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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Ethuro",
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    "content": "Yes, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. That was our request. I mentioned that I am moving an amended Motion under Standing Order No.48. This is really a Procedural Motion. When we sought extension last time, we were unable to move for reasons that are obvious to this nation. One was about the need to clear the backlog on the Constitution implementation Bills. We were also caught up with the calendar in terms of the end of one financial year and the beginning of another one. There was communication by the Clerk which has not only affected this Committee, but also many others. Ours is not out of the ordinary because even the Select Committee on the Cost of Living actually got the same extension for the same reasons. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, also for us, there is even a more fundamental issue. Now we are in a critical stage where we are actually trying to make sure that we receive concrete proposals on how we can come up with Bills. These are all at an advanced stage. The interest is big even from our international partners on the work we are doing. Even the response by the Government is positive, except just to add that the deadline in which the Government had agreed to resettle all the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) is becoming extremely elastic. This Committee wants to rein on this elasticity, so that the Government can confirm for sure that whatever that we agree, all these issues will be sorted out. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, since I know that we have other business pending before the House, I do not want to take long. However, I just want to thank this House for the support they are giving this Committee. As we see the proceedings at The Hague, there is a lawyer for the IDPs. There are people who are supposed to be accused for the post-election violence. It is our submission that this country owes to itself the mandate, need and desire to ensure that this matter is resolved, particularly when we are facing another election. Do we want to go to another election when we have not even cleaned the mess we created in the previous election? These are questions that I would like the hon. Members to ask themselves and be able to support this mandate, so that we can do a good job. We believe that the recommendations that we are already making will find favour in this House."
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