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    "content": "and public appointments, opulent lifestyles of public officers, unemployment and high cost of living amongst other issues bedeviling the economy; NOW THEREFORE, the Senate;- 1. calls upon;- i) the National Assembly to expeditiously consider the presidential memorandum pursuant to Article 115(2)(a); ii) all government ministries, departments and agencies, and constitutional commissions, including Parliament, to put in place austerity measures in undertaking their respective functions; iii) the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and other government multi sector agencies in the governance, justice, law and order sector to upscale and make concerted efforts to fight corruption; iv) the National Police Service to cease abductions, unlawful arrests, extra judicial killings and exercise restraint in dealing with peaceful and unarmed demonstrators; v) release of all persons arrested for planning and participating in peaceful demonstrations relating to the enactment of the Finance Bill; vi) the government to waive hospital bills for persons who have been injured and defray funeral expenses for those who lost their lives, during the demonstrations; and vii) the Judiciary to prioritize and expedite all court cases relating to the enactment of the Finance Bill and the resultant demonstrations. 2. considers all the challenges facing the country and makes necessary recommendations to address them."
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