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    "id": 1407165,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": "accounting officer? Truly, a Cabinet Secretary is not an accounting officer. He is not responsible for approvals that have been enumerated here and as such, we have brought the Cabinet Secretary before this House where we are being asked to guillotine him. I also urge the House to reject the said process. We have also been told that in as much as we cannot say it, the matter is sub judice before Parliament, and my submission before the House is that the matter is ceased by Parliament because it is premature. This is because it was brought to the House, committed to the Departmental Committee on Agriculture and Livestock which is still working on it. We are also informed that there are other Government agencies that are investigating the matter. The net effect is that the results of these investigations may exonerate that Cabinet Secretary. Therefore, if this House proceeds with the Motion as it is, there is a likelihood of us making a premature decision – guillotining. Hon. Members, as we debate, we must also confine ourselves to the provisions of the Constitution and other laws so that we do not execute an unjust matter before the House. What would happen if…"
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