently, we introduced a major innovation by enacting into the new Standing Orders a new committee that we have called the Committee on Implementation. Standing Order No.196 states: (1) There shall be a select committee to be designated the Committee on Implementation. (2) The Committee shall scruitinise the resolutions of the House (including adopted committee reports), petitions and the undertakings given by the Government on the Floor of the House and examine- (a) whether or not such decisions and undertakings have been implemented and where implemented, the extent to which they have been implemented; and whether such implementation has taken place within the minimum time necessary; and (b) whether or not legislation passed by the House has been operationalised and where operationalised, the extent to which such operationalisation has taken place within the minimum time necessary. (3) The Committee may propose sanctions to the House on any Minister who fails to implement resolutions of the House."
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