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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Hon. Kaluma",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "George Peter Opondo Kaluma",
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    "content": "Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak to this Bill. You know, the Office of the Leader of Majority Party has better facilities than the offices of the ordinary Members of Parliament and there is a good reason for this. It is the stop over office for most of the legislations coming from Government. It is necessary for that office to look at these Bills and consider whether they are constitutional and where we are dealing with the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, whether really what was taken to the Office of the Leader of Majority Party is dealing with miscellaneous amendments. If you look at the definition; it is an Act of Parliament to make minor amendments to Statute Law. When you have a Bill this size dealing with over 40 legislations in this substantive manner, how does the Leader of Majority Party accede to bringing such a Bill to the House for debate, whether or not the proposals it is making are good, as miscellaneous amendments to the laws? Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I wanted to use this occasion because really, this is the second time this Bill is coming to the House. The Office of the Speaker also has better facilities; we cannot accept a situation where the facilities availed by law to enable Parliament legislate minor amendments to the laws is then used to prefer very substantive and material amendments to the law. I think the Office of the Speaker should assist on this--- 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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