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    "id": 292732,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Imanyara",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Gitobu Imanyara",
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    "content": "Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I appreciate the predicament that the Assistant Minister faces. But none of us on this side has taken the oath that this Assistant Minister took to defend the Constitution, when he was sworn in as an Assistant Minister. Now, where the Constitution is very specific as to who is to do what, I think a valid point was raised. The wording of the Constitution is the Attorney-General. Consultations may take place between different departments of Government, but the responsibility for standing in this House and presenting those Bills under the language of the Constitution rests with the Attorney-General. Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, that is an issue that need to be determined. This is my learned friend and he knows very well. Secondly, he, himself, has acknowledged that what he was required to do today is to give specific dates. Today, he has said it is not possible because he is still talking about on or before. Therefore, he has not complied with the requirement given by the Chair to come to this House and give the Government’s specific timelines and specific dates when those Bills will be published by the Attorney-General."
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