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    "speaker_name": "Navakholo, JP",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this Bill. As well elaborated by the Leader of the Majority Party, this is a very good Bill. It follows the trajectory of the previous two Bills, the one on Asian widows and orphans and the one we passed a few minutes ago. The only difference is, having been established in 1979, we are giving the Institute a better life. As the Leader of the Majority Party has said, this Bill is updating a law whose history dates back to 1942 – those old colonial days of innovation. In 1979, a fully-pledged law came into force through Cap.250 of the Science and Technology Act. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the Institute has come a long way but, to date, we are looking at it in terms of independence, organization and giving it a legal framework within which to operate. How would these kinds of amendments provide a better legal framework? There are various issues that came up with the law as it exists. For example, we are looking at the issue of the appointment of the Director-General, who is the key person in terms of administration of an organisation like this one. In the current law, there is no clear picture of how to appoint the 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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