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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kajwang",
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        "legal_name": "Tom Joseph Kajwang'",
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    "content": "Thank you hon. Speaker, Sir. I rise to contribute and oppose the Motion which is before the National Assembly. Just as my colleague hon. Kabando wa Kabando has said, it is good that we should approach this matter as National Assembly, in a bi-partisan manner and contribute as though we are delegates of the whole National Assembly today to discuss an issue that is so important. Hon. Speaker, Sir, statements have come of course from the Leader of Majority Party. But I know that he has a knack of sparking polarized debates. I refuse to get into a debate that will be polarized. I want to take just the five minutes that are available to me to make issues that I think citizens of this nation want to be addressed. Hon. Speaker, Sir, looking at the structure of this Motion, you can see where the issue is leading. When we have said that we are aware that we promulgated a new Constitution and that we conducted a general election in which the President and Deputy President were elected and that there was a resolution to repeal the International Crimes Act (No 16 of 2008), this Motion in itself does not prepare a principled objective ground within which we are, therefore, persuaded to withdraw from the Rome Statute. You can tell that the issue is that the President and Deputy President were elected in accordance The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor."
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