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    "id": 192529,
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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": " Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know, I think hon. Ethuro does not even deserve to be a Christian or Muslim. You were supposed to sit in your little corner. Although you believe in the same creed, you can sit in your little corner and say your prayer in your own way. I think every Government in every part of the Globe sees things from different perspectives although, when there is an issue like this before Parliament, under the principle of collective responsibility, we do not bring out our differences. Therefore, to expect that I would oppose this Motion would go against Sections 16 and 17 of the Constitution, of which I am very conscious about. Mr. Speaker, Sir, all that I am saying is that a good Government that is governing properly 1436 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 25, 2008 in an accountable and transparent manner--- When other people want to do business with you, they would want to look at your foreign reserves. They would ask: \"Do you have foreign reserves for the next one month or for one year?\" If it is the case of Botswana, they may even be having it for two years. If the Minister for Finance or the Prime Minister is signing an agreement with a foreign Government, like he did in the United States of America, if, in terms of implementation, somebody can demonstrate that the Government cannot meet its end of the bargain because there is no provision in the Budget and there is no mechanism for making that provision, it will make the work of the Government extremely difficult. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support and wait to hear something substantial coming from the other side about the Constitution and the Truth, Justice and Reconciliation Committee. It should not be a ping-pong game. But this is really a big issue that we have got to deal with."
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