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    "id": 1064471,
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    "speaker_name": "Nominated, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Godfrey Osotsi",
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        "legal_name": "Godfrey Osotsi",
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    "content": "When you gave direction to this Committee to look into this matter, I remember you said that the process of removal of a person from public office is quasi-judicial . Therefore, all steps must be taken to make sure that judicious attention and moderation is considered. The Committee requested more time. I remember I seconded that Motion requesting more time to consider this matter. When the Committee sat, we took only two hours to dispense with this matter. Secondly, you know this matter first appeared before the Committee as a complaint. Then the Committee made a decision that they could not act on a complaint. They required a petition. A Petition was strangely lodged. Before that Petition was lodged, there was a previous Petition by the Editors’ Guild which, strangely, was not committed to the Committee. We never looked at it. However, this one by an individual who, in the Committee’s wisdom, was never even asked to appear before the Committee, was considered. So, we decided on a Petition by a Petitioner who never appeared before us. We could not confirm his identity. For that matter, I said I will not support a process that has procedural gaps. Hon. Speaker, when you are looking at a Petition to remove a person from office, you need to consider all material facts before you. This is a House of records and procedures. We had a number of materials before us. First of all, where were the materials that came as a complaint? Those materials were not considered. I raised this matter before the Committee and the Committee overruled me that we only consider the Petition as it is. Any other matter that came via a complaint was not going to be considered. I thought any matter that comes to this House and is recorded as material before the House must be used to make a determination on a similar matter. It is important that the Petitioner should have been invited, either virtually or physically, to appear before the Committee. That was not done."
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