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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I reluctantly want to support this particular Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to draw the attention of the Government that it is true that according to Article 261 Parliament shall enact any legislation required by the Constitution to be enacted to govern a particular matter within the period specified in the Fifth Schedule. But the same Constitution requires that the Attorney-General, in consultation with the Commission on the Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) shall prepare the relevant Bills for tabling before Parliament, as soon as reasonably practicable, to enact the legislation within the specified period. Mr. Speaker, Sir, have the Attorney-General and the Committee on Implementation of the Constitution (CIC) published or prepared the Bills within reasonable time? This was quite clear to the Government from the day we passed the Constitution. They are now bringing to Parliament a Bill to be passed within six days. They are telling us that we have to pass the Bill within those six days, otherwise we will be impeding the implementation of the Constitution. Is this reasonable? The same Constitution we want to implement requires that we operate within its principles. It says that there should be public participation at all stages. Is Parliament satisfied that, given the stage at which we are now, the public can petition Parliament and point out to us certain inconsistencies in this Bill?"
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