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    "speaker_name": "Mr. Orengo",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Lands",
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        "legal_name": "Aggrey James Orengo",
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    "content": "I would like to say this at the beginning. Generally, you will find that many of the proposed amendments have to do with the new constitutional order that is in place. There are some provisions of the Statute Law, as they exist today, that require to be harmonized much earlier than a comprehensive review. This is because the statutes that are affected by this Bill relate to matters which would require some action or implementation with regard to the areas that are covered by this Bill. I encourage Members who are here that we interrogate these amendments carefully and intensively because I must say from my own experience, that the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bills normally tend to be controversial because they may go beyond what the law intended. As you can see, the preamble of this Bill states that the purpose of this Bill is an Act of Parliament to make minor amendments to the Statute Law. However, I invite you to argue with me because some of the amendments cannot be categorized as minor but they are necessary if the work of the Republic has to continue and be maintained. The second general point that I need to make is that as we pass legislation on many of these laws, we must always be true to the fact that the existence of laws by themselves is not good enough. It is the observance of these laws and knowing our obligations under the rule of law that we can truly create a government based on the rule of law, constitutionalism and if you want, democratic principles. At the end of my presentation, I will try to deal with specific areas where I think we need to wake up a little bit as a nation and show the public, as leaders, that we are prepared and ready to be guided by the spirit and the letter of the law."
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