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    "content": "“Hope deferred, hope delayed makes the heart sick.” Let us not delay the hope of our people. It will make their hearts sick. Let us not give them more pain on this document. Let us take the challenge, decide, bite the bullet and deliver to our people a Constitution. Let us avoid situations where the councillors, under the headship of Councillor Majiwa, picket on the streets saying that their roles have been obliterated from the Constitution. I would be very happy also to see the Prime Minister of this Republic picketing because his role has also been removed from the Draft Constitution. I would expect these Members of Parliament to also picket because the possibility of one of them being appointed Minister has also been removed. Also, on the Clause on recall Members of Parliament are not worried, yet it is a security for them, but they are not picketing at all. So, I want to advise our friends the councillors not to take things emotionally and start demonstrating; not realizing that others are also sacrificing their positions. Let us not take it personal; let us take it for the nation, this country and our land. It is not meant for the sitting President, Prime Minister or these Members of Parliament. It is meant for this generation and generations to come. If we do not see it that way, we will not get a document. We will just be replaying what happened in Bomas. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to indicate that this document should be seen as a serious document. It is our life and the lives of those people who are marginalized, disadvantaged in our society and every person in the land. It is the hope of this generation and generations to come. We must all look at it in that light. It must be fair and have adequate checks and balances. If it does not have, let us throw it into the dustbin, because we will be introducing dictatorship, despotism and such other situations which we do not want to have again in this country. I want to appeal that we look at it that way. It must be a document that will procure for us the peace that we so much need and the harmony, togetherness and unity that we all need very much in this country. It must be a document that will procure for us prosperity and secure the welfare of the nation on equitable basis without one section of the country suffering. That is the document I am looking for."
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