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    "speaker_name": "Sen. Abdirahman",
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        "legal_name": "Abdirahman Ali Hassan",
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    "content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also stand to support this very important Motion that is appearing for the second time, but differently, as pointed out this afternoon. I want to recognise colleagues for the period we have been on recess, especially when the court ruled otherwise. I note the sobriety we maintained where we did not impute anything negative against the Judiciary or any other State organ. That is why the Senate is described as the voice of reason and the level headed legislative organ in this country. Devolution is something we all need to guard jealously. The Senate should be in a position to separate a number of things. We are not in essence saying governors must be condemned collectively. But where there is any wrong doing, the Senate or even this particular Committee we are appointing this afternoon should not shy away from unearthing the truth so that we can have useful lessons in which, we, as a country, will be able to learn from. The other thing I want to comment on is about this particular Committee of 11 persons. Even if they are the same old ones, really, if anything they will have done additional value because they will use the same experience they gained in terms of interrogating individual groups and the governor himself. So, they have an edge over any other new person. As much as we are saying that it was important to, probably, mix, this group has the requisite skills, capacity and abilities to be able to get us to the position where we want. When we begun the sitting this afternoon, a number of colleagues were said to have spoken outside this Chamber with regard to an issue that was about to appear in this House. Some of us felt that should not have happened because we did not want the process to be jeopardized. Whether it is before the notification or after the notification, we must restraint as Members of this House from talking about it outside because it might dent our image negatively. That is why a number of us were opposing it this afternoon. So, it is important as we go out and as we wait for the Committee’s recommendations before we reconvene, it is important we all observe restraint as Members so that we do not jeoperdise the process. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish the committee well in the new deliberations. Thank you."
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