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    "id": 403530,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Ghati",
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        "legal_name": "Dennitah Ghati",
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    "content": "Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we are talking about any democratic society, any country that boosts of having moved forward, independence of the media has to be guaranteed. When I look at this Bill, I do not see where media is seen as independent. We cannot talk of having a free and independent media council when we are having the Cabinet Secretary for Information, Communication and Technology having to appoint members to the Media Council. We are talking of an independent media council that can be paid through taxpayers’ money. Therefore, there is no way you can give freedom this hand and you take it through the other hand. We need to ensure that the freedom of the Press or the media is guaranteed."
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