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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Mungatana",
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        "legal_name": "Danson Buya Mungatana",
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    "content": "On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise on a point of order under Standing Order No.70. The Minister is an old Member of this House and he knows that all addresses in this House are made through the Speaker of this House. Therefore, the PSC has no locus standi to send either the Minister, by itself or messenger, to come and answer any contribution to debates in this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the provisions under Standing Order No.75, you will find that they are very clear. The Standing Order says that if there is anything out of order in my contribution or that of any hon. Member, any Member within this House, including the Minister, or collectively, the Government, are supposed to rise on a point of order to make that correction at the time that I am making that contribution. In fact, that Standing Order is very clear because it says that immediately I stand on a point of order, the other Member is to sit down, so that if there is anything out of order, it is corrected on the spot. It is completely out of order for the Minister to come, ten days later, and purport to correct a debate in this House. What will happen to this Parliament? The floodgates will be open and every department of Government will send a Minister here after we have debated, to try and make corrections. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Standing Order No.79 (2) says that it is completely out of order to introduce any argument on any matter on which the House has already taken a"
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