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    "id": 204975,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/204975/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Finance",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 174,
        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to oppose this amendment although I believe that we all agree with the spirit of the amendment. This is a matter which is already included in the Political Parties Bill. In view of some of the constitutional issues that have been raised, I would like to remind this House that, last week, we made a decision to postpone the debate until issues have been agreed upon. So, I would urge that, because this is a fundamental issue, we allow some time and get to discuss it within the Committees and bring it next week as we discuss the Political Parties Bill, so that we are very clear. Let us not pass something when we have doubts about its constitutionality, 3754 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 6, 2007 for example in terms of bringing the Chief Justice into this matter when this is not a matter for that, and not knowing that at the end of the day, we are here to legislate for the future. On that basis, I would urge that we re-look into this matter within the context of the Political Parties Bill, where this matter ideally rests."
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