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    "id": 381319,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/381319/?format=api",
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Wako",
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    "speaker": {
        "id": 366,
        "legal_name": "Amos Sitswila Wako",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I am one of those Chairmen of Committees who is from the Minority party. I do not see any conflict whatsoever because if a Question arises, it is my duty with the assistance of the Senate Majority Leader to get the appropriate answer from the Government. I will come and give that answer here to the best of my ability, but that should mean that after I have reflected on that answer correctly, I am not precluded from taking my own opinion on the matter. That is the position I have taken on this issue. An issue has arisen as to whether a Minister can be summoned to appear before the House. To me, to summon a Minister to appear before the House is to elevate the Minister to a higher role than he really is. The Minister should be summoned by the Committee which is dealing with the subject matter of which he is a Minister. The only people that can be summoned by the House is the Head of State, the President or the Deputy President, but nothing lower than that. Anything can be dealt with at that level. So, we - chairmen who are from the Minority- can perform, but all we ask and is that the Senate Majority Leader should facilitate us to get the appropriate answers from the Minister, together with all the information that is required. Consequently, I support your ruling."
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