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    "id": 175815,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/175815/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Imanyara",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 22,
        "legal_name": "Gitobu Imanyara",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I said at the time I moved this Motion, this is a very momentous occasion. We have taken very bold steps towards the road of reform in this country. As I said, I wish to thank the Members of the Standing Orders Committee and the Sub-committee of the Ninth Parliament because they did most of the work that, in fact, we completed. So, we do come to a stage in history when this House can say that we have set the pace and we look forward to the Executive arm of the Government doing the same in relation to the constitutional reforms so that by the time we go for Christmas, we will have also got the road map for the new Constitution firmly in place. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally, I wish to congratulate and thank you because you set the pace as the leader of this House in the communication that you made on 15th January and in the following communication that you made. As we proceeded, you encouraged the Members and set deadlines that we met and that is why today we can boast of having a new set of Standing Orders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me also point out that what we have done here is being borrowed by other countries. The Parliament of Zimbabwe has sought the assistance of this House. Due to the work that has gone towards the new Standing Orders and given the very special situation they face, they have requested that this House guides them in making new Standing Orders for them because they face a condition similar to what we faced at the beginning of this year. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank hon. Members for making their contributions by attending the retreats that we held towards making these new Standing Orders. I want to assure them that if we follow up on the work that Parliament has done, even for the Constitution, we can have a new Constitution in the next few months and this country can be on a firm footing to a new constitutional order."
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