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    "id": 356243,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, with absolute and unequivocal respect to the Chair, I wish to seek further guidance from the Chair. Your ruling indicates that the House, therefore, proceeds in the terms contemplated by Standing Order No.177. For the record, please, allow me to read out that Standing Order. It says:- “Subject to any written law, these Standing Orders or a resolution of the House, a select committee shall consist of an odd number of Members, being not less than eleven and not more than nineteen.” How does that Standing Order sit alongside Standing Order 174(1)? It reads:- “In nominating Members to serve on a select committee, the Selection Committee shall ensure that the membership of each committee reflects the relative majorities of the seats held by each of the parliamentary parties in the National Assembly.” With due respect, I seek this clarification to know whether the application of Standing Order No.177 should be in line and in strict consonance with the requirement of Standing Order No.174 which speaks in absolute terms of “shall ensure that the membership of each committee reflects the relative majorities of the seats held by each of the parliamentary parties”. I just want to seek clarification in terms of how we apply Standing Order No.177 viz-à-viz Standing Order No.174."
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