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    "content": "Hon. Members, of course hon. Midiwo cannot benefit from coming late on account that he is the Deputy Leader of Minority Party wanting to speak. I am sure you will have a chance to speak later. But on this matter, hon. Members, I think I want to thank hon. Shill for raising it because it is true, what we do, how we do it, what we say, how we say it in this Chamber has greater ramifications for the country, and it is therefore important that at all times, we maintain the dignity of the House, if among other things we want the House to continue enjoying its splendid peace. That in democracy, the majority will always have their way and the minority will also have their say. How that is done, obviously, it will differ from place to place and from institution to institution. I am sure those of you who may have visited India and seen some of their debates in the Lok Sabha, the fist fights will attest to the fact that sometimes when you read some of the papers in that country, people depicting the House in the manner that they do, it is a reflection of what transpires in the chamber. Let me say this, with regard to the point raised by hon. Ng’ongo, as usual, if the Speaker withdraws from the Chair, the Speaker does not disappear from the precincts of Parliament, the Speaker constantly and faithfully observes the proceedings in the House, both in committee and plenary. I want to say this, the Member that purported to raise an issue of reporting progress did it on the wrong Standing Order and it is there in the HANSARD. The Member purported to claim to rise under Standing Order No 96. Hon. Kaluma, it is very helpful to learn to listen, I am telling you. I have looked at the HANSARD, it cannot be that even the HANSARD gets it wrong. You would have to be a very interesting creature, that everybody gets it right, and you get it differently. The Member claimed to rise under Standing Order No 96; I took the liberty and that is why I 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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