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    "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. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir I beg to move the following Procedural Motion which I wish to ask that I move in an amended form as provided for in Standing Order No.48. Therefore, the amended Motion would read:- THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.111(2) this House resolves to waive the referral period of the Elections (Amendment) (No. 3), Bill (Bill No.72 of 2012) and The Political Parties (Amendment) Bill (Bill No.73 of 2012) to the relevant Departmental Committee. As hon. Members may be aware, the Bills have just gone through the First Reading. They are supposed to have a ten day period in which they are referred to the Departmental Committees. However, those ten days can be shortened if this Motion is carried so that we facilitate. Once we waive the requirements, the Committees will be looking at the Bill as we discuss it here which will facilitate the commencement of the Second Reading sometime next week so that we can do the two at the same time; we can walk and chew gum at the same time. We can have the Bill in the Committee as we start the Second Reading because it is important that we dispose of these Bills in the course of next week. This is because of the implications they have on the timing of the elections and whatever amendments may be required. Basically, the issue here is to fast track the processing of the Bill within the Committee which will, obviously, bring a report and we will not go to the Third Reading, and that is our undertaking, until we get concurrence from the relevant Departmental Committee. At least, this process facilitates the Bill to go to the Committee and the Second Reading to start. The House Business Committee will put the Committee Stage of the Bill on the Order Paper when the two processes have been completed. This is an"
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