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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Unguja, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Opiyo Wandayi",
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    "content": "Personally, I cut my political teeth, if I may call it so, on the trenches and I can tell you, it was not in some boardroom or such like place. I can tell you that it is not easy to get an opportunity such as the one we have currently to be able to talk as a people and to chart the way forward for our country in the interest of the present generation and generations to come. So, as a Parliament, we must seize this moment and provide the way forward for our people. People have been talking about this document, the BBI Bill, and whether it is perfect or not. There is no man-made thing that is ever 100 per cent perfect. It is only God’s creation which can be said to be perfect. Therefore, even as we amend this Constitution, there will always be room to amend it again and again and again. The other question is this: Does it incorporate everybody’s wishes, interest or feelings? The answer in no! Personally, there are things that I would have wanted to be in this Bill, but they are not there. I am sure there are many other Members here who would have wanted other things to be in this Bill, but they are not there. So, what do we do? Do we throw the baby with the birth 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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