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    "id": 411468,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Mati",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "G.J. Munuve Mati",
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    "content": "Hon. Speaker, Sir, I first would like to start by congratulating you and your team for revising the Standing Orders this early. Many institutions do not revisit rules if those rules serve the status quo. I would like to start first by congratulating you and the leadership of the House for seeing the need to revisit these Standing Orders so soon after their publication. Power does not allow for the liberation of those who are lead. I will start at that point. Basically, contributing on what needs to be looked at, one is the issue of participation; participation of those who are led. I know of few incidents in this last five months, we have had situations where we preach the drinking of water and serve wine because the leadership has not realized that these people are supposed to have been elected democratically and should extend the same democracy to the Members of Parliament. I will be looking at those Standing Orders myself with a lens of democracy and participation. We need to look at the issue of the due process. We have to look at very concrete steps of how disciplinary or otherwise action is taken on any Member by the House as well as by their parties. Here we are members of political parties and you allow me to say---As one of the first early victims of the draconian laws that are promulgated in the Standing Orders, I will be standing firm to make sure that I do not become a victim of a kangaroo court process. I would very sincerely hope and pray that you would avail us a forum where we can ventilate over this . I will ask my brother and sisters to read the Standing Order carefully with participation, democratization and due process 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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