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    "speaker_name": "Maj. Sugow",
    "speaker_title": "The Assistant Minister for Water and Irrigation",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Ahmed Sugow",
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    "content": " Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand here to support this Bill. I would like to congratulate the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Affairs for this important Bill which marks a milestone in the political development of this country. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, since 1992, this country has been struggling to develop politically. Every other year, I believe, we have been improving and we should accept that and congratulate ourselves, as a country, for the development that we have so far made. There are quite a number of political parties in this country today. As one of my colleagues, who spoke before me indicated, to have many political parties does not necessarily mean that a country has good democracy. Good governance and putting in place the necessary legislation, which has to be followed to the letter by these political institutions, is the most important thing to do. Therefore, as we discuss this Bill today, we must be very careful by avoiding being emotional and steering away from local politics. The idea of calling something white or black simply because you want to oppose me should not arise. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for propaganda, as I know it myself, the better part of it is a lie. We came here to discuss facts and not lies. While the hon. Member who spoke before me may have raised a few facts, the better part of his discussion was propaganda. If I may refer to Clause 6(1)(a), he tried to interpret the words \"in isolation.\" We know very well that today, of course, there are ethnic-based political parties. There are tribal parties in this country. It is true that they exist. We also have political persuasions based on cults. In fact, we should include that in this Bill as well. There are people who, if they do not follow political persuasions of individuals, will not see the inside of this House. I call that a cult. I believe that also exists."
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