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    "id": 402553,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. A. B. Duale",
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        "legal_name": "Aden Bare Duale",
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    "content": "Part VI of the Bill contains provisions on the repeal of the Media Act, 2007 and for the transition of the Council. The law we are creating is for the transition from the Media Council of 2007 to the complaints commission with all the staff, rights, liabilities and proceedings. That transition will be guided by Part VI of this Bill. The enactment of this Bill shall occasion additional expenditure of public funds, which shall be provided for in the Estimates. Those are the salient features and highlights of this Bill. Today, this Bill will go through the Second Reading which I am moving now for Members to raise concerns and critique it. There is a Report by the Committee on Energy, Communication and Information before the House that will guide Members on the stakeholders’ concerns and presentation. I urge the House that when it comes to the Third Reading, we kill the notion that this House wants to gag or fight the media. We want to create the best law for the media fraternity in our country, the region, continent and the globe. This is because the 11th Parliament has a chance, or a very unique opportunity, in the implementation of the 2010 Constitution. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope that the stakeholders out there will engage the Committee of Parliament, the leadership of Parliament and individual 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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