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    "id": 1143556,
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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. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thank Members. I was actually excited to see the interest that this Motion has had given the number of Members who have contributed. Members appreciate the need for this documentation. I also take note of the comments that were made by Members, including Hon. Oundo. He had two issues including why the special focus on the National Assembly. Like I did mention, people have usually known Parliament to be this House. In fact, when you say you are a Member of Parliament, people hardly think of Senators, never mind that they have also decided to style themselves as “Senator so-and-so” instead of as Members of Parliament. The special focus on the National Assembly is obviously what people have known as having been in existence for the 115 years. The Senate has been in existence since 2010 and once what happens in the National Assembly is documented, which we have no control over, we can then have our own Committee and Clerk to do it as our initiative and then invite the Senate to ride on us and our experiences. They can document their 10 years in existence building on the same. However, I believe somebody has to do the starting in order to avoid the complications that come with joint teams, especially in this case where one House has 115 years of history while the other has only 10 years. If we go the joint committee way, we might end up with some complications in that Committee. Going forward, I would rather we start with the National Assembly then we move on to the next level. The other issue was what is meant by “an appropriate stage” when the committee would be appointed. The passage of this Motion, which I am sure will be passed the next time the Question is put, will trigger some sort of actions, including identification of persons. When the names of those persons are processed through the House Business Committee (HBC), they will then be brought to this House for approval. That “appropriate stage” will be dependent on when this Motion is passed. I am glad we have processed fast and early. Those are probably the two concerns. Otherwise, everything else was in agreement. I assure you, Hon. Speaker and the House, that at the next meeting of the HBC, we will be reporting the progress of this Motion and triggering other actions that are necessary to realise the appointment of this committee to start working with the technical teams. This is so that between now and the time we adjourn in June, we will have probably set the stage for the 13th Parliament to continue with the documentation through that committee or a successor committee. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, thank you too for being there for the House. I know you would have wished to contribute in your own capacity, but we will be happy to incorporate any views that you may have as we go forward. I look forward to you being part of the committee, especially with the experience you have had as the Chair and in liaison with a few other Members. There is still an opportunity to hear views on this venture. With those words, I beg to reply."
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