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    "id": 1104968,
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    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 97(1) and following the resolution of the House of 17th August 2021 with respect to debate on three specified Reports of Petitions, this House orders that each speech in a debate on Reports of Petitions be limited as follows: A maximum of one hour and twenty minutes, with not more than fifteen (15) minutes for the Mover in moving and five (5) minutes for any other Member speaking, including the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, and that five (5) minutes before the expiry of the time, the Mover be called upon to reply; and further that priority in speaking be accorded to the Leader of the Majority Party and the Leader of the Minority Party, in that order. The essence of this is that we have not been providing for how we transact on debate on petitions because ideally, petitions are disposed of and the response is given to a Member. When it has to be discussed here as the three that are listed on the Order Paper, we need to provide for a time limit. We could go on forever. This is for neatness in prosecuting the matter and giving adequate time to the people who are involved in it. What the House Business Committee considered is that we give the Chair of the Committee that is responding adequate time to prosecute the matter up to 15 minutes and up to 12 Members, each speaking at five minutes, which should cover the Member who raised the issue plus the neighbours and others who are affected. We will have adequately covered the matter with at least 12 Members speaking. It also gives enough time for other businesses to be conducted. So, it is really for neatness in terms of how we prosecute this matter. Now, it is already going to 4.00 p.m. We only have two hours. Even as we think we have three hours, I urge Members, now that we also have the Motion for Adjournment that has come, to look at the one hour and twenty minutes as the absolute time rather than an entitlement, so that we could, at least, enable the petitioners or the Members who were affected to get the responses in the course of today. Today, going forward, for these three petitions, I would like the House to approve that we limit to not more than one hour and twenty minutes on each one of them. I beg to move and ask the Leader of the Minority Party to second."
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