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"content": "Another concern that was raised was whether we should not wait for the constitutional review. I made a very good treatise on this matter last week; that we have been waiting on that Constitution for so long and even now when we have put the framework in place, there are no guarantees. So, we cannot be waiting on what we have been waiting upon for too long. But as optimistic I am that we will realize that Constitution in the life of this Parliament - that is my wish and prayer. I think that is a commitment we have made as the Tenth Parliament â if it comes, there is nothing difficult with that. Just like any other law, a constitution will be drafted, once a new one is in place, then the rest of legislation will abide by the Constitution. Where it is inconsistent, there will be transitional arrangements to redeem those inconsistencies. So, this kind of argument can only really come from people who are not interested in making progress in this country. That can only come from people who are direct beneficiaries of a bloated Cabinet, of a confused political system; of a system that for 46 years of an independent country, has more than 50 per of its population under poverty. Some of us came to Parliament to make a difference to this nation and business cannot be as usual. This country must move on. This country must tackle the kind of issues that we feel that are extremely important to this nation. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is very rare to get very good Press reviews. I want to commend the members of the media: On this one, they got it right. In fact, by the time this Bill was being published by the Government Printer, I got to learn of its publication through the media because they published it immediately. They have been on and on. It shows how important this issue is to the public. It shows how important this issue is to the country. The Press being the people who read the public mindset have put"
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