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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Syongo",
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        "legal_name": "Zaddock Madiri Syong'oh",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me a chance to make a contribution to this Motion. It is a well known and accepted principle that in a just society, the test of the justice of the legal system of it, is whether the minority interests will be served and protected. In any society, the majority need not worry because their numbers will always take care of them. If you look at the composition of this very House, it reflects the numbers of our various communities. However, the majority societies or communities have more Members in this Parliament. 1674 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 29, 2007 Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, today, the whole world over, we talk of affirmative action to take care of the weaker in society based on gender, minority in numbers and disabilities. This very Parliament has accepted the principle of affirmative action in all its dialogue. Under the rules that we passed, there are three authorities who can appoint and bring the list to this House. First, is the Leader of the Government Business. Second, is Leader of the Official Opposition, and third, is the leader of any other political party which may appoint or nominate Members under those rules. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one of the previous Members of Parliament of this East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), Mr. Ochieng Mbeo, comes from a minority community called the Suba. I want it to be on record that Mr. Mbeo has done a marvellous job at the EALA. It is very obvious that he has been a soft target because he comes from a minority community in this country."
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