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"content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are many other flaws in this document. If you look at Part III of the Specific Rights, you will find that the rights of the minorities and marginalized communities have been given in Section 56. They have put in place affirmative action programmes designed to ensure that minorities and marginalized groups participate and are represented in Government and other spheres of life. We have a right to be represented and be given counties. I want to use this Floor to call upon all the minorities of this country that if this Draft Constitution is not amended to include that ability of the system to give us our rights and counties, then we should reject it when it goes to the people. It is our right to say no. Let me tell you that we have a big population if we come together. We are many. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am trying to talk politely and humbly. I am sorry that I might be carried by emotions because it is the truth. I am talking to the wise of this country. I am talking to the representatives of the people of this country. If you go to Article 100, you will find that they have come here and sworn: âFor the promotion of representation of the marginalized groups.â The Article says that this Parliament shall enact, as we are doing now, legislation to promote representation of, among others, women, persons with disabilities, the youth, ethnic and minority groups and the marginalized communities. You will have failed in this House if this is not legislated. This is because this Constitution that you have worked on, through various Committees, gives us those rights and gives you those powers to do it. This Draft Constitution talks of many factors. It also has many flaws that I may not mention but I believe my colleagues will mention them. What is more important is that this document has made it very difficult, once we pass it, to make any changes. It is impossible to make any changes once we pass it. I am talking of Chapter 16 which is on the amendment of this Draft Constitution. Please, re-look that. I have no more words. However, I pray that this House listens to the cries and wishes of the minority and the marginalized of this country. It should not be that while others are rejoicing and dining with the passing of this Constitution, the minority will be eating sand and grinding their teeth. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will only support this document with amendments."
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