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    "id": 1370360,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1370360/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mumma",
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    "content": "In the last Session, there were a few Bills, which came here. Since they had been passed in the National Assembly, we hurried to pass them as they were with unconstitutional provisions because someone was in a hurry to have them pass. As Members of both Houses, we must reimagine a technical consultative process to ensure that, for instance, if the majority side is in a hurry to pass a law, we should consider having technical consultations before a Bill is tabled. Suppose we plan to pass a Bill as was passed in the National Assembly, the technical people will have made an input to ensure that devolution and the spirit of the Constitution has been protected. We normally have mediation committees. We can have a consultative technical committee to ensure we pass laws faster. Finally, the SBC should work for the entire Senate. We have three functions; representation, oversight, and legislation. We oversight as the entire House of 67 Senators. The SBC should ensure that matters of oversight by Senators are not discriminatory against nominated Senators. When they meet, I hope the issue of oversight will be looked at to acknowledge that nominated Senators are equal and engage in oversight like other Senators. The SBC should treat all Members equally."
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