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    "id": 324210,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/324210/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Mr. Duale",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I want to go on record, in the HANSARD, that I do not support this Bill in this form. However, I will support this Bill after thorough consultation. I hope that the Minister will bring the consensus-based amendments tomorrow. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am a victim of terror because 17members of my constituency were killed by terrorists. This country has a Constitution and robust Bill of Rights. In its current form, this Bill affects property rights and civil liberties. If you look at Clause 3(b), you will see that this Bill affects fundamental freedoms that are enshrined in the Bill of Rights. Finally, this Bill in its current form gives absolute powers to one institution or person called “Cabinet Secretary” who can wake up one morning and seize your property. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the new Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security. We sat and agreed on the amendments as the way to go. More than ever, this country needs a terrorism prevention law and there is no doubt about it. This Bill never saw the light of day in the previous Parliaments because it was foreign-funded. It was not homegrown. But today, I can say that the Minister accorded some of us the opportunity to sit with him for two or three days to look at this Bill, the Constitution, how we should protect the civil liberties and property of our people and guard this country against terrorism and came to an amicable solution. We want to be part of the global nations that have enacted laws that protect their people. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I hope that the Minister will not renege on the promise he made about this Bill. I will support this Bill only when I see the amendments that we have agreed on. For now, I oppose this Bill in its totality."
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