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    "id": 1501585,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Tharaka, UDA",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. George Murugara",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I am also happy to get the opportunity to contribute on the President’s Address during the auspicious occasion. Although I was out of the country at that particular time, I was able to listen to the Address from Cape Town. I must commend His Excellency the President because he tried to give the picture of the country as it is. As we progress, all the matters should now be considered with the aim of moving forward and in a better way. First and foremost, the President highlighted several laws that are to be enacted for purposes of good governance in the country. I am happy to report that some of the laws have already been considered in this House through the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. What is outstanding is the Conflict of Interest Bill. This is a Bill of the National Assembly that was passed sometime back and then taken to the Senate where several amendments were re-introduced. Since this House rejected the amendments, we have had to have a mediation. I confirm to this House that a Mediation Committee was established and started sittings yesterday. We undertake that by the close of business this week, we should have a mediated version of the Conflict of Interest Bill in the House to be passed. The President also highlighted the case tracking systems and e-filing for the Judiciary. In fact, he lauded the Judiciary for being the leader in technology in the government. These are very important steps that the Judiciary has taken to ensure that parties are informed of their cases in time and the filing is also done timely. The net effect is that delivery of services in the"
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