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    "id": 319904,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Kimunya",
    "speaker_title": "The Minister for Transport",
    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Amos Muhinga Kimunya",
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    "content": " Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, every time I read the Statement, I lay the Paper on the Table. In this case, I am waiting for clarifications from hon. Members because I might need to refer to it. I will then table it. So, that has always been the requirement, and we have never failed to comply with it. On the concerns raised by hon. Ekwe Ethuro, let me say that, indeed, we promised to have the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) Bill prioritised for yesterday, Wednesday. It was the first item on the listing of the Bills on the Order Paper, but we had a Motion for Adjournment to discuss a matter of great national importance, and specifically the Tana Delta tribal clashes. Hon. Members will appreciate that our Standing Orders do not allow us to transact business on Bills, following a Motion. So, we suffered that situation. All the time was allocated to the Motion. The Motion was debated until 12.30 p.m. So, we could not have discussed the Bill even if the Standard Orders allowed us to do so. However, the Bill is still the first one on the list of Private Members Bills. It will be the first one on the Order Paper next Wednesday. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is our undertaking. I just wanted to clarify that we had actually prioritised the Bill, if the Motion had not come in."
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