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    "id": 433702,
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    "speaker_name": "Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona",
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        "legal_name": "Millie Grace Akoth Odhiambo Mabona",
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    "content": "construction of the Mbita Bridge. There is absolutely no reason why a contractor should be removed and the people of Mbita made to suffer. Indeed, if the Government has been forced to withdraw the contractors from Mbita, then, the least they can do is to return the causeway to where it was before, if they are not able to finish it. I want to thank hon. Members for what we have done this time round. I was in the last Parliament and I am very impressed by the number of Private Members’ Bills that have been brought by Members of this House. It means that hon. Members understand their constitutional roles and the increasing role that private Members play in passing Bills. If you look at the number of Bills that are brought by Private Members, they are quite a number. I know that our Legal Department has been a little bit overwhelmed. Sometimes, from a lawyer’s perspective, you can see some of the Bills that do not really meet standards slipping through and reaching the Floor of the House. Therefore, I am hoping that the Legal Department, now that their numbers have been enhanced, will be able to pull through that. I would like to agree with hon. Members who raised concern about the slow disbursement of the Uwezo Fund. In fact, I have just seen the list that has been circulated urging certain administrative action that needs to be taken. One year down the line, the"
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