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    "id": 258937,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/258937/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Abdikadir",
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        "legal_name": "Abdikadir Hussein Mohamed",
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    "content": "Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other issue is to do with the nominees. I want to come back to that. We, in this House, belong to different honorable communities. Literally one or two from each of these communities have passed through this House. Probably, the most honorable Member serving in any of the constitutional offices that has come through this House actually comes from the community that the proposed chair comes from. We have a lot of regard and respect for each of our communities. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Constitution says we must have regional and ethnic balance. Understanding that issue, we have a lot of regard for the communities. I agree with the hon. Minister when she said that last time when we believed in the Committee and the Committee came to exactly the same decision we are coming to, the chair of the Gender Commission was wrongly nominated. The view of the Committee was exactly the same, but the House disagreed with us. Today, we are coming back to the same position. The House may or may not disagree with us. When you move away from what is normal which is number one should be taken; number two should follow, if you are going to move away then the Constitution requires for you to say the reason why for example---"
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