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    "id": 1537710,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Omogeni",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 13219,
        "legal_name": "Erick Okong'o Mogeni",
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    "content": "Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. To back the point that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was making on the issue of nominated Members of Parliament, in Uganda, even the people who represent the youths are subjected to an election. The people who represent workers are elected. Their names appear in the ballot and they are subjected to a competitive election. Only those who gather the majority votes find their way to Parliament. I agree fully that we now have the opportunity to look into all these matters much more deeply and not in a cosmetic manner so that we provide an amendment that will allow competition within that special group of people. We should also make it to be a merit-based process. Let the ones who attract the highest number of votes be the ones getting elected. We can think of how to distribute the seats, how we put their names in the ballot, but I fully agree that there should be an election. Finally, if we introduce these funds to the Constitution, we need to be more careful. We must also consider whether one is conflicted. We have debated the Conflict of Interest Bill in this House. It went to mediation, and it has come back to us. If our brothers in the National Assembly want to continue participating in issues of the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF) and override the Supreme Court's rulings, then we must find a way of implementing accountability mechanisms. Also, answering the serious questions that the Supreme Court has raised in its judgement of the clear manifestation of a conflict in the budget-making process. You cannot allow me to budget for myself without having a House that checks on how fair you are and ensures that you do not allocate resources in a manner that endangers other sectors. So, if we create the NG-CDF, let it be clear in the Constitution, that the Senate will have a say in the budget-making process. This way, we can also question the criteria used to share money in the constituencies and look at fairness and we also protect these independent commissions and independent offices. If you read Article 249(3), he has been assigned this role. Let us take this opportunity to amend this Constitution for posterity, not for self-serving purposes. This The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate."
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