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    "id": 357199,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Ababu",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 108,
        "legal_name": "Ababu Tawfiq Pius Namwamba",
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    "content": "Hon. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this very historic Bill, the Division of Revenue Bill, 2013. In supporting this Bill, let me say that I have heard other hon. Members saying that devolution is truly the soul, heart and core of our new constitutional dispensation. I had the privilege of co-chairing a Select Committee of this House that negotiated this Constitution. As we grappled with the structure, the framework and the architecture of the Constitution, it was manifestly clear to those of us who sat on that Committee on behalf of this House that devolution, indeed, had been at the heart of the drive and push for a new constitutional order in this country. Therefore, as this House continues the excellent work done by the Tenth Parliament in getting Chapter 11 of the Constitution on devolved government operational, we need to remain alive, acutely so, to the significance of devolution and the reality that the paradigm of governance in this country has shifted, and shifted permanently and unequivocally. As we debate this law, we need to be very alive to the constitutional principles that must guide legislation on any matter touching on devolution, and especially the issues of financing our devolved units of government."
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