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    "id": 205056,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Wako",
    "speaker_title": "The Attorney-General",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Sylvester Wakoli Bifwoli",
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    "content": " Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the provisions relating to the Advocates Act be amended- (i) by deleting the proposed amendments to Section 10 and substituting therefor the following new amendments- s.10. Delete paragraph (d) and substitute therefor the following new paragraph - (d) such other person, being a public officer or an officer in a public corporation, as the Attorney-General may, by notice in the Gazette, specify. Provided that the officers referred to in this section shall not be entitled to charge fees for so acting. (ii) by inserting the following new amendment in proper numerical sequence - s.13(1)(b)(i) Delete the words \"one year\" and substitute therefor the words \"eighteen months\". Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, there is already an existing amendment, but after 3760 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES September 6, 2007 discussions with the Chairman of the Departmental Committee, we accommodated each other on that issue because both of us are advocates. In fact, we are Senior Counsels. There are only three of us in this House, I think. We agreed, on the phraseology now, which is really to the effect that--- I added, at the behest of the Committee: (d) such other person, being a public officer. This is the existing one. I added: \"Or an officer in a public corporation\" The Committee had also stated about the local authorities, but that is already there under the existing law. But it was not specified. The Committee had also proposed a proviso which I agreed to. A proviso that those officers will not be entitled to charge a fee for so acting. Those are advocates who are employed either by local authorities, statutory corporations and so on. When they work there, they should not be entitled to charge a fee like advocates in the private sector. I agreed to that. Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move."
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