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    "id": 1108515,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1108515/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Kipipiri, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Amos Kimunya",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
        "slug": "amos-kimunya"
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I agree that everyone has the right to petition. I concur with what Hon. Amollo Otiende has mentioned. It is not just the Deputy President; even the deputy governor is restricted to two terms. Factually, the Petition is founded on the wrong premise that it is only the President and the Deputy President who have term limits. As the Petition goes to the Committee, I would like them to look at whether it offends the provisions of Article 38 of the Constitution, which gives everyone the right to elect a person of their choice, and whether the capping for the President is actually restricted to his or her work in the Executive rather than in terms of representation of the people. I agree with my colleagues that we have opened a door for us to receive all manner of petitions. Perhaps, we need a law on petitions to get a criterion that can then be popularised in terms of what kind of petitions we will entertain or the threshold that we need, so that we do not end up with lots of things. I am not sure whether or not it will contradict the Constitution. Perhaps, we can consider it within a review of our Standing Orders. I have seen other petitions talking of removing harambees and making a lot of noise that they should not be entertained. The Petitioner is within his rights, but we probably need to advise him that he is not likely to go far. We know where a constitutional amendment that also affects the Bill of Rights is going. Let him be patient."
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