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    "speaker_name": "Rangwe, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr.) Lilian Gogo",
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        "legal_name": "Lilian Achieng Gogo",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for protecting me. There were loud consultations behind me and they were distracting me. I was mentioning the matter of procedure, which has been well covered on the procedural issues that are to be followed before a referendum is carried out. This Bill speaks very well on this matter. As I said, many times, people run to court because of not following procedures when conducting referendum or when doing other matters that affect the people. I also rise to support this Bill because it gives clear guidelines on the funding of referendum if it is to be carried out, so that it is not dependent on only one person. The method of funding is well laid out. This is very important so that we do not have somebody or a particular institution holding the country to ransom, especially when it comes to the provision for funding. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also support this Bill on the provisions that give equality for proponents and opponents of pertinent matters that would call for a referendum. This particular Bill has put it out very well. There is not going to be any contention on who is proposing and who is opposing as it were. Everybody is given an equal chance to give their propositions. Those who are opposing are also given an equal chance to oppose the matter that they do not like and then a referendum is done. I also want to give my contribution on the work that has been brought on the Floor of this House. As much as Hon. Jeremiah Kioni put forth his reservations, I thank him for supporting this Bill. As it were, this Bill has been worked on by two very serious committees of this House and public participation has been undertaken by both committees. That shows the in-depth position of the matter that we are discussing on the Floor of this House this evening. A lot of work has been done on it. People who did not do public participation on the one that was brought by the CIOC probably had another chance of doing public participation when it was presented by JLAC. This Bill is specifically very well-researched and it is one the public participated very well on. If we were to really take our time to look at matters, especially before they are brought to the Floor of this House and they touch on two committees, it is a good thing when committees also work together. They have also held joint sittings and have agreed on what part to table and what to improve on. The Bill that we are discussing on the Floor of this House has been well-looked into by the two committees. It does not matter which committee presents it on the Floor of the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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