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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Senate Majority Leader",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, similarly, I want to express my appreciation for the request. This Statement is an important Statement. Abraham Lincoln one time described governance in a democratic system as being a government of the people, by the people and for the people. One of the ways in which we can truly make sure that the republic, in the institution of government, is a government of the people is through enabling people to join Government institutions and ensure that a poor boy or a girl from the communities who may be forgotten, who may never have a chance to bring a Member of Parliament, a Senator or a Member of the National Assembly to these august institutions, that, he has access to some of these very important institutions, including the Army. I know that there are communities like IIchamus who have been fighting very hard to be recognized in many ways, including land rights and also representation. In a way, one of the things that the military should do is that when they go out there, to have a record that everybody in every county has a fair chance. There are people in this Republic who can never dream of getting a Government job; making a simple application in a Government institution to be a Principal Secretary (PS) or anybody in this Republic but at least, when this recruitment is being done, can offer himself at some location or centre in a ward or a constituency to be part of this Republic. This is a very important question. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would request that in a matter of this nature, there is need for compliance with Standing Order No.50(2). This is because sometimes when a Senator requests for a Statement and he is already giving an answer to his own Statement, then the process becomes a little bit difficult. The clerks should help. This is because we have 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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