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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Matuga, ANC",
    "speaker_title": "Hon. Kassim Tandaza",
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    "content": " Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I, of course, support the Bill as it is, but I am having a difficulty from what the Chairman has explained. He gave an example that for us here, where our reporting entity is the Parliamentary Service Commission, you could possibly do business with the other arms of the Government. But in this document on Part 1, preliminary up to where reporting entity means… on Part ‘b’, it goes on to say, ‘the national Government or any organ or department of the national Government.’ This means that the Parliamentary Service Commission, from my understanding, is an organ of the national Government. Does that not defeat what you initially said? Because certainly, the Parliamentary Service Commission is part of the Government. It is part of the national Government and it is an organ. By definition, does that not defeat that purpose? Otherwise, as far as this Bill is concerned, it brings clarity. We know very well that even when it was said that doing business with the Government is a conflict of interest, people would use their relatives, sons, and spouses to do businesses and pull the strings from there. The Bill will lay bare the fact that you are doing business. You will be shamed or taken to court as a Government officer. People should give clear explanations. I am having a problem with the explanation. I support the Motion."
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