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    "id": 1394799,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Seme, ODM",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. (Dr) James Nyikal",
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    "content": " I rise to oppose this exemption in relation to Order No.17. Why are we pushing this exemption? I may understand Orders 13 and 16 because they relate to the Division of Revenue Bill, which we know has a time limit. Therefore, I can understand that in the budget cycle, we may need to push them forward. What is the urgency about Order No.17? Why are we pushing it forward and yet we know very well that it should not be discussed today, being a day for Private Members’ matters? My major concern arises from what is in the Order Paper for the Afternoon Sitting. We are exempting the Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill so that we can start its Second Reading today. If you go to what is proposed for the Afternoon Sitting, however, the Bill is already listed for Committee of the whole House. Colleagues, we are in a hurry to get things done without knowing what we are discussing or their intentions. This means only respective Committees understand these things. If we go on like this, we are going to pass things that are so unpopular. People will lose faith in this House. We do not want what happened in Senegal to happen to us. Their President decided, through Parliament, to postpone elections. People went to the streets. If people lose faith in this House, we only have two options left. The people will either take the law into their own hands and we go back to maandamano, or they will come and burn this House. Every time, we must be considerate about why something is being done. The general principle why I am opposing the exemption of Order No.17 is that we are not giving Members time to understand what is going on in Parliament, which is going to affect their lives. I can understand exemption of Orders 13 and 16 because they relate to the budget process. What about Order No.17? I oppose."
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