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    "content": "Hon. Members, Standing Order 42(1) relating to Messages from the President provides that: “The Speaker shall read to the House any Message from the President delivered to the Speaker for communication to the House.” In this regard, therefore, I wish to inform the House that I have received a Message from His Excellency the President dated 26th September 2023 conveying that he intends to deliver the 2023 State of the Nation Address to Parliament pursuant to Article 132(1) of the Constitution on Thursday, 9th November 2023. Honourable Members, the said Article 132(1) (b) and (c) of the Constitution states, and I quote: “(1). The President shall — (b) address a special sitting of Parliament once every year and may address Parliament at any other time; and, (c) once every year— (i) report, in an address to the nation, on all the measures taken and the progress achieved in the realization of the national values referred to in Article 10; (ii) publish in the Gazette the details of the measures and progress under subparagraph (i); and, (iii) submit a report for debate to the National Assembly on the progress made in fulfilling the international obligations of the Republic.” 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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